BA in Music Business

For undergraduate students pursuing a career in music industry.

Degree requirements

• MUSC 001 Student Convocation Hour (6 semesters) (0 credits)
• MUSC 113 Music Theory I (4 credits)
• MUSC 114 Music Theory II (4 credits)
• MUSC 131 Eurhythmics I (1 credit)
• MUSC 132 Eurhythmics 2 (1 credit)
• MUSC 133 Music of the United States: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
• MUSC 140 Music Media (2 credits)
• MUSC 160 Introduction to Music Business (4 credits)
• MUSC 231 Introduction to Conducting I (1 credit)
• MUSC 233 Music of the World: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
• MUSC 260 Fundamentals of Musicianship in Popular Music (4 credits)
• MUSC 360 History of Music Industry and Music Careers (4 credits)
• MUSC 480 Music Business Seminar (4 credits)
• MUSN 1xx Six semesters of Ensemble participation (0 credit)
• MUSP 2xx Six semesters of performance studies in the same performance medium (1 credit per semester)
• MUSR 200 Piano Proficiency (0 credit)
• MUSR 270 Level I Recital (0 credit)
• MUSR 350 Level II Recital (0 credit)

Allied Requirements:

• ECON 252 Principles of Microeconomics (4 cr.) (Social Analysis Core)
• PHYS 105 Musical Acoustics (4 cr.) (Lab Science Core)
• IDSC 475-77 Experiential Learning: Music Business Internship (2-4 cr.)

Business Courses

• ACCT 210 Introduction to Financial Accounting (4 credits)
• BUSN 200 Business Learning through Service (0 credits)
• FINC  300 Finance for Non-Business Majors (4 cr.)
• MGMT 305 Management and Organizational Behavior (4 credits)
• MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing (4 credits)

(additional business electives, for example Advanced Accounting, are optional)

Plus One of the following:

• ENTR 300 Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors (4 credits)
• BLAW 301 Legal Environment of Business (4 credits)