Nov 23, 2024

2024-2025 Catalog

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2024-2025 Catalog

Bachelor of Arts in Music, Emphasis in Music Industry

Location(s): Face-to-face

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As Part of the Graduation Requirements for Undergraduates , Complete:

Entrance Requirements

New music majors and minors are required to complete an entrance audition for admittance to the Department of Music.

Placement Examinations

Transfer and new students in music must take placement examinations as appropriate in applied music and music theory.
Students who have not been enrolled in applied music or music theory for two or more years must reaudition for admittance into the Department of Music and take a theory placement exam.

The Following Courses

MUS 000 - Recital Attendance 0 Credit(s) (7 semesters)
MUS 103 - Introduction to Music Technology 1 Credit(s)
MUS 104 - Music Theory I 3 Credit(s)
MUS 106 - Careers in the Music Industry 1 Credit(s)
MUS 108 - Aural Skills I 1 Credit(s)
MUS 204 - Music Theory II 3 Credit(s)
MUS 208 - Aural Skills II 1 Credit(s)
MUS 304 - Advanced Theory 3 Credit(s)
MUS 308 - Advanced Aural Skills 1 Credit(s)
MUS 320 - Advanced Piano Class 1 Credit(s)
MUS 327 - Music History II 3 Credit(s)
MUS 360 - Conducting Techniques 2 Credit(s)

Applied Area Options

a. Single Applied Area

MUS 140 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 141 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 240 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 241 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 340 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)

b. Multiple applied area (two - three applied areas possible)

First Instrument

MUS 140 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 141 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 240 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)

Second Instrument

MUS 140 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)
MUS 141 - Applied Music 2 Credit(s)

Large Ensemble Requirements

7 semesters:
MUS 245 - Concert Band 1 Credit(s) OR
MUS 451 - Concert Band 1 Credit(s)
OR
7 Semesters:
MUS 250 - Orchestra 1 Credit(s) OR
MUS 450 - Orchestra 1 Credit(s)
OR
7 Semesters of any Choir Combination:
MUS 247 - Concert Choir 1 Credit(s) OR
MUS 447 - Concert Choir 1 Credit(s)
AND/OR
MUS 257 - Chamber Choir 1 Credit(s) OR
MUS 457 - Chamber Choir 1 Credit(s)

Music Industry Core Courses

MUS 375 - Music Recording Techniques 3 Credit(s)
MUS 376 - Topics in Music Business 3 Credit(s)
MUS 377 - Music Industry Internship 3 Credit(s)
MUS 378 - Music Recording Seminar 2 Credit(s)
MUS 476 - Music Business Capstone 2 Credit(s)

Business Core Courses

BUS 103 - Introduction to Business 3 Credit(s)
BUS 207 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s)
BUS 211 - Business Law 3 Credit(s)
BUS 304 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credit(s)
BUS 361 - Principles of Management 3 to 4 Credit(s)
BUS 365 - Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship 3 Credit(s)

Two of the Following Courses

NOTE: MUS 380 and MUS 381 are 1 credit courses and therefore must both be taken in order to count as one course

AR 202 - In Design 3 Credit(s)
AR 206 - Studio One 3 Credit(s)
AR 208 - Drawing 3 Credit(s)
AR 220 - Painting 3 Credit(s)
AR 281 - Beginning Digital Photography 3 Credit(s)
COMM 275 - News Writing and Criticism 3 Credit(s)
COMM 280 - Visual Literacy 3 Credit(s)
COMM 360 - Media Management 3 Credit(s)
CSCI 104 - Fundamentals of Programming 3 Credit(s)
MUS 333 - Form and Analysis 2 Credit(s)
MUS 380 - Commercial Music Composition and Production I 1 Credit(s) AND
MUS 381 - Commercial Music Composition and Production II 1 Credit(s)
MUS 326 - Music History I 3 Credit(s)
THTR 205 - Improvisational Acting 3 Credit(s)
THTR 210 - Stage Makeup 3 Credit(s)
THTR 223 - Acting 3 Credit(s)
THTR 285 - Production Management 3 Credit(s)
THTR 334 - Lighting Design 3 Credit(s)

Both an Upper-Division Jury Exam and a Piano Proficiency Exam