Sample Degree Plan

Music Industry, B.S. Sample Degree Map

The Music Industry, B.S. degree offers students a broad education spanning the business and music disciplines, with classes ranging from accounting and marketing to music copyrights and contracts. Students are given the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience through internships, on-campus activities, classroom learning, and industry-leading guest speakers.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 100 Pathway to Success 3
MUSB 101 Music Industry Foundations 3
ECON 205 Prin. of Microeconomics 3
ENGL 100 Craft of Writing 3
MUS 115 Music Appreciation 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
ECON 210 Prin. of Macroeconomics 3
MUS 101 Beginning Music Theory I 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 201 The Business of Music 3
ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
CSIT 107 Web Programming I 3
MUS 233 Music of the World 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 230 History of the Music Industry 3
ACCT 202 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
CSIT 104 Intro Microcomputer Science 3
FF Course 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 301 Music Copyrights 3
MUSB 304 Business of the Beatles 3
MUSB 351 Digital Marketing 3
ECON 200 Fundamentals of Statistics 3
MUS 104 Applied Music 1
MUS 021-052 Special Ensemble .5
 
TOTAL 13.5

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 320 Music Contracts 3
MUS 021-052 Special Ensemble .5
MUS 104 Applied Music 1
Music Industry Elective 3
Music Industry Elective 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 16.5

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 435 Contemporary Issues in Music 3
COMM102 Mass Media and Society 3
MUS 425 Music Marketing and Promotion 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Credits
MUSB 420 Student Record Label 3
MUSB 465 Music Business Internship 3
MUSB 470 Concert Touring and Sounds 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3
TOTAL 15

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

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