Certificate in Music Industry & Production

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(28 credits)

Undergraduate or graduate level - may be combined with any major or stand alone.

The Certificate in Music Industry & Production provides students from diverse backgrounds with a focused curriculum in key aspects of the Music Industry. Students will analyze current practices and trends in the Music Industry, integrate topics and experiential projects from their selected courses, and implement their findings in a final capstone/project.

Core Courses (9 credits)

MUS 115 - Audio and Music Production I - Foundations 3 credits
MUS 215 - Audio and Music Production II - ProTools 101 3 credits
MUS 216 - Audio and Music Production III - ProTools 110 3 credits

Performance/Management (3 credits)

Students in the Certificate Program provide support to music ensembles by serving as technology assistants, recording technicians, instrument and library managers, by providing ensemble management, or in other supporting roles.

Three credits required from one or more of the following:

MUS 385 , MUS 386 , MUS 387 , MUS 388 , MUS 391 , MUS 393 , MUS 394 , MUS 395 , MUS 396 , MUS 397 , MUS 398
MUS 584 , MUS 586

Electives (16 credits)

ART 365 - Sound Art and Experimental Music Methods 1-4 credits
ARTH 311 / MUS 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present 4 credits
BA 211 - Financial Accounting 4 credits
BA 330 - Principles of Marketing 4 credits
BA 410 / BA 510 - Event, Meeting and Convention Management 4 credits
BA 436 / BA 536 - Internet Marketing and E-Commerce 4 credits
BA 480 / BA 580 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations 4 credits
COMM 222 - Creative Industries & Design Thinking 4 credits
COMM 323 - Strategic Social Media 4 credits
COMM 424 - Creative Entrepreneurship 4 credits
EMDA 341 - Remix Culture 4 credits
MUS 201 - Classical Music 4 credits
MUS 202 - Music of the World 4 credits
MUS 203 - Jazz and Justice 4 credits
MUS 205 - Rock History from 1900 - 1959 4 credits
MUS 206 - Rock Music of the 1960s-1970s 4 credits
MUS 207 - Rock Music from the 1970s-Present 4 credits
MUS 208 - Hip Hop Revolution: Rap Music and Culture in Contemporary America 4 credits
MUS 210 - American Country Music 4 credits
MUS 340 - Audio and Music Production IV - Game Audio (ProTools 130) 3 credits
MUS 341 - Audio and Music Production V - Music & Audio for Film & Video 3 credits
MUS 342 - Audio & Music Production VI - Live Sound Engineering 3 credits
MUS 415 - Music Industry Studies 3 credits
MUS 416 - Music Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing 3 credits