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 |
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| MUS100 Health Research and Evidence | | | |
| MUS101 Microbiology | | | |
| MUS200 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues | | | |
| MUS201 Science Research Methods | | | |
| MUS202 Medical Microbiology | | | |
| MUS203 Food Safety Laws and Regulations | | | |
| MUS301 Concepts of Epidemiology | | | |
| MUS300 Environmental Health Risk Management | | | |
Minor (4)
For a minor in Music, students must successfully complete 4 courses:
| Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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| MUS101 Planning and Environmental Law | | | |
| MUS200 Integrated Environmental Management | | | |
| MUS201 Environmental Health Practicum | | | |
| MUS202 Business Law and Ethics | | | |
