What would life be without music? USC’s Music major is for music lovers, performers and producers who want to understand the modern music industry and hone their performance skills. You’ll study songwriting and composing, music production and sound engineering, and explore a range of performance techniques and styles.
Learn how to manage the recording process and build an audience, both through live performances and online. Then, put what you’ve learned into practice through a major music industry project, where you’ll make, produce and release your own recording. Most Music courses do not have pre-requisites and can be studied as electives outside the major.
High Performance Student Musicians
USC has a support program for High Performance Student Musicians (HPSM). This program provides a suite of services and benefits to enable musicians who have are actively performing at a state, national, international or commercial level to achieve excellence in both their musical and academic pursuits.
Major (8)
For a major in Music, students must successfully complete 8 courses:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| MUS100 Introduction to Informatics | | | |
| MUS101 Introduction to Economics | | | |
| MUS200 Introduction to Management | | | |
| MUS201 Introduction to Marketing | | | |
| MUS202 Introduction to Music Production | | | |
| MUS203 Songwriting | | | |
| MUS301 Foundations of Performance | | | |
| MUS300 Music in Popular Culture | | | |
Minor (4)
For a minor in Music, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
|---|
| MUS101 Music Production for Multimedia | | | |
| MUS200 Advanced Songwriting | | | |
| MUS201 Performance Mastery | | | |
| MUS202 Music Industry Major Project | | | |
