Music Industry Studies Emphasis—BS in Music

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Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Please refer to the MEIS Student Handbook at http://cam.ucdenver.edu/meis for additional guidelines and information.

Students complete the 14 semester hours of music performance courses, 20 semester hours of musicianship courses, 13 semester hours of MIS core courses and 26 semester hours of their music business or music technology courses. While no audition is required as part of the application process, students are required to complete the performance and musicianship courses. All major courses must be passed with a C (2.0) or better.

Music Performance, Musicianship and MIS Core Courses

MUS 2300 - Introduction to Songwriting. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 2470 - Music Applications on the Computer. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 2540 - Audio Production I. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 2560 - Audio Production II. Semester Hours: 4
MUS 2700 - Introduction to Music Business. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 4720 - Music Management. Semester Hours: 3
or
MUS 4750 - Music and Entertainment Marketing. Semester Hours: 3
PMUS 1023 - Piano Class. Semester Hours: 1 Level I
PMUS 1023 - Piano Class.
Level II
PMUS ____ - Piano III or Guitar I or Voice I (1 semester hour)
PMUS ____ - Piano III or Guitar I or Voice II (1 semester hour)
PMUS 1100 - Music Theory I. Semester Hours: 3
PMUS 1110 - Ear Training and Sight Singing I. Semester Hours: 1
PMUS 1200 - Music Theory II. Semester Hours: 3
PMUS 1210 - Ear Training and Sight Singing II. Semester Hours: 1
PMUS 1310 - Beginning Sight Reading and Improvisation. Semester Hours: 2
PMUS 1400 - Group Applied Lessons. Semester Hours: 2
PMUS 1500 - General Recital. Semester Hours: 0
PMUS 1500 - General Recital.
PMUS 1800 - Applied Music: Music Industry Studies. Semester Hours: 2
PMUS 2000 - Music Ensembles. Semester Hours: 1
PMUS 2000 - Music Ensembles.
PMUS 2200 - Contemporary Styles. Semester Hours: 3
or
MUS 2220 - Commercial Electronic Music Composition. Semester Hours: 3
or
MUS 3310 - Songwriting II. Semester Hours: 3
PMUS 3830 - History and Literature of Music I. Semester Hours: 3
PMUS 3831 - History and Literature of Music II. Semester Hours: 3
____ ____ - Electives in Performance (2 semester hours)

Total: 50 Hours

Students select either music business or music technology and complete all listed courses and elective credits.

Music Business Focus Courses

MUS 3720 - Law and the Music Industry. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 4501 - Music Business Senior Seminar. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 4720 - Music Management. Semester Hours: 3
or
MUS 4750 - Music and Entertainment Marketing. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 4740 - Music Business Analysis. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 4770 - Concert Promotion, Tour and Venue Management. Semester Hours: 3
____ ____ - Music Business Electives (11 semester hours)

Total: 26 Hours

Music Technology Focus Courses

Students must be accepted into the MIS/tech focus before being able to take any of the upper-division courses in this area. Please consult CAM advisor for more details.

MUS 3540 - Recording Studio Maintenance and Calibration. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 3550 - Critical Listening for Recording Arts. Semester Hours: 3
MUS 4505 - Audio Sweetening. Semester Hours: 4
or
MUS 4575 - Surround Sound. Semester Hours: 4
MUS 4550 - Audio Production III. Semester Hours: 4
MUS 4580 - Audio Production Seminar. Semester Hours: 3 (Junior Project)
MUS 4580 - Audio Production Seminar.
(Senior Project)
PHYS 3620 - Sound and Music. Semester Hours: 3
____ ____ - Music Technology Electives (3 semester hours)