Students enrolled in any Honours or Four-Year General Major academic plan may pursue a minor designation in Church Music and Worship.
Requirements
Students must complete five academic course units (ten courses) from those listed below with a minimum cumulative average of 65%. Courses should be chosen in consultation with the Plan Director in the Department of Music, Conrad Grebel University College.
- Required courses:
- CMW 363/MUSIC 363/RS 357 Christian Hymnody
- CMW 364/MUSIC 364/RS 358 Worship and Music
- RS 240/HIST 235 History of Christianity
- one of:
MUSIC 253 Cathedral and Court: Music to 1600
MUSIC 254 Monteverdi to Mozart: Music from 1600-1800
- one of:
RS 235 Jesus: Life and Legacy
RS 236 Paul: Life and Letters
- Elective courses:
- two of the following courses, one from each of two of the three groups:
Biblical:
RS 100E Biblical Studies 1
RS 235 Jesus: Life and Legacy (if not chosen above)
RS 236 Paul: Life and Letters (if not chosen above)
RS 335 Unity and Diversity in the New Testament
Historical:
HIST 379 Reformation History
RS 248 The Anglican Tradition
RS 344/HIST 348 The Radical Reformation
RS 348 Vatican II
Theological:
RS 151 Roman Catholicism
RS 152 Introduction to Theology
RS 250 History of Christian Thought
RS 286 Spirit in Motion: Secular and Religious Spiritualities Today
- three of the following (not already selected above):
CMW 201 and 202 (two terms of Worship Practicum)
MUSIC 116 and 117 (two terms of Chapel Choir)
MUSIC 222 Conducting 1
MUSIC 231 Psychology of Music
MUSIC 245 World Music
MUSIC 253 Cathedral and Court: Music to 1600 (if not chosen above)
MUSIC 254 Monteverdi to Mozart: Music 1600-1800 (if not chosen above)
MUSIC 322 Conducting 2
MUSIC 334 Women, Music and Gender
MUSIC 355 Music and Culture Travel Course
MUSIC 376 Composition
Note: Other elective courses may be approved by the Director.
Notes:
- Students should note that no more than 2.5 academic course units (five courses) can be double-counted with their major.
- Courses should be chosen in consultation with the Director of the plan.
- No one course may fulfill more than one requirement within the Church Music and Worship plan.
Further Information
For further information, please go to the Church Music and Worship website: www.grebel.uwaterloo.ca/academic/undergrad/music/worship.shtml or email: music@uwaterloo.ca.
For further information on Music programs, see Music or the Music Department website: www.grebel.uwaterloo.ca/academic/undergrad/music/index.shtml.