# 2026-2027 Course Catalog
**Source**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/faa/minors/hip-hop-culture-arts/
**Parent**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/
*for the Undergraduate minor in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts*
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The Undergraduate Minor in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts is an interdisciplinary program housed in the College of Fine Applied Arts. Students completing this program will explore fundamental content in Hip Hop history, generate original creative work, engage with critical cultural considerations, develop introductory skills with relevant digital media, and participate in youth programming in the Champaign-Urbana community.
The Minor is open to all undergraduate students, with no prerequisite requirements. The student is responsible for notifying their college of the desire to pursue the minor by completing and appropriately filing the [Statement of Intent to Pursue a Campus-Approved Minor](https://go.illinois.edu/MinorDeclaration).
*for the Undergraduate minor in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts*
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Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Required Core Studies | | 6 |
| [AFRO 228](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=AFRO%20228 "AFRO 228") | Hip Hop Music: History and Culture | 3 |
| [FAA 481](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20481 "FAA 481") | Hip Hop Ambassadors | 3 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creative Studies | | minimum of 2 hours from this category |
| [ARTD 217](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTD%20217 "ARTD 217") | Graphic Design for Non-Majors | 3 |
| [ARTS 220](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20220 "ARTS 220") | Introduction to Fashion | 3 |
| [ARTS 221](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20221 "ARTS 221") | Fashion Illustration | 3 |
| [ARTS 241](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20241 "ARTS 241") | Image Practice | 3 |
| [ARTS 245](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20245 "ARTS 245") | Beginning Illustration | 3 |
| [ARTS 320](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20320 "ARTS 320") | Fashion and Textiles Design | 3 |
| [ARTS 420](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20420 "ARTS 420") | Making Fashion: Apparel Design in Context | 3 |
| [ARTS 446](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTS%20446 "ARTS 446") | Topics in Performance Art | 3 |
| [DANC 116](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=DANC%20116 "DANC 116") | Dance I (Hip Hop section) | 2 |
| [DANC 216](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=DANC%20216 "DANC 216") | Dance II (Hip Hop section) | 2 |
| [DANC 330](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=DANC%20330 "DANC 330") | Dance Documentation | 1 |
| [DANC 340](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=DANC%20340 "DANC 340") | Dancing Black Popular Culture | 3 |
| [DANC 424](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=DANC%20424 "DANC 424") | Collaborative Performance | 1 |
| [FAA 481](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20481 "FAA 481") | Hip Hop Ambassadors | 4 |
| [MUS 127](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20127 "MUS 127") | Beatmaking I | 3 |
| [MUS 128](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20128 "MUS 128") | DJing I | 3 |
| [MUS 129](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20129 "MUS 129") | Emceeing I | 3 |
| [MUS 327](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20327 "MUS 327") | Beatmaking II | 3 |
| [MUS 328](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20328 "MUS 328") | DJing II | 3 |
| [MUS 329](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20329 "MUS 329") | Emceeing II | 3 |
| [MUS 425](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20425 "MUS 425") | Hip Hop Studio | 2 |
| [MUS 446](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20446 "MUS 446") | Songwriting | 2 |
| [MUSC 457](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUSC%20457 "MUSC 457") | Hip-Hop Collective | 1 |
| UP 427 | | 3 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cultural Studies | | minimum of 3 hours from this category |
| [AFRO 132](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=AFRO%20132 "AFRO 132") | African American Music | 3 |
| [ARTE 480](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTE%20480 "ARTE 480") | Popular Visual Culture | 3 |
| [ARTH 260](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ARTH%20260 "ARTH 260") | Graffiti and Murals | 3 |
| [EALC 230](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EALC%20230 "EALC 230") | Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia | 3 |
| [EALC 369](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=EALC%20369 "EALC 369") | Hanguk Hip Hop | 3 |
| [FAA 201](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20201 "FAA 201") | Black Arts Today | 3 |
| [FAA 480](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=FAA%20480 "FAA 480") | Advanced Studies in Hip Hop | 3 or 4 |
| [GWS 462](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=GWS%20462 "GWS 462") | Hip Hop Feminism | 3 |
| [LLS 240](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=LLS%20240 "LLS 240") | Latina/o Popular Culture | 3 |
| [MACS 320](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MACS%20320 "MACS 320") | Popular Culture | 3 |
| [MUS 132](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20132 "MUS 132") | Popular Music Studies | 3 |
| [MUS 411](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20411 "MUS 411") | Genre Studies in Musicology | 3 |
| [MUS 418](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MUS%20418 "MUS 418") | Regional Studies in Musicology | 3 |
| [THEA 263](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=THEA%20263 "THEA 263") | Introduction to African American Theatre | 3 |
| [UP 160](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=UP%20160 "UP 160") | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | 3 |
| [UP 330](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=UP%20330 "UP 330") | The Modern American City | 3 |
| [UP 473](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=UP%20473 "UP 473") | Housing & Urban Policy | 4 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Media Studies | | minimum of 3 hours from this category |
| [ART 160](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ART%20160 "ART 160") | The Image World: Photography for Non-Majors | 3 |
| [MACS 140](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MACS%20140 "MACS 140") | Smartphone Cinema | 3 |
| [MACS 150](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=MACS%20150 "MACS 150") | Introduction to Digital Media Production | 4 |
| [THEA 151](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=THEA%20151 "THEA 151") | Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations | 3 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| If needed, select from any additional or repeatable courses above to complete the 16 minimum hours required for the minor | | |
| Other courses may be approved in selection with and approved by minor advisor | | |
| At least six hours of coursework for the minor should be advanced (300-level or 400-level courses) and must be distinct from credit earned for your major or another minor. | | |
| Total Hours | | 16 |
*for the Undergraduate minor in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts*
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## Student Learning Outcomes
- **Foundations:** Students will demonstrate understandings of the history and evolution of Hip Hop culture.
- **Creativity:** Students will generate original work in at least one artistic practice relevant to Hip Hop culture.
- **Culture:** Students will engage with Hip Hop scholarship that relates critical cultural understandings to inform their own work as emerging artists, scholars, and professionals.
- **Digital Media:** Students will develop skillsets and understandings around digital media to engage globally and locally in contemporary Hip Hop culture.
*for the Undergraduate minor in Hip Hop Culture and the Arts*
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## [College of Fine and Applied Arts](https://faa.illinois.edu/)
### [Hip Hop Innovation Center](https://publish.illinois.edu/hip-hop-mus-ed-symposium/hip-hop-innovation-center/)
Instagram: [@illinoishiphop](https://www.instagram.com/illinoishiphop/?hl=en)\
Directors: Professor Lamont Holden, Dr. Adam Kruse, Prof. Pete Shungu\
Undergrad Minor Contact: Dr. Adam Kruse, [akruse@illinois.edu](mailto: akruse@illinois.edu)
**[Declare the Minor](https://go.illinois.edu/MinorDeclaration)**
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