Music, BA (with Emphasis in Management)

Program Overview

The program emphasizes performance, theory, and music history, while also covering business principles such as accounting, finance, and marketing. Graduates are prepared for careers in music management, including artist management, concert promotion, and music publishing.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Core Music Requirements:
• MUS 110 Public Performance Studies (10 credits)
• MUS 160 Piano Competency, Minor Level (0 credits)
• MUS 170 Foundations of Aural Theory (2 credits)
• MUS 172 Music Theory I (3 credits)
• MUS 174 Music Theory II (2 credits)
• MUS 174L Music Theory Lab II (1 credit)
• MUS 272 Music Theory III (2 credits)
• MUS 272L Music Theory Lab III (1 credit)
• MUS 2XX Primary Lessons (8 credits)
• One of three Junior Proficiencies:
• MUS 300 Junior Proficiency Exam, Vocal
• MUS 301 Junior Proficiency Exam, Instrumental
• MUS 303 Junior Proficiency Exam, Keyboard
• MUS 370 Form and Analysis (2 credits)
• MUS 381 Music History: Medieval through Baroque (3 credits)
• MUS 382 Music History: Classic-20th Century (3 credits)
• Major Ensembles (2 credits)
• MUS 333 Jazz Band (0-2 credits)
• MUS 335 Symphonic Chamber Winds (0-2 credits)
• MUS 337 Southwest Minnesota Orchestra (0-2 credits)
• MUS 355 Chorale (0-2 credits)
• Select six credits of the following Music Electives:
• MUS 101 Survey of World Music
• MUS 102 American Music
• MUS 104 Popular Music
• MUS 274 Chromatic, Post-Tonal, & 20th Century Theory
• MUS 274L Chromatic, Post-Tonal, & 20th Century Theory Lab
• MUS 392 Elementary School Music Methods and Materials
• MUS 3XX Secondary Lessons
• MUS 3XX Ensemble Electives
• Core Business Requirements:
• ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting I (3 credits)
• BLAW 305 Business Law I: Legal Environment and Contract Law (3 credits)
• ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• FIN 230 Business Statistics I (3 credits)
• FIN 350 Managerial Finance (3 credits)
• MGMT 101 Introduction to Business (3 credits)
• MGMT 221 Computer Concepts and Applications (3 credits)
• MGMT 300 Management Principles (3 credits)
• MGMT 323 Project Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 495 Senior Examination (0 credits)
• MGMT 499 Management Internship (31-6 credits)
• MKTG 301 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
• Select two of the following Business Electives:
• ACCT 212 Principles of Accounting II
• COMM 210 Introduction to Public Relations
• ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
• MGMT 325 Quality Management
• MGMT 422 Prod & Oper Management
• MGMT 425 Supply Chain Management
• MGMT 455 Human Resource Management
• MKTG 321 Retail Management
• MKTG 461 Entrepreneurial Marketing
• Total Credits: 70-83

Other:

• Music Management majors are encouraged to complete their minimum of 120 credit hours with electives that may prove useful in a music management career (i.e., Business, Mathematics, Speech Communications, Foreign Language, etc.)
• Degree candidates need 6 credits of major ensemble for graduation, but are also required to be in a major ensemble every semester while at SMSU except during internships.
• Students are required to enroll and pass 3 semesters.
• Must be taken for 3 credits to meet requirements.