Overview
The Contemporary Music minor is offered through Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.
Part of the interdisciplinary Arts curriculum at Eugene Lang College, the Contemporary Music program explores the global diversity of today's music through a broader study of music history, theory, and criticism and the evolving technologies used in composing,
producing, performing, and listening. This liberal arts curriculum emphasizes innovative musical thinking and music making in The New School's tradition of progressive education and experimentation in the arts.
Curriculum
The minor in Contemporary Music requires completion of five courses, distributed as shown below, totaling a minimum of 18 credits. Only two 3-credit music courses can be counted toward the minor. Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Explore fall 2023 Contemporary Music courses.
| Subject Area | Sample Courses | Credits |
|---|
| Introductory course | LMUS 2010 Fundamentals of Western Music or JMUH 2810 Classical Music History | 3-4 |
| Introductory course | LMUS 2200 Global Perspectives or JMUH 3802 World Music History | 3-4 |
| Course in music history, theory, or criticism | Examples include LMUS 2025 Music for Political Action and LMUS 2031 Genre, Sound, and Society
| 3-4 |
| Two additional upper-level LMUS or other music courses | Examples include LMUS 3038 Music and Platform Co-Ops and LMUS 3039 Music and Social Movements | 6-8 |
| Total credits | | 18-20 |
Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with the director of the program. Students must receive a grade of C or better in all courses taken to fulfill the minor.
Eligibility
Minors are available to undergraduate students across The New School. Students majoring in The Arts (BA The Arts) can enroll in any minor of their choice, including an Arts minor in a discipline different from the one already being studied in their major.
Please meet with your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit in with your overall degree requirements. If you have additional questions questions regarding this minor's curriculum, including requests for course substitutions, please contact
Ivan Raykoff, Program Director and Departmental Faculty Advisor for Contemporary Music, at [email protected].
How to Declare or Change a Minor
General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab,
and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.