Musicology Courses

A. Music History Courses

MHST 101 (or CMUS 100) is a prerequisite to any of the 200-level survey courses. Students who have a good background in music history and literature may be exempted from MHST 101 by passing an examination given only during Orientation in August. College of Arts and Sciences students with some music background may take MHST 101. For College students without such a background, CMUS 100 is recommended. (See “Music”, in the Arts and Sciences section of this catalog.) Transfer students entering in February must take MHST 101 the following fall semester.

The 300-level course offerings listed are drawn from a larger number of advanced classes that include: The History of the Oratorio, Baroque Opera, J.S. Bach, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Mahler, Mozart, and Music and Narrative.

• MHST 101 - Introduction to the History and Literature of Music Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 226 - Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance Semester Offered: Second Semester
• MHST 235 - Music in the Baroque Era Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 245 - Music in the Classic Era Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 255 - Music of the Romantic Era Semester Offered: Second Semester
• MHST 275 - Music Since 1914 Semester Offered: Second Semester
• MHST 301 - Introduction to Music Research and Writing Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 302 - Introduction to Historical Performance Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 331 - Johann Sebastian Bach Semester Offered: Second Semester
• MHST 332 - History of Film Music Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 342 - Music in fin-de-siecle Vienna Semester Offered: Second Semester
• MHST 353 - Studies in Opera: Opera in the U.S. since 1950 Semester Offered: Second Semester
• MHST 400 - Senior Honors Semester Offered: First Semester
• MHST 401 - Senior Honors Semester Offered: Second Semester

B. Ethnomusicology Courses

• ETHN 100 - Introduction to Musics of the World Semester Offered: Second Semester