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

If a student places out of MUS 1 they will enroll in MUS 101A and MUS 101B

Required Courses

MUS 131Music Technology

2

MUS 101AMusicianship I: Harmony

3

MUS 101BMusicianship I: Solfege

1

MUS 101CMusicianship I: Harmony

3

MUS 101DMusicianship I: Solfege

1

 

Six units from the following

MUS 153Introduction to Music Industry

3

MUS 149The Business of Music

3

BUS 145Entrepreneurship

3

MUS 154Music and Arts Entrepreneurship

3

BUS 4 is a prerequisite for BUS 145

Three units from the following

MUS 106The Music Community: Exploring Sound and Meaning

3

MUS 116Music & Culture

3

MUS 117 Women and Gender in Music

3

MUS 120Rock Communities

3

MUS 142American Musical Theater

3

MUS 144Mariachi Music

3

MUS 145Music and Violence

3

Elective Courses

Complete at least 7 units from the following
MUS 7Voice Class

1

MUS 4BGuitar I

1

MUS 4CGuitar II

1

MUS 13Applied Music (Non-Maj)

1

MUS 113Applied Music (Non-Maj)

1

MUS 119Mount Chorus

0-1

MUS 160Mount Bridge Orchestra

0-1

MUS 165Guitar Ensemble

0-1

MUS 170Percussion Ensemble

0-1

MUS 155AIntroduction to Songwriting

3

MUS 169Music Production

3

Total Credit Hours: 26