Business Administration (Music Industry concentration) Bachelor of Science degree
Office: W305 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-4959
Armand Petri, Advisor
Email: armand.petri@fredonia.edu
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/business/musicindustry/
The Music Industry major is for students interested in a comprehensive exploration of the various facets of the music industry including: contracts, publishing (copyrights, dissemination of the intellectual property licensing, music books, exploitation of catalog), the record business (recording, artist management, licensing, record distribution), tour management, self-employment business basics, marketing, business and legal affairs, public relations, promotion, sales and distribution, merchandising, and artist relations and ethics in the music industry.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Music Industry
A. General course requirements (24 credit hours):
COMM 102 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
CSIT 107 | Web Programming I | 3 |
| and | |
CSIT 104 | Introduction to Microcomputer Software | 3 |
| or | |
CSIT 151 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| and | |
CSIT 251 | Information Systems Structures | 3 |
ECON 200 | Fundamentals of Statistics for Business Administration and Economics | 3 |
ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
ACCT 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
B. Major course requirements:
MUS 021-048
| Special Ensemble | |
MUS 101 | Beginning Music Theory I | 3 |
MUS 104 | Applied Music Class for Non-Music Majors | 1 |
MUS 115 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
MUSB 201 | The Business of Music | 3 |
MUSB 301 | Music Copyrights | 3 |
MUSB 320 | Music Contracts | 3 |
MUSB 420 | Student Record Label | 3 |
MUSB 425 | Music Marketing and Promotion | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 24-25 |
NOTE: At least two experiences are required for
MUS 021-048 and
MUS 104.
Plus two courses from the following:
MUS 265 | History of Jazz | 3 |
MUS 270 | The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963 | 3 |
MUS 333 | Musics of the World | 3 |
MUS 457 | Seminar in Popular Music | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Plus 3 credit hours from the following:
AADM 400 | Arts Administration Practicum | 1-3 |
MUSB 465 | Music Industry Internship | 1-15 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Plus 1-2 credit hours from the following:
SRT 105 | Recording Techniques for Music | 1 |
| or | |
MUS 471 | Special Topics Workshop | 1-6 |
Total Credit Hours: | 1-2 |
C. All Business Administration majors must complete at least 66 credit hours of non-ACCT/BUAD prefixed courses.
Total Credit Hours: 48-49