Minor in Business of Music
Contact Person:
Carol Britt, Coordinator
C210 Bishop, (315) 267-2103, brittch@potsdam.edu
23 credit hours required.
Open to all students of the College except for B.S. in Business Administration majors.
The Business of Music minor is designed as a flexible course of study which will lead participants into career interest areas in the music business. The required courses investigate the many areas relative to the music business, including arts administration, recording industry, music publishing, music criticism, copyright law, broadcast industry, unions and guilds, and music merchandising. Additional courses, which complement these areas, are recommended in consultation with the adviser of the program. This program enables students to seek entrylevel positions in the areas of study, as well as to pursue advanced study in such areas as arts administration and music merchandising.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
| Credits | ||
| Required Courses |
8 | |
| MUAI 327 | Business of Music I | |
| MUAI 328 | Business of Music II | |
| MUAI 421 | Practicum in Music Business (2 credits) | |
Music Electives: two of the following |
6 |
|
| MUAH 301 | History of Rock Music | |
| MUAI 400 | Legal Aspects of the Music Industry | |
| MUAI 401 | Arts Administration and Grant Writing | |
| MUCE 533 | Band Instrument Maintenance for Wind Educators |
|
| MUCE 534 | String Fleet Maintenance for String Educators |
|
| MUCE 520 | Topics in Music Technology | |
| MUCI 431 | Recording and Production Techniques | |
| MUCH 440 | Historical Development of Jazz | |
| MUCI 410 | Music Merchandising and Retail | |
| MUCT 330 | Jazz Theory and Arranging | |
| Other related courses in consultation with Coordinator of Music Business. | ||
Business Electives: three of the following |
9 |
|
| ACCT 201 | Principles of Accounting I | |
| ACCT 202 | Principles of Accounting II | |
| MGMT 410 | Operations Management | |
| MGMT 301 | Principles of Management | |
| MKTG 301 | Principles of Marketing | |
| MGMT 340 | Information Systems for Business | |
| ECON 105 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON 110 | Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ECON 460 | Industrial Organization | |
| EMRE 330 | Human Resource Management | |
| STAT 100 | Statistics | |