Music Industry Studies B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music with an Emphasis in Music Industry Studies combines the study of music with business courses and provides students with the tools to build careers in the multi-faceted music business. Careers covered in this major include: recording engineer, entertainment attorney, publisher, songwriter, record producer, personal manager, record label executive, music editor, film composer, concert promoter, talent agent, studio owner, professional musician, arranger, musical director, and recording artist. In order to graduate, degree candidates will demonstrate the acquisition of essential musical skills, including functional proficiency in one instrument, arranging skills, and a solid grasp of current music technology tools; they will also successfully complete two Music Industry Internships. For more information on this program, contact Professor Jim Waller at jwaller@uiwtx.edu.
46-50 credit hours in music; 20 credit hours in Music Industry courses; 18 credit hours in business
A. 31 credit hours of musicianship:
B. 26 credit hours of Music Industry courses.
Note: all entering Music Industries majors should register for Introduction to Music Industries Studies (must-2340'>MUST 2340) or (if entering in a spring semester) Music Industries Studies II (must-2350'>MUST 2350).
C. 16 credit hours of Applied Music:
10 credit hours of principal instrument, either voice or on focused instrument:
Vocal track:
| MUAP 1276 | | |
| MUAP 1277 | | |
| MUAP 2276 | | |
| MUAP 2277 | MUAP 2277 | |
| MUAP 3276 | | |
| MUAP 3277 | | |
Instrumental track:
| MUAP 1254 | MUAP 1254 | |
| MUAP 1255 | MUAP 1255 | |
| MUAP 2254 | | |
| MUAP 2255 | | |
| MUAP 3254 | | |
| MUAP 3255 | | |
| MUAP 4254 | | |
| MUAP 4255 | | |
6 credit hours of major ensembles:
| | Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra Wind Ensemble, or Jazz Ensemble | |
D. 18 credit hours of business, to be chosen from:
D. Core Curriculum
E. Electives to equal 120 hours