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Music Industry, Minor

2022-2023 Edition

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The music industry minor is designed for students with an interest in fields such as songwriting, recording, production, technology, products, label operations, promotion, marketing, social media, management, finance, economics, data analytics, legal issues, licensing, and intellectual property. Our program encourages learners to become entrepreneurial thought leaders and ethical change agents in the music industries.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

A C grade or better is required in all music courses. 

Music Core

Course List
Code Title Hours
MUSC 1002
and MUSC 1003
Music in Everyday Life
and Lab for MUSC 1002
4

Music Industry

Course List
Code Title Hours
MUSI 1230Introduction to Music Industry4

Music Industry Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following:12
MUSC 1119
Fundamentals of Western Music Theory
MUSC 2150
Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation
MUSC 2210
Introduction to Songwriting
MUSC 2211
Advanced Songwriting
MUSC 2310
Popular Music Since 1945
MUSC 3353
Music and the Racial Imagination
MUSI 2101
Demo Production for Songwriters
MUSI 2231
Music Licensing for Media
MUSI 2232
Music Recording 1
MUSI 2234
Festivals
MUSI 2235
Copyright in the Creative Industries
MUSI 2341
Music Supervision 1
MUSI 2540
Special Topics in Music Industry
MUSI 3332
Artist Management
MUSI 3333
The Record Industry
MUSI 3338
Music Industry Marketing and Promotion
MUSI 3340
Concert Promotion and Venue Management
MUSI 3351
Music and Social Justice
MUSI 3360
Global Music Industries in Context
MUSI 3401
Hip Hop in the Music Industry
MUSI 4530
Music Entrepreneurship
MUSI 4601
Seminar in Music Industry
MUSI 5900
Ethnography in Creative Industries
MUST 1220
Introduction to Music Technology

GPA Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 is required in the minor. Students must complete all required music courses with grades of at least C.

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