Music Industry Minor

A minor in music industry is available to music and business majors who wish to gain and expand both theoretical and practical skills needed to work in the music industry.

This minor will be especially attractive to music students who want to acquire the business and legal knowledge necessary for success in the music industry and will be equally attractive to business students who need a greater understanding and appreciation of music to pursue careers in the music industry.

Requirements

Required Courses

MUS 3Discovering Music Fundamentals

3

MUS 131Music Technology

2

If a student places out of MUS 3 they will enroll in MUS 1A and MUS 1B

Six units from the following

MUS 153Introduction to Music Industry

3

MUS 149The Business of Music

3

BUS 145Entrepreneurship

3

MUS 154Music and Arts Entrepeneurship

3

BUS 4 is a prerequisite for BUS 145

Three units from the following

MUS 106The Music Community: Exploring Sound and Meaning

3

MUS 117 Women and Gender in Music

3

MUS 116Music Cultures of the World

3

MUS 142American Musical Theater

3

MUS 120Rock Communities

3

MUS 124ASurvey of the History and Literature of Music

3

MUS 124BSurveys of the History and Literature of Music

3

MUS 144Mariachi Music

3

MUS 145Music and Violence

3

Elective Courses

Complete 7 units from the following
MUS 7Voice Class

1

MUS 13Applied Music (Non-Maj)

1-3

MUS 113Applied Music (Non-Maj)

1-3

MUS 119Mount Chorus

0-1

MUS 160Mount Orchestra

0-1

MUS 165Guitar Ensemble

0-1

MUS 170Percussion Ensemble

0-1

MUS 155Introduction to Songwriting

3

Total Credit Hours: 21