Music Industry Bachelor of Science
Office: E336 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-4959
Reneta Barneva, Chairperson
Email: reneta.barneva@fredonia.edu
Website: http://home.fredonia.edu/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 Music Industry
A. Supporting courses (27 credit hours):
| COMM 102 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| CSIT 107 | Web Programming I | 3 |
| CSIT 104 | Introduction to Microcomputer Software | 3 |
| or | |
| CSIT 151 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| ECON 200 | Fundamentals of Statistics for Business Administration and Economics | 3 |
| or | |
| BUAD 200 | Fundamentals of Statistics for Business 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 |
| ENGL 100 | English Composition | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
B. Major course requirements (51 credit hours):
| MUS 021-048 Special Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUS 021-048 Special Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUS 101 | Beginning Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 104 | Applied Music Class for Non-Music Majors | 1 |
| MUS 115 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSB 101 | Music Industry Career Foundations | 3 |
| MUSB 201 | The Business of Music | 3 |
| MUSB 230 | History of the Music Industry | 3 |
| MUSB 301 | Music Copyrights | 3 |
| MUSB 304 | Business of the Beatles | 3 |
| MUSB 320 | Music Contracts | 3 |
| MUSB 420 | Student Record Label | 3 |
| MUSB 425 | Music Marketing and Promotion | 3 |
| MUSB 435 | Contemporary Issues in Music and the Marketplace | 3 |
| MUSB 465 | Music Industry Internship | 1-15 |
| MUSB 470 | Concert Touring and Sound | 3 |
| MUS 333 | Musics of the World | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 45 |
NOTE:
- MUS 104 must be taken twice for a total of 2 credit hours (credit hours are included in the total above).
- MUSB 465 is a variable 1-15 credit hour course; students must successfully complete the course with a minimum of 3 credit hours to satisfy the degree requirements.
Plus 3 credit hours from the following:
| MUS 265 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 270 | The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963 | 3 |
| MUS 457 | Seminar in Popular Music | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Music Industry Elective:
| MUSB or MUS or BUAD course, by advising | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
C. All Music Industry majors must complete at least 66 credit hours of non-MUSB prefixed courses
Total Credit Hours: 78