Music Industry - B.S. Degree
Music Industry is housed within the School of Business
Office: E336D Thompson Hall
(716) 673-4750
Dr. Reneta Barneva, Department Chairperson
Email: Reneta.Barneva@fredonia.edu
Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-business/business/applied-professional-studies/music-industry
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.
Major Requirements
Supporting Courses:
| 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 205 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 100 | Craft of Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
Core Courses:
| MUS 021-048 Special Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUS 021-048 Special Ensemble | 0.5 |
| MUSB 100 | Pathway to Success | 3 |
| 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 351 | Digital Marketing for Music Industry | 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 233 | Musics of the World | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 51 |
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.
Electives:
| Music Industry Upper Level Electives by Advisement | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 84