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Music Industry Studies—Bachelor of Arts

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Website: Department of Music

College/School: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 

Apply to UIW: Application for the Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies

Accreditation: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies degree program 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. Students take three semesters of Record Label Operations during which they oversee the student-run record label, Broadway Bird Records. They also spend two semesters in UIW's state-of-the-art recording studio. 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 a Music Industry internship.

Admissions

Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies degree program is a two-fold process.

Requirements: 

  1. Admission to the University of the Incarnate Word.

  2. Admission, through audition, to the Department of Music.

Prerequisites: Students who, at the time of their entrance audition, are deemed unprepared for freshman-level MUAP lessons or MUSI courses may be placed in one or more of the following courses: MUAP 1144, MUSI 1311, MUSI 1381, MUSI 1100, MUSI 1300.

Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies Degree Plan

The Music Industry degree plan requires a minimum of 129 credit hours to complete, and includes 31 credit hours in Musicianship, 10 hours of Applied Music and Ensemble, 30 credit hours in Music Industry courses, and 12 credit hours in Business courses.

UIW Undergraduate Core Curriculum

UIW core coursework is required. Review the Undergraduate Core Curriculum Here and review the degree plans for each concentration for scheduling of the core curriculum classwork. In addition, 45 Community Service hours are part of all bachelor's degree programs. See Community Service.

 

UIW Core Curriculum 
 Composition and Rhetoric  6 credit hours
 Literature and Art 3 credit hours (music majors are exempt from 3 hours of fine arts core)
 Science and Mathematics 7 credit hours 
 History and Behavioral Science 6 credit hours 
 Philosophy and Religion  9 credit hours 
 Second Language  6 credit hours 
 Wellness and Physical Education  3 credit hours
  40 total core credit hours (music majors are exempt from 3 hours of fine arts core)
   
 Community Service  45 clock hours (non-credit) 

Musicianship Coursework

 
MUSI 1201Introduction to Music Technology

2

MUSI 1191Aural Skills I

1

MUSI 1192Aural Skills II

1

MUSI 2193Advanced Aural Skills III

1

MUSI 2194Advanced Aural Skills IV

1

MUSI 1321Music Theory I

3

MUSI 1322Music Theory II

3

MUSI 2323Music Theory III

3

MUSI 3324Music Theory IV

3

MUSI 1111Keyboard Skills I

1

MUSI 1121Keyboard Skills II

1

MUSI 2110Keyboard Skills III

1

MUSI 2120Keyboard Skills IV

1

MUSI 3341Music History I

3

MUSI 3342Music History II

3

and

MUSI 3348Studies in World Music

3

or

MUSI 3351Music in Asian Theater

3

Total Credit Hours:31

 

Music Industry Coursework

All entering Music Industry Studies majors should register for MUST 2340 Introduction to Music Industries Studies, or, if entering in a spring semester, MUST 2360 Music Publishing.

MUAP 2220 Record Label Operations must be completed 3 times.

MUAP 2220Record Label Operations

2

MUST 2325Studio Arranging with Pro Tools

3

MUST 2340Introduction to Music Industry Studies

3

MUST 2360Music Publishing

3

MUST 3305Record Production

3

MUST 3310Entertainment Law

3

MUST 3320Web Design for Music Applications

3

MUST 4359Internship in Music Industry Studies

3

MUAP 4380Advanced Audio Production II

3

Total Credit Hours:30

Applied Music Coursework

Principal Instrument or Voice Coursework

Vocal Track Coursework
MUAP 1176Private Instruction: Voice

1

MUAP 1177Private Instruction: Voice

1

MUAP 2276Private Instruction: Voice

2

MUAP 2277Private Instruction: Voice

2

MUAP 3276Private Instruction: Voice

2

MUAP 3277Private Instruction: Voice

2

Total Credit Hours:10

 

Instrumental Track Coursework
MUAP 1154Private Instruction: Instrumental

1

MUAP 1155Private Instruction: Instrumental

1

MUAP 2254Private Instruction: Instrumental

2

MUAP 2255Private Instruction: Instrumental

2

MUAP 3254Private Instruction: Instrumental

2

MUAP 3255Private Instruction: Instrumental

2

Total Credit Hours:10

Major Ensembles

6 credit hours of major ensembles, including Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale, Orchestra, or Wind Ensemble.

Total Credit Hours:6

Business Coursework

Students must complete these four business courses.

ACCT 2301Accounting for Non-Business Majors

3

BMGT 3340Management Theory and Practice

3

BMKT 3331Principles of Marketing

3

BMKT 3355Internet Marketing

3

Total Credit Hours:12