Popular Music Studies (BA)

Popular Music Studies at CCNY is a NYSED-approved online degree that includes courses in the history, analysis, composition, and socio-cultural context of contemporary popular music.

Degree Requirements (42 credits)

First Semester

• MUS 23100, Harmony 1  [OA]
• MUS 26100, Ear Training 1  [OA]
• MUS 21600, Music Production  [OS]
• MUS 26800, Fretboard Skills.   [O]

Second Semester

• MUS 23200, Harmony 2  [OA]
• MUS 26200, Ear Training 2  [OA]
• MUS 24100, Minstrelsy to Rock 'n’ Roll  [OS]
• MUS 16400, Keyboard Skills  [OA]

Third Semester

• MUS 24200, 1960s to Today  [OS]
• MUS 43100, Popular Music Composition  [O]
• MUS xxxxx, Music Elective(s), level 20000 or higher  [O]

Fourth Semester

• MUS 43300, Case Studies in Popular Music  [OS]
• MUS xxxxx, Music Elective(s), level 20000 or higher  [O]

Notes:

• Guitarists/bassists may test out of Music 26800, Fretboard Skills.
• Keyboard players may test out of Music 16400, Keyboard Skills.
• Modalities: OA = asynchronous; OS = synchronous; O = online but mode varies.

Please Note:
To ensure that students are prepared to be successful in the program, all first-semester Popular Music Studies courses require departmental permission to register. Please see this page about Placement.