Music Industry / Bachelor of Arts
Program: BA-MSCI-4
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 55
Degree Requirements
The BA in Music Industry is a culturally inclusive, richly diverse, and experiential music program for students who are interested in pursuing careers in the highly diverse music industry. Students from all musical backgrounds are welcome in this program. The program involves many experiential learning opportunities including an internship experience, often at world-class organizations. Through the completion of core music courses, concentration core courses, and music electives, students will experience a music curriculum that responds to current needs and market trends in the music industry.
Music Industry students complete the following music core curriculum and courses for one of the four concentration core curriculums:
- Popular Music Studies,
- Music Business,
- Popular Music Performance,
- Music Production and Recording.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| MUSC 10001 | Music Seminar | 1 |
| MUSC 12000 | Music Theory 1 | 3 |
| MUSC 12100 | Music Theory 2 | 3 |
| MUSC 12200 | Music Theory I Lab | 1 |
| MUSC 12300 | Music Theory II Lab | 1 |
| MUSC 19000 | Discovering Classical Music | 3 |
| MUSC 22000 | Music Theory 3 | 3 |
| MUSC 22200 | Music Theory 3 Lab | 1 |
| MUSC 29900 | Introduction to Recording and Computer Music | 3 |
| MUSC | Ensembles | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History of American Popular Music for Majors | ||
| Sex, Race, and Power in Pop Music for Majors | ||
| History of Jazz for Majors | ||
| MUSC 49700 | Music Capstone Seminar | 0 |
| MUSC 49800 | Internship 1 | 1 |
| Concentration | ||
| Select one of the following: | 25 | |
| Electives | ||
| Each concentration empowers students to customize their educational experience through music electives. The elective course options for the concentration requirements are: | ||
| Motion Graphics | ||
| Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
| Social Media and Online Audiences | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science | ||
| Programming Fundamentals | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Introduction to Digital Marketing | ||
| Digital Marketing Strategy | ||
MUSC | Applied Lessons | |
MUSC | Ensembles | |
| Songwriting | ||
| Introduction to Music Business | ||
| Electronic Music Techniques | ||
| Music Business | ||
| Form and Analysis | ||
| Orchestration | ||
| Conducting | ||
| History of American Popular Music for Majors | ||
| Sex, Race, and Power in Pop Music for Majors | ||
| History of Jazz for Majors | ||
| Music Performance Practicum | ||
| Music Sound Reinforcement Practicum | ||
| Music Production Practicum | ||
| Stage Technology 1 | ||
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| MUSC 19000 | Discovering Classical Music | 3 |
| Total Hours | 55 | |
- 1
Music Industry majors will take the Internship for 1 credit.
Concentration Requirements
Concentrations provide greater flexibility to students to pursue areas of the music industry that interest them. When combined with the music core curriculum outlined above, concentrations allow for adaptability in responding to mutable market trends in the music industry by prioritizing the practical application of skills for musicians in the twenty-first century.
Popular Music Studies
Concentration: POPM
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Electives | 25 | |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
Students will choose 25 credits of elective hours from the list of Electives.
Music Business
Concentration: MUSM
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BSAD 21500 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKTG 20000 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 30500 | Introduction to Digital Marketing | 3 |
| MUSC 21000 | Introduction to Music Business | 3 |
| MUSC 31000 | Music Business | 3 |
| Music Electives | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
Students will choose 10 credits of elective hours from the list of Electives.
Popular Music Performance
Concentration: PMPR
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 18700 | Songwriting | 2 |
| MUSC 21000 | Introduction to Music Business | 3 |
| MUSC | Applied Lessons | 8 |
| MUSC | Ensembles | 2 |
| Music Electives | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
Students will choose 10 credits of elective hours from the list of Electives. Additionally, Ensemble requirements are in addition to the required ensembles in the music core.
Music Production and Recording
Concentration: PRRC
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 10800 | Recording Ensemble (repeated for a total of two credits) | 2 |
| MUSC 18200 | Piano | 1-2 |
| MUSC 18700 | Songwriting | 2 |
| MUSC 30000 | Electronic Music Techniques (repeated for a total of six credits) | 6 |
| MUSC 32200 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Music Electives | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 24-25 | |
Students will choose 10 credits of elective hours from the list of Electives. Additionally, ensemble requirements are in addition to the required ensemble in the music core.