Music Business, Bachelor of Arts

Requirements for the B.A. Degree in Music Business

Required Courses

	Choose three of the following
MUTR 1000	Music Theory and Ear Training I: Foundations	4
MUTR 1100	Music Theory and Ear Training Ii: Diatonic Harmony	4
MUH 2012	Survey of Western Music II	3
MUH 3002	History of American Music	3
MUA/MUAT ___	Electives	3
MUH 3998	Music Senior Project	2
MUB 1011	Intro to Music Business: An Overview	3
MUB 2011	Music Publishing & The Copyright Law	3
MUB 2012	Recording, Broadcast and Digital Music Industries	3
MUB 3011	Contracts & Legal Issues for the Music Business	3
MUB 3997	Internship Project Seminar	2
MUB 4497	Internship	1-3
MKT 1003	Introduction to Marketing	3

Internship Seminar

MUB 3997: Internship Project Seminar:  Students in the B.A. in Music Business program undertake a semester of supervised internship associated with a seminar. Students are responsible for finding, and participating in an internship at a placement associated with the music industry. Students will be evaluated by an onsite supervisor and a faculty member, and will be required to submit an ongoing log of activities to the faculty member. As part of the seminar assignment for the course, students research current controversial issues in the music business, document findings in a paper, and present to the class.

Minimum Grade Policy

A grade of at least C- is required for coursework to count towards all Music programs, except in the Senior Capstone course, which requires a minimum grade of C. 

 

Performance Requirements

Music Business students are not required to hold any performances. However, students are encouraged to develop performance skills on at least one instrument or voice.

Students pursuing a B.A. in Music Business must accumulate a minimum of 90 liberal arts credits.

Note: Most courses with the MUA department code, as well as some courses with the MUB department code, and MKT 1003 are not liberal arts courses.