Middle States Outcomes Assessment 1999

Department or Program: Music Business

Goals

1. Develop a background in both music and business in preparation for a career in

some aspect of the music industry

2. Develop a minimum level of musicianship and the basic requirements in a business

management degree

G. C. P. Correlation

1. Knowledge of music is an enrichment for the individual in the arts

2. Business courses deal with an understanding of how our society works

Means of Assessment

1. Some students stay in touch with the program director after graduation and report

their job successes

2. Internships and practica are encouraged and seem to relate to better academic

performance

Outcomes

Anecdotal confirmation of successful students (e.g. one is a vice president for SONY

Records, two graduates work for firms that manage artists, etc.)

Use

1. A well qualified individual has been hired to continue the program for the Fall 1999

semester

2. Attempts have been made to revise the requirements in the next college catalog to be

more up to date with the job market