Popular Music
Requirements
Description
Students in the popular music minor program gain a working knowledge of music production and the music industry. Students are invited to use the state-of-the-art popular music facilities and participate in visiting artist and extra-curricular programs, including an annual career conference, industry partner activations, and performances at local venues.
Requirements
- If students test out of MSC 115 and/or MUS 100, then they should replace those credits with MSC 221 Popular Music Lab
- Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor
Required Core
MSC 115 Music Production Fundamentals
MSC 451 Popular Music Industry Studies I
MUS 100 Fundamentals of Music Notation
Popular Music Foundations Courses - select 4 credit hours
MSC 211 Songwriting Fundamentals
MSC 212 Intermediate Music Production
MSC 213 Sound Design Fundamentals
MSC 314 Critical Listening
MSC 441 Live Sound and Stage Technology I
Upper Division Popular Music Specialization Courses - select 6 credit hours
MSC 442 Live Sound and Stage Technology II
MSC 452 Popular Music Industry Studies II
MSC 470 Contemporary Composer/Producer Specialization
MSC 472 Songwriter/Producer Specialization
MSC 473 Engineer/Producer Specialization
MSC 474 Music Business Specialization
MSC 475 DIY Creative Careers
MSC 477 Live Experience Design Specialization
MUP 441 Popular Music Ensemble
IDS Core Course Information
All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.
Required Courses (9 credit hours):
- IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None
OR
- IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
- IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
Context courses (6 credit hours)
Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
Application courses (3 credit hours)
Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
- IDS 302: Integration Skills
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
- IDS 484: Elective Internship
Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu
- How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
- How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa
- Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
- MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
- Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.
YEAR
2025-26
CAMPUS
Downtown Phoenix
ADVISING
Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464
Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380
Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall
Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering
Online
480-965-4464
DARS CODE
HIMSCEMPH
COLLEGE/SCHOOL
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
CONCENTRATION CONTACT
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
School of Music, Dance and Theatre I Music 167
(480) 965-5069