Music BS (Music Industry Studies Track) — Music Business, Recording Arts Emphases

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Undergraduate Degree Requirements

The music program has a competitive application process. Please refer to the CAM Web site for details and information. To be eligible for a BS in music, MIS track, students must complete 38 semester hours of music performance and musicianship courses, 12 semester hours of music industry studies core courses and 30 semester hours of music business or recording arts courses. No audition is required as part of the application procress. Students must pass major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

Music Performance, Musicianship and MIS Core Courses for all Music Industry Studies track students

MUSC 2540 - Audio Production I gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 2560 - Audio Production II gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 2700 - Introduction to Music Business gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 3210 - Music and Entertainment Marketing gtPATHWAYS:
or
MUSC 3220 - Artist Management gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1023 - Piano Class I gtPATHWAYS: Level I
PMUS 1024 - Piano Class II gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1025 - Piano Class III gtPATHWAYS:
or
PMUS 1040 - Class Guitar gtPATHWAYS:
or
PMUS 1050 - Voice Class I gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1026 - Piano Class IV gtPATHWAYS:
or
PMUS 1041 - Class Guitar II gtPATHWAYS:
or
PMUS 1060 - Voice Class II gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1100 - Music Theory I gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1110 - Ear Training and Sight Singing I gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1200 - Music Theory II gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1210 - Ear Training and Sight Singing II gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1310 - Sight Reading and Improvisation gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 1500 - General Recital
PMUS 1500 - General Recital gtPATHWAYS:
2 semesters of MIS applied lessons (4 semester hours)
2 semesters of ensembles (2 semester hours)
PMUS 2310 - Introduction to Songwriting gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 2200 - Jazz Theory gtPATHWAYS:
or
MUSC 2220 - Commercial Electronic Music Composition gtPATHWAYS:
or
PMUS 3310 - Intermediate Songwriting gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 3830 - History and Literature of Music I gtPATHWAYS:
PMUS 3831 - History and Literature of Music II gtPATHWAYS:
Electives in Performance (6 semester hours)

Total: 50 Hours

Students select either music business or recording arts emphasis and complete all listed courses and elective credits.

Music Business Emphasis Courses

MUSC 3210 - Music and Entertainment Marketing gtPATHWAYS:
or
MUSC 3220 - Artist Management gtPATHWAYS: (students pursuing the Music Business emphasis complete both MUSC 3210 and MUSC 3220)
MUSC 3690 - Concert Promotion, Tour, and Venue Management gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 3700 - Music and Entertainment Business in the Digital Age gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 3710 - CAM Records gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 3720 - Law and the Music Industry gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4740 - Music Business Analysis gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4890 - Music Business Senior Seminar gtPATHWAYS:
Music Business Electives (9 semester hours)

Total: 30 Hours

Recording Arts Emphasis Courses

Note: The recording arts emphasis is competitive. Students must be accepted into the emphasis before they are eligible to register for any of the recording arts upper division courses (with the exception of

PHYS 3620 - Sound and Music

which should be completed prior to admission into the emphasis). Please contact an advisor in the College of Arts & Media at CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for further information.

PHYS 3620 - Sound and Music gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 3550 - Critical Listening for Recording Arts gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4505 - Audio Post Production I gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4550 - Audio Production III gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4560 - Mastering & Advanced Digital Audio gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4580 - Audio Production Seminar I gtPATHWAYS:
MUSC 4581 - Audio Production Seminar II gtPATHWAYS:
Recording Arts Electives (9 semester hours)