Music Industry - Music Business Concentration, (B.M.)

University General Education Program (35 hours in addition to 6 hours of Music History)See Graduation from the University for the University General Education Program requirements. Six hours of Humanities are satisfied by taking MUHL 3303 and MUHL 48xx. Note the following B.M. degree with a major in Music Industry program specifications: (1) Music Business must complete ECON 2010 and ECON 2020 to fulfill the SocialBehavioral Sciences requirement; (2) for the mathematics requirement, Music Business must complete MATH 1530 and Recording Technology must complete MATH 1830 ; (3) PHYS 2110 PHYS 2111 and PHYS 2120 PHYS 2121 (Natural Science requirement) is recommended for the Recording Technology concentration. The Humanities category is satisfied for students who meet all B.M. requirements.Admission Information for the Rudi E. Scheidt School of MusicThe Music Industry degree is a Bachelors of Music degree; therefore, it requires an audition before any student can be admitted to any Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music program. Audition information can be found on the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music website under Audition Information.The Major (85 hours)Major Core (28 hours)MUAP 1001 - Freshman Seminar Credit Hours: (1)MUTC 1002 - Musicianship I Credit Hours: (4-5)MUTC 2002 - Musicianship II Credit Hours: (4-5)MUTC 4210 - Music Theory: Popular Styles Credit Hours: (3)MUHL 3303 - Western Music History Credit Hours: (3)MUAP xxxx (ensembles) (2)MUAP 1116 - Jazz Class Piano Credit Hours: (1)1xxx (applied instruction) (4)MUID 3103 - Songwriting I Credit Hours: (3)Choose One:MUHL 4801 - American FolkPopular Music Credit Hours: (3)MUHL 4804 - Blues Credit Hours: (3)MUHL 4805 - History of Rock and Roll Credit Hours: (3)MUHL 4806 - History of Jazz Credit Hours: (3)MUHL 4807 - Memphis Music Credit Hours: (3)Music Business Concentration (57 hours)ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: (3)PBRL 4431 - Entertainment PR Credit Hours: (3)JRSM 3900 - Visual Media Credit Hours: (3)MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: (3)MUID 1001 - Intro Music Technology Credit Hours: (2)MUID 2201 - Intro to Music Industry Credit Hours: (2)MUID 3105 - Music Marketing & Management Credit Hours: (3)MUID 3506 - Music Distribution Credit Hours: (3)MUID 3601 - Music industry Contracts Credit Hours: (3)MUID 4210 - Music Business Communication Credit Hours: (3)MUID 4602 - Copyright & Publishing Credit Hours: (3)MUID 4825 - Concerts and Touring Credit Hours: (3)MUID 4826 - Concerts and Touring II Credit Hours: 3MUID 4840 - Entrepreneurship Comm Music Credit Hours: (3)MUID 4850 - Record Company Operations I Credit Hours: (3)MUID 4851 - Record Company Operations II Credit Hours: (4)MUID 4898 - Sr Proj Music BusRec Technlgy Credit Hours: (4)MUID 4899 - Internship Credit Hours: (1-3)

All students, both freshmen and transfer, must apply online for admission as an undergraduate student.

• Freshman admission is competitive and based upon a comprehensive review of the student’s academic record. The primary factors include the high school/secondary grade point average and demonstrated English proficiency.
• Transfer admission is competitive and based upon the cumulative grade point average of all previously attended colleges/universities (international and domestic) and must be at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for consideration. Demonstrated English proficiency is also required of all international applicants.

Applicants should upload a copy of their unofficial international transcript or marks sheet (high school/secondary or college/university) using our secure document upload system.

All international transfer applicants must have their international documents evaluated by a US credentialing agency that holds membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

English proficiency may be satisfied two ways:

A minimum score or greater on any of the following English language tests:

• TOEFL - 61 on the internet-based test or 500 on the paper/pencil test
• IELTS - 6
• PTE - 50
• DUOLINGO - 95