Major requirements for a Bachelor of Arts with an Emphasis in Music Industry Studies

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 music business areas such as music marketing, publishing, studio production for the media, and artist management. 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 music technology; they will also successfully complete two Music Industries Internships. For more information on this program, contact Professor Jim Waller at jwaller@uiwtx.edu.

A. 28-33 credit hours of Musicianship:

MUSI 1100 Introduction to Aural Skills (subject to Aural Skills Diagnostic Test results)
MUSI 1300 Introduction to Music Theory (subject to Theory Diagnostic Test results)
MUSI 1191 Aural Skills I
MUSI 1192 Aural Skills II
MUSI 2193 Advanced Aural Skills III
MUSI 2194 Advanced Aural Skills IV
MUSI 1321 Music Theory I
MUSI 1322 Music Theory II
MUSI 2323 Music Theory III
MUSI 3324 Music Theory IV
MUSI 1111 Keyboard Skills I
MUSI 1121 Keyboard Skills II
MUSI 2111 Keyboard Skills III
Keyboard Proficiency Exam
MUSI 3341 Music History I
MUSI 3342 Music History II
MUSI 3348 Studies in World Music

B. 18 credit hours of Applied Music:

12 credit hours of principal instrument in either voice or one focused instrument
Vocal track: MUAP 1276, 1277, 2276. 2277, 3276, 3277
Instrumental track: MUAP 1254, 1255, 2254, 2255, 3254, 3255
6 credit hours of major ensembles: Chorale, Orchestra, Band, Wind Ensemble, or Jazz Ensemble 

C. 26 credit hours of Music Industry courses:

MUST 2299 Music Industries Introductory Internship
MUST 2340 Introduction to Music Industry Studies
MUST 1301 Introduction to Music Technology
MUST 2350 Music Industry Studies II
MUST 2325 Studio Arranging
MUST 3305 Record Production
MUST 4399 Web Design for Music Applications
MUST 3310 Entertainment Law
MUST 4359 Internship in Music Industry Studies

D. 18 credit hours of Business Courses:

ACCT 2301 Accounting for non-Business majors
BLAW 3317 Business Law I
BMGT 3340 Management Theory and Practice
BMKT 3331 Principles of Marketing
BMKT 3333 Fundamentals of Advertising
BMGT 3354 Human Resource Management (OR)
MBGT 4355 Organizational Behavior and Leadership

E. CORE COURSES: 43 required credit hours of General Studies (see university CORE as specified in the applicable catalogue) http://www.uiw.edu/registrar/corecurriculum.htm

MUAP NOTE: Students who, at the time of their entrance audition, are deemed unprepared for freshman-level MUAP lessons, will be placed in appropriate preparation courses (MUAP 1244 or MUSI 1311), which will not count toward their degree plan as either Music courses or Free Electives.

Audition Requirements - Audition Requirements and Dates

Recommended Course Sequence (pdf) - BA_Music_Industries

More information on the Music Industries Studies Program

Download the Music Industry Studies @ UIW Brochure

A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for graduation, with no less than 36 upper division
(3000-4000 level) courses. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all requirements
for the degree are fulfilled as stated in the undergraduate catalog.