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Arts Entertainment & Media Management

AEMM Music Business BA


Level I Required                            Courses:  8/ 8

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-1110      Introduction to Management           3       C- 
 28-2170      Managerial Economics                 3       C- 
 28-1115      Introduction to Marketing the        3       C- 
 28-2110      Accounting I                         4       C- 
 28-2111      Legal Aspects Arts and               3       C- 
 28-2115      Computer Uses for Managers           3       C- 
 28-2120      Writing for Managers*                3       C- 
 28-3110      Finance                              3       C- 

Students must choose 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the following list.  
                                                                                
Level II Choices                            Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-2150      Topics:Organizational Behavior       3       C- 
 28-2160      Labor Relations for the Arts         3       C- 
 28-2165      Managing Human Resources             3       C- 
 28-2250      Investments                          3       C- 
 28-2610      E-Business I                         3       C- 
 28-3120      Accounting II                        3       C- 
 28-3130      Arts Entrepreneurship I              3       C- 
 28-3135      Strategic Management                 3       C- 
 28-4123      Arts Management Experiential         3       C- 
 28-4125      Ethics & Business of Arts            3       C- 
 28-4155      Investment Portfolio                 3       C- 
 28-4511      Building Leadership Skills           3       C- 

Concentration Required                      Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-1410      Art & Business of Recording          3       C- 
 28-3130      Arts Entrepreneurship I              3       C- 

Students must choose one of the following tracks within the Music Business 
concentration:  Producing Recorded Music, Talent Management, Marketing and 
Promotion, or Entrepreneurial Music Management.  Select one and declare it 
officially in the Advising Center to ensure the most accurate Advising Guide.  
Complete 9 additional credit hours within your chosen track. 

 

                                                                                
Level III Choices       

Producing Recorded Music                    Courses:  3/ 3

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-2420      Producing Recorded Music I           2       C- 
 28-2435      Music Publishing                     3       C- 
 28-3470      AEMMP Record Company:                3       C- 
 28-4422      Producing Recorded Music II:         3       C- 
 28-4424      Producing Recorded Music III:        2       C- 
 28-4475      Producing Recorded Music -           3       C- 

Talent Management                           Courses:  3/ 3

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-2411      Applied Marketing: Recording         3       C- 
 28-2430      Talent Management                    3       C- 
 28-2435      Music Publishing                     3       C- 
 28-2855      Events: Concert and Festival         3       C- 
 28-4410      The Press, Consumers, and the        3       C- 
 28-4831      Touring Live Entertainment*          3       C- 

Marketing & Promotion                       Courses:  3/ 3

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-2411      Applied Marketing: Recording         3       C- 
 28-2435      Music Publishing                     3       C- 
 28-3415      Record Promotion                     3       C- 
 28-3471      AEMM Record Company: Marketing       3       C- 
 28-4410      The Press, Consumers, and the        3       C- 

Entrepreneurial Music                       Courses:  3/ 3

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 28-2411      Applied Marketing: Recording         3       C- 
 28-3430      Developing Record Deal               3       C- 
 28-2435      Music Publishing                     3       C- 
 28-3470      AEMMP Record Company:                3       C- 
 28-3471      AEMM Record Company: Marketing       3       C- 

Students must complete 6 credit hours of Context coursework from one of the 
following tracks within the Music Business concentration:  Producing Recorded 
Music, Talent Management, Marketing and Promotion, or Entrepreneurial Music 
Management.  
                                                                                
Context Choices         

Context Producing                           Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 32-1620      Popular Contemporary Music           3       C- 
 46-2400      Hip Hop: Global Music and            3       C- 
 54-3675      Buzz In Marketing Communicatio       3       C- 
 32-1900      Music Theory for Recording           3       C- 
 56-1515      Personal Wellness                    3       C- 
 32-1651      Introduction to Musics of the        3       C- 

Context Talent                              Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 32-1620      Popular Contemporary Music           3       C- 
 46-2400      Hip Hop: Global Music and            3       C- 
 54-3675      Buzz In Marketing Communicatio       3       C- 
 56-1515      Personal Wellness                    3       C- 
 32-1651      Introduction to Musics of the        3       C- 
 32-1623                                                   C- 
 51-2103      Critical Vocabulary for the Ar       3       C- 
 32-1621      Introduction to Black Music          3       C- 
 51-1111      Latin American Art, Literature       3       C- 
 32-1622                                                   C- 

Context Marketing                           Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 32-1620      Popular Contemporary Music           3       C- 
 46-2400      Hip Hop: Global Music and            3       C- 
 54-3675      Buzz In Marketing Communicatio       3       C- 
 32-1631      The Jazz Tradition                   3       C- 
 56-1515      Personal Wellness                    3       C- 
 32-1651      Introduction to Musics of the        3       C- 
 32-1623                                                   C- 
 51-1111      Latin American Art, Literature       3       C- 

Context Entrepreneurial                     Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

 32-1620      Popular Contemporary Music           3       C- 
 46-2400      Hip Hop: Global Music and            3       C- 
 54-3675      Buzz In Marketing Communicatio       3       C- 
 56-1515      Personal Wellness                    3       C- 
 32-1651      Introduction to Musics of the        3       C- 
 32-1623                                                   C- 
 51-2103      Critical Vocabulary for the Ar       3       C- 

Students must complete 6 credit hours of Practice coursework from one of the 
following tracks within the Music Business concentration:  Producing Recorded 
Music, Talent Management, Marketing and Promotion, or Entrepreneurial Music 
Management.  
                                                                                
Practice Choices        

Practice Producing                          Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

Any Private Lessons within the Music Department.  Audition and/or pre-requisites
required.  
                                                                                
 32-27*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-18*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-28*******                                              C- 
 32-2911      Introduction to MIDI                 3       C- 
 36-2400      Sound Design for Games I*            3       C- 

Practice Talent Mgmnt                       Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

Any Private Lessons within the Music Department.  Audition and/or pre-requisites
required.  
                                                                                
 32-27*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-18*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-28*******                                              C- 
 52-1500      Poetry Workshop: Beginning           3       C- 
 32-1601      Exploring the Art of Music           3       C- 
 36-2400      Sound Design for Games I*            3       C- 

Practice Marketing                          Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

Any Private Lessons within the Music Department.  Audition and/or pre-requisites
required.  
                                                                                
 32-27*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-18*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-28*******                                              C- 
 52-1500      Poetry Workshop: Beginning           3       C- 
 32-1601      Exploring the Art of Music           3       C- 
 36-2400      Sound Design for Games I*            3       C- 

Practice Entrepreneurial                    Courses:  2/ 2

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

Any Private Lessons within the Music Department.  Audition and/or pre-requisites
required. 
                                                                                
 32-27*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-18*******                                              C- 
Any Music Department ensemble.  Audition and/or pre-requisites may be required. 
 32-28*******                                              C- 
 52-1500      Poetry Workshop: Beginning           3       C- 
 32-1601      Exploring the Art of Music           3       C- 
 36-2400      Sound Design for Games I*            3       C- 

Internship                                  Courses:  1/ 1

 Course       Title                             Credits  Grade

See your Internship Coordinator to select and register for your internship.  You
must have a cumulative gpa of 3.0 or higher and you must have completed a 
minimum of 60 total credit hours to register for internship.  

                                                                                
 28-3188      Internship: Management               1       C- 


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