Program Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies degree program combines the study of music with business courses and provides students with the tools to build careers in the multi-faceted music business. Careers covered in this major include recording engineer, entertainment attorney, publisher, songwriter, record producer, personal manager, record label executive, music editor, film composer, concert promoter, talent agent, studio owner, professional musician, arranger, musical director, and recording artist. Students take three semesters of Record Label Operations during which they oversee the student-run record label, Broadway Bird Records. They also spend two semesters in UIW's state-of-the-art recording studio. In order to graduate, degree candidates will demonstrate the acquisition of essential musical skills, including functional proficiency in one instrument, arranging skills, and a solid grasp of current music technology tools; they will also successfully complete a Music Industry internship.
Admissions
Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies degree program is a two-fold process.
Requirements:
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Admission to the University of the Incarnate Word.
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Admission, through audition, to the Department of Music.
Prerequisites: Students who, at the time of their entrance audition, are deemed unprepared for freshman-level MUAP lessons or MUSI courses may be placed in one or more of the following courses: MUAP 1144, MUSI 1311, MUSI 1381, MUSI 1100, MUSI 1300.
Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies Degree Plan
The Music Industry degree plan requires a minimum of 132 credit hours to complete, and includes 47 credit hours in music, 33 credit hours in Music Industry courses, and 12 credit hours in Business courses.
UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum
UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.
| UIW Core Curriculum |
| Composition and Rhetoric |
6 credit hours |
| Literature and Art |
3 credit hours (music majors are exempt from 3 hours of fine arts core) |
| Science and Mathematics |
7 credit hours |
| History and Behavioral Science |
6 credit hours |
| Philosophy and Religion |
9 credit hours |
| Second Language |
6 credit hours |
| Wellness and Physical Education |
3 credit hours |
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40 total core credit hours (music majors are exempt from 3 hours of fine arts core) |
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| Community Service |
45 clock hours (non-credit) |
Musicianship Coursework
MUSI 1110 Freshman Music Seminar must be completed twice.
Music Industry Coursework
All entering Music Industry Studies majors should register for MUST 2340 Introduction to Music Industries Studies, or, if entering in a spring semester, MUST 2360 Music Publishing.
MUAP 2220 Record Label Operations must be completed 3 times.
Applied Music Coursework
Principal Instrument or Voice Coursework
Vocal Track Coursework
Instrumental Track Coursework
| MUAP 1154 | Private Instruction: Instrumental | 1 |
| MUAP 1155 | Private Instruction: Instrumental | 1 |
| MUAP 2254 | Private Instruction: Instrumental | 2 |
| MUAP 2255 | Private Instruction: Instrumental | 2 |
| MUAP 3254 | Private Instruction: Instrumental | 2 |
| MUAP 3255 | Private Instruction: Instrumental | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10 |
Major Ensembles
6 credit hours of major ensembles, including Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra, or Wind Ensemble.
Business Coursework
Students must complete these four business courses.