Academic Catalog

2025-2026

Minor Music Production Minor

Requirements

For a minor in music production, the student must complete 12 hours at the 300/400 level. Prerequisites for the minor (not included in the grade point average) are MUSC 335T (for the entire minor) and MUSC 221 (for MUSC 316 and MUSC 440 only). Requirements for the minor are:

MUSC 461History of Recorded Music3
Select three of the following:9
Digital Audio Workstation Essentials
Popular Songwriting Techniques
Music Business and Entrepreneurship
Synthesis and Sound Design Techniques for Music Production
Critical Listening in Audio Production
Music Production I
Scoring for Film
Total Credit Hours12

All music minors are required to enroll in and pass MUSC 311+, the zero credit Recital Attendance class, for a total of four semesters in order to be eligible for graduation. Should their graduation be projected in under four semesters, music minors may receive accelerated credit by doubling attendance totals in any given semester. Refer to the MUSC 311+ syllabus and Music Student Handbook for complete information.

For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses and prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University.