Music Minor

The Music minor has been designed with the understanding that the study of music can be fulfilling for all students, even those who do not intend to pursue music as a career and those without extensive prior training in music. Those who already have some training and experience take the same Music Theory I course as the music majors, along with Music History I or II, four semesters of applied music, and two electives. Students who have little background in music can instead take a music reading course (Fundamentals of Music) and either Music Appreciation or Global Music for their core courses, along with four semesters of applied music and two electives. Students can choose their applied music concentration from voice, piano, organ (if they have had piano lessons) or choir.

Degree Outcomes

A Music minor could use the skills and knowledge attained in this program to engage confidently in singing in a church or community choir.

Music minors can also pursue acting as the choir director or keyboardist for a small church.

Minors may also choose to simply enhance their lives by broadening their experience in different types of music.

Performing Arts Scholarship

Students pursuing a major or minor in Music have the opportunity to compete for performing arts scholarships ranging up to $5,000 per year. This scholarship can stack on top of institutional scholarships and grants up to full tuition and are renewable for four years. Application deadlines are April 15th for the fall semester and December 1st for the spring semester.
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In the twenty-first century, religion has dominated the headlines as never before. Whether the subject is terrorism, gender identity, or the environment, religion and worldview differences are a central feature of life in our global society. At the same time, virtually every professional field requires practitioners to make decisions and forge relationships in the context of cultural difference. Those who major in sociology, political science, business, and other fields will all find interfaith study a challenging and valuable asset for living and working in a global context.

Degree Outcomes

Business majors may strengthen the global focus of their degrees with an Interfaith Studies minor.

Students with this minor will be able to pursue further studies in seminary or graduate school.

The Interfaith Studies minor will prepare students for leadership in settings where diversity of cultures and worldviews is the norm.

History minors at Ozarks receive training and experience in the craft of history. As they learn more information about the human past and its relevance to the human present, they also build their skills of research, analysis, and argumentation. History minors can also take advantage of the full range of co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities available to history majors, such as study abroad, internships, and membership in the Ozarks chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national honor society in history.

Degree Outcomes

History serves as a good minor to complement major programs in other LENS areas, such as Business Administration, Political Science, and Enviornmental Studies.

History minors develop the knowledge and skills that can help prepare them for graduate study in history or other graduate and pre-professional programs, such as law school, seminary, or a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA).

History minors can also prepare themselves for careers in public history, working as reseachers, interpreters, or administrators in museums, parks, archives, and other historical institutions that serve the public.

English minors at Ozarks study great authors and works of American and British literature, and they may explore new and emerging literatures as well. Students learn to critically read and think about the major genres of literature, and they are introduced to literary theory and research. Along the way, our minors explore all aspects of the life of the mind--in research at the library, poetry readings on campus, and literary discussions in the coffee house.

Degree Outcomes

In the tradition of a Liberal Arts education, our minors become better writers, thinkers, communicators, and problem solvers.

The English minor offers a range of knowledge and skills that greatly enhance other majors, such as Political Science, Environmental Studies, and Psychology.

Students who graduate with a minor in English also pursue graduate school.

The art curriculum at Ozarks blends an intense fine arts studio experience with creative problem solving, abstract thinking, and critical analysis. Students are engaged in learning and responding to the content and complexity of the human experience. Students will find small class sizes that provide a challenging, yet supportive atmosphere, and a strong sense of community. On evenings and weekends, it is not unusual to find the art studios filled with students working on projects and sharing ideas. The art program is diverse and provides students a foundation of technical knowledge while while having the freedom to investigate a range of meaningful ideas to discover their own creative voice.

Degree Outcomes

The Art minor complements areas of study in Education, Psychology, Business, and Communications.

The information students learn goes beyond learning how to create powerful works of art.

Students will increase their creativity, develop new ways of thinking, and gain a breadth and depth of knowledge that will help you to fit in the world.

The minor in American Studies provides Ozarks students with the opportunity to learn more about history, culture, and social institutions within the United States from the perspectives of distinct academic disciplines. In addition to building their skills of critical thinking and self-expression, American Studies minors deepen their awareness and understanding of an American society that continues to face many of the same challenges and opportunities that have influenced it through the years.