Bachelor of Science in Music Industry Studies
| Freshman | F |
S |
|
| MUIN M100 | Music Industry Forum | 0 |
0 |
| MUGN M110 | Introduction to Music Industry Studies | 3 |
|
| MUGN M215 | Intro to Technology | 3 |
|
| BA B100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
|
| MATH A115 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics | 3 |
|
| MUGN M105 | Music Industry Musicianship | 2 |
|
| ENGL T122 | Critical Reading and Writing | 3 |
|
| Common Curriculum | 6 |
6 |
|
| Totals: | 14 |
15 |
|
| Sophomore | |||
| MUIN M100 | Music Industry Forum | 0 |
0 |
| MUEN/PR | Ensemble, Class Voice, Guitar, Piano, or Contemporary Ensemble (added) | 1 |
1 |
| MUIN M200 | Legal Issues in the Music Industry (name change) | 3 |
|
| MUGN M250 | Multimedia Production (replaces “Analog”) |
3 |
|
| MUGN M350 | Intro to Digital Audio (name change) |
3 |
|
| LGST B205 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
|
| MKT B280 | Basic Marketing | 3 |
|
| ECON B200 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
|
| BA B101 | Business Communications (replaces Professional Writing) | 3 |
|
| Common Curriculum | (Add Common Curriculum in the Fall & Spring from Junior Year) |
3 |
6 |
| Totals: | 16 |
16 |
|
| Junior* | |||
| MUIN M100 | Music Industry Forum | 0 |
0 |
| MUIN M250 | Music Marketing and Promotion | 3 |
|
| MUIN M350 | Music Management and Concert Production | 3 |
|
| MUIN M310 | Music Finance | 3 |
|
| MUGN | Tech Electives (replaces Multimedia Production) |
2 |
2 |
| MUGN | Music Electives (include commercial music electives) |
2 |
|
| MUGNACCT B202 | Contemporary Issues in MIS (or Elective) Financial Accounting Information | 3 |
3 |
| MGT B345 | Management & Organizational Behavior | 3 |
|
| Common Curriculum | (cut Fall Common Curriculum from 6 to 3) moved to Sophomore Year | 3 |
6 |
| Totals: | 16 |
17 |
|
| Senior | |||
| MUIN M100 | Music Industry Forum | 0 |
0 |
| MUIN M400 | Music Industry Entrepreneurship | 3 |
|
| MUIN M450 | Music Industry Senior Seminar | 3 |
|
| MUGN | Tech Elective (replaces Advanced Multimedia) | 2 |
|
| MUIN M475 | Music Industry Internship (2 hr. instead of 3 hr.) | 2 |
|
| MUGN MUIN MUIN |
General Music Electives Arts Administration Commercial Music or Tech Elective (added) |
3 3 |
2 |
| Common Curriculum | 3 |
9 |
|
| Totals: | 14 |
16 |
TOTAL: 124 cr. hrs.
Commercial Music Electives: Songwriting, Film Scoring, Commercial Arranging, Jazz Piano, Orchestration I
Tech Electives: Studio Recording Techniques/Live Sound, Electronic Music Production, Music Production; Music visualization, Video Editing, Video Writing/Directing; Advanced Multimedia (could also include visual arts classes: After Effects, etc.) Layout & Design and Music Notation could also be tech electives.
Contemporary Issues in MIS could include: Concert, Tour, Venue Management; Advertising/PR (Communications); Radio Promotion and Management; Artists Management; Music Journalism.
Electives could include the Contemporary Issues course, a law school course, an advanced business school course, or a course in Visual Arts or Communications
Note: Students in all tracks of the Music Industry Studies program must demonstrate a basic content knowledge and functional proficiency at the end of the sophomore year. Those who lack proficiency will be advised to do remedial work or pursue other academic alternatives prior to registering for 300 and 400 MUIN courses.
Compentency at this "junior level" will be demonstrated by successfully completing all of the following:
- C or better in all MUIN courses;
- a comprehensive oral examination on content of the required courses (including Music Industry Forum) in the particular track as well as on opportunities and challenges in the evolving industry, otgether with reasonable and positive solutions; and
- a well-written paper of 500 - 600 words and emphasizes the importance of ethics in the contemporary music industry.
Honors Program for those students who score the highest, they will be offered Independent Study opportunities. Could also offer bridge courses to law school an other post graduate programs