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129 courses with the subject MUS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

MUS 100Keyboard Skills1

Prerequisites: Music majors only.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 101Keyboard Skills II1

Prerequisites: Music majors only. MUS 100 or placement by audition/interview.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 120Diction for Singers1

Prerequisites: Music majors only.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 121Diction for Singers II1

Prerequisites: Music majors or minors only.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 131Fundamentals of Music3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 140Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills4

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 141Foundations of Music Theory3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 143Aural Skills I1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 144Aural Skills II1

Prerequisites: MUS 143.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 150Introduction to Technological Applications in Music1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 195Recital Attendance0

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 200Music and Culture [C2VPA]3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 202Keyboard Skills III1

Prerequisites: Music Majors only. MUS 101 or placement by audition/interview.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 203Music in America [C2VPA]3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 204History of Rock3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 206Introduction to Global Music [C2VPA]3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 207History of Western Music4

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 220Assessment Tests - School of Music0

Prerequisites: Music majors with senior standing.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 240Jazz Improvisation Laboratory I2

Prerequisites: Music major or jazz minor or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 241Diatonic and Chromatic Harmony3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 243Aural Skills III1

Prerequisites: MUS 144.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 244Aural Skills IV1

Prerequisites: MUS 144.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 250Form and Analysis: Baroque and Classical3

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 251Form and Analysis: Romantic3

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 252Analysis of Music 1900-19503

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 141 or MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 253Analysis of Music 1950-Present3

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 141 or MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 254Form and Analysis: Popular Music3

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 141 or MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 255Jazz Theory3

Prerequisites: MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 256Contrapuntal Techniques3

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 257Techniques of Composition3

Prerequisites: MUS 241 or permission of instructor. Students enrolled in MUS 352 or declared as composition concentrators are not eligible for this course.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated, as the content may vary, but only one instance would count toward the core requirement.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 258Film Music Analysis3

Prerequisites: A grade of "C-" or higher in MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 303Keyboard Skills IV1

Prerequisites: Music majors only. MUS 202 or placement by audition/interview.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 304Keyboard Skills IV for Pianists1

Prerequisites: Music majors only.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 305Jazz Keyboard Skills1

Prerequisites: MUS 101 or instructor permission.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 317Basic Conducting2

Prerequisites: MUS 241 and MUS 144 or junior standing.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 318Intermediate Choral Conducting2

Prerequisites: MUS 317.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 319Intermediate Instrumental Conducting2

Prerequisites: MUS 317.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 330Skills for the Working Singer1

Prerequisites: Declared voice performance concentration.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 343Opera Workshop1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 345Small Ensemble Jazz Arranging3

Prerequisites: MUS 255, MUS 305 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 346Large Ensemble Jazz Arranging3

Prerequisites: MUS 255, MUS 305, MUS 345, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 352Music Composition2-3

Prerequisites: MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 356History of Jazz3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 356MHistory of Jazz - Montreal3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 357Music Theatre History and Analysis3

Prerequisites: Music majors with concentration in music theatre only or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 371Private Piano Pedagogy2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 380Musicological Perspectives3

Prerequisites: MUS 206 and MUS 207.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 381Music Research Lab1

Prerequisites: MUS 206 and MUS 207.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 395Junior or Senior Half Recital0

Prerequisites: Junior standing and approval of the performance faculty of the performer's area.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 404Advanced Keyboard Skills1

Prerequisites: MUS 303.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: can be repeated.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 420Piano Technology I1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 421Piano Technology II1

Prerequisites: MUS 420.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 429Introduction to Intentional Music1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 430Music and Human Services: Experiences and Practicum2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 435Instrumentation3

Prerequisites: MUS 241 and MUS 352 (at least one semester), or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 440Jazz Improvisation Laboratory II2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated for credit.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 440MJazz Improvisation Lab II - Montreal2

Summer SA Canada Montreal

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 441Vocal Arranging and Technology2

Prerequisites: MUS 144 and MUS 241.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 442Instrumental Arranging and Technology2

Prerequisites: MUS 244.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 445Orchestration3

Prerequisites: MUS 435 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 446Jazz Composition2

Prerequisites: MUS 255 and MUS 305.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 450Topics in Music Analysis3

Prerequisites: MUS 244 and grade of "C-" or higher in any four of the following: MUS 141, MUS 241, MUS 250, MUS 251, MUS 252, MUS 253, MUS 254, MUS 256, MUS 257 or MUS 258.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated for different topics.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 460Piano Literature I2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 465Opera History and Literature3

Prerequisites: Any four of the following music theory courses: MUS 141, MUS 241, MUS 250, MUS 251, MUS 252, MUS 253, MUS 254 or MUS 256 or permission of the instructor. Students are encouraged to take MUS 250 or MUS 251 prior to this class.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 466Special Topics in Solo Vocal Literature3

Prerequisites: MUS 207 and any four of the following music theory courses: MUS 141, MUS 241, MUS 250, MUS 251, MUS 252, MUS 253, MUS 254, MUS 255, MUS 256, MUS 257 or MUS 258, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 467Song Literature3

Prerequisites: Any four of the following music theory courses: MUS 141, MUS 241, MUS 250, MUS 251, MUS 252, MUS 253, MUS 254 or MUS 256 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 470Piano Literature II2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 471Piano Literature III2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 472Instrumental Pedagogy1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 473Jazz Ensemble Procedures and Techniques2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 477Foundations of Vocal Pedagogy1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 478Styles of Vocal Pedagogy1

Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C-" in MUS 477.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 480Advanced Seminar in Musicological Topics3

Prerequisites: MUS 380 and MUS 381.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 485Advanced Jazz Topics Seminar3

Prerequisites: MUS 356 or permission of the instructor.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 490Special Studies in Music1-3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 493B.A. Capstone Project1-3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 495Senior Graduation Recital1

Prerequisites: Senior standing.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 497Senior Project in Theory1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 498Selected Topics in Music1-3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 499Honors1-3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 520Piano Technology I1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 521Piano Technology II1

Prerequisites: MUS 520.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 535Instrumentation3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 540Jazz Improvisation Laboratory II1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 541Vocal Arranging2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 542Instrumental Arranging2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 544Counterpoint2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 545Orchestration3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 548History and Literature of Wind Performance3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 551Music Composition1-2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 556Choral Literature I3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 557Choral Literature II3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 576Music Theory Practices3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 578Intensive Lyric Diction2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 598Selected Topics in Music1-4

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 600Research Methods3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 601Advanced Tonal Analysis and Introduction to Post-tonal Analysis3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 603Solo Percussion Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 604Percussion Ensemble Literature2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 651Music Composition3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 690Special Studies in Music1-3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 697Composition Final Project and Recital2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 698Comprehensive Continuance1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated as needed.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 699Thesis Continuance2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: may be repeated as needed.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 700Thesis Research1-6

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 702Advanced Seminar in Music Theory3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 704Percussion Ensemble Literature2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 706Percussion Ensemble Literature Lab1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 710Percussion Chamber Music Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 711Seminar in Vocal Literature2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 712Opera History and Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 713Seminar in Piano Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 714Seminar in Choral Literature for Conductors2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 715Seminar in Orchestral Literature for Conductors2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 716Seminar in Wind Literature for Conductors2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 717Solo Percussion Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 718Solo Brass Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 721Score and Literature Survey for Choral Conductors I3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 722Score and Literature Survey for Choral Conductors II3

Prerequisites: MUS 721.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 723Score and Literature Survey for Orchestral Conductors I3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 724Score and Literature Survey for Orchestral Conductors II3

Prerequisites: MUS 723.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 725Score and Literature Survey for Wind Conductors I3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 726Score and Literature Survey for Wind Conductors II3

Prerequisites: MUS 725.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 740The German Lied for Pianists and Singers2

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 750Graduate Musicology or Ethnomusicology Seminar3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 758Brass Ensemble Literature3

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 761Doctoral Recital1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 762Doctor of Musical Arts Lecture Recital1

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

MUS 763Doctor of Musical Arts Document1-3

Prerequisites: MUS 600.

Subject: MUS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated until 3 credits are completed.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

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