Minor: Music Business

Requirements for the minor in Music Business: 18 semester hours (credits)

Entrance Requirements

  • A declaration of major in music with music business Minor.

  • A grade point average of 2.5 or higher upon admission to the program and must be maintained throughout the program.

  • Selection of participants will be conducted through a committee that includes one faculty member each from the Music discipline and the Department of Business Administration, as well as a representative from the Office of the Provost and at least one representative from Fisk’s Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management. Factors other than may also be considered.

Requirements

Entrance requirements for the cross-registration for the Music Business Minor include:

  • A declared major with minor in music business

  • A Grade Point Average of 2.5 upon admission to the program and must be maintained throughout the program.

IMPORTANT: Quality points and semester hours are earned for grades of D- or higher and may count in the music business minor according to the grading system at Belmont University. However, a minimum 2.0 grade point average is required to earn a music business minor. For this reason, a Belmont University grade of “D-” received by a Fisk student will be accepted by Fisk University as a passing grade.

In addition to the degree requirements outlined for the B.A. in Music, the student will take:

 

Belmont Required Courses

The following courses offered at Belmont University [18 credits]

MBU 1110

3

MBU 2520

3

MBU 3450

3

MBU
Electives

9

Or

AET
Electives

9

Or

CEI
Electives

9

MBU 4000

0

MBU 4000: four semesters with a P grade

Business Administration Courses

The following pre-requisite and co-requisite courses offered by the Fisk University Program in Business Administration [12 credits]

MGT 280MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

3

ECON 230PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

MGT 380ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

3

BAD 320MARKETING

3

Recommended Courses

It is recommended that the student take MGT 320, Human Resource Management and MATH 110, Pre-Calculus.

Summary Requirements

Summary Requirements for the B.A. in music with a minor in music business:

Music

50

Business

12

Music Business

18

Foreign Language

12

CORE

3

Music Business: Belmont University

CORE: MATH 101 or MATH 110 substitutes for CORE 131

 

Total required: 127-132 credits

Suggested Program for Music Majors (Bachelor of Arts degree with a minor in Music Business)

First Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

CORE 100NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR

1

CORE 150COMPOSITION I

3

MATH 110PRECALCULUS

3

MUS 101MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY

3

MUS 157SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MUS 226UNIVERSITY CHOIR

1

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

1

MUS
Secondary Applied Instrument

1

MATH 110: recommended

First Year, Spring Semester [17-18 credits]

CORE 160COMPOSITION II

3

CORE 120CRITICAL THINKING

2

CORE 220THE CREATIVE ARTS

3

Or

ART 207ARTS AND IDEAS I

3

Or

ART 208ARTS AND IDEAS II

3

MUS 102MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY

3

MUS 226UNIVERSITY CHOIR

1

MUS 158SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MUS 200WORLD MUSIC

3

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

1

MUS
Secondary Applied Instrument

1

Second Year Fall Semester [17-18 credits]

ART 291AFRICAN AMERICAN ART

3

Or

ART 292AFRICAN ART

3

Or

ENG 275AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919

3

Or

HIS 180AFRICAN HISTORY

3

Or

HIS 270AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY

3

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 101 - FRENCH OR SPANISH

3

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

1

MUS
Secondary Applied Instrument

1

MUS Ensemble select from

MUS 225JUBILEE SINGERS

1

Or

MUS 227JAZZ ENSEMBLE

1

Or

MUS 228OPERA WORKSHOP

1-2

Or

MUS 229FISK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

1

Required

MUS 157SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

ECON 230PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

Second Year, Spring Semester [17-18 credits]

CORE 132ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD II

3

Or

BAD 220BUSINESS LAW

3

Or

BAD 260APPLIED STATISTICS

3

Or

MATH 115DISCRETE MATHEMATICS

3

Or

MATH 120CALCULUS I

4

Or

NSCI 360STATISTICS

3

FOREIGN LANGUAGE 102 - FRENCH OR SPANISH

3

MUS 202MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY

3

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

1

MUS
Secondary Applied Instrument

1

MUS Ensemble select from

MUS 225JUBILEE SINGERS

1

Or

MUS 227JAZZ ENSEMBLE

1

Or

MUS 228OPERA WORKSHOP

1-2

Or

MUS 229FISK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

1

Required

MUS 158SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MBU 1110

3

MBU 4000

0

Third Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]

ECON 230PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3

Or

ECON 240PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3

Or

HIS 160UNITED STATES HISTORY

3

Or

PSCI 122AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS

3

Or

PSY 180GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Or

SOC 100INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

MUS 307MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I

3

MFL 200

4

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

1

MUS Ensemble select from

MUS 225JUBILEE SINGERS

1

Or

MUS 227JAZZ ENSEMBLE

1

Or

MUS 228OPERA WORKSHOP

1-2

Or

MUS 229FISK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

1

Required

MUS 157SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MBU 2520

3

MBU
Seminar in music Business

0

 

Third Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]

CORE 240NATURAL SCIENCE

3

Or any two of the following:

BIOL 101GENERAL BIOLOGY I

3

And

BIOL 101LGENERAL BIOLOGY I LABORATORY

1

CHEM 113GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

3

And

CHEM 103EXPERIMENTS IN GENERAL CHEMISRY I

1

PHYS 130UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I

3

And

PHYS 130LEXPERIMENTS IN GENERAL PHYSICS I

1

Required

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

1

MUS Ensemble select from

MUS 225JUBILEE SINGERS

1

Or

MUS 227JAZZ ENSEMBLE

1

Or

MUS 228OPERA WORKSHOP

1-2

Or

MUS 229FISK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

1

Required

MUS 308MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE II

3

MUS 158SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MBU 3450

3

MBU
Electives

3

Or

AET
Electives

3

Or

CEI
Electives

3

MBU 4000

0

Fourth Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]

CORE 260HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE

3

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

2

MUS Ensemble select from

MUS 225JUBILEE SINGERS

1

Or

MUS 227JAZZ ENSEMBLE

1

Or

MUS 228OPERA WORKSHOP

1-2

Or

MUS 229FISK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

1

Required

MUS 157SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MUS 323CONDUCTING

2

BAD 320MARKETING

3

MBU
Electives

3

Or

AET
Electives

3

Or

CEI
Electives

3

MGT 320HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

3

MBU 4000

0

MGT 320: recommended

Fourth Year, Spring Semester [17 credits]

CORE 360THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES

3

MUS
Principal Applied Instrument

3

MUS Ensemble select from

MUS 225JUBILEE SINGERS

1

Or

MUS 227JAZZ ENSEMBLE

1

Or

MUS 228OPERA WORKSHOP

1-2

Or

MUS 229FISK UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND

1

Required

MUS 158SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

0

MGT 380ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

3

MUS
Senior Recital

0

MUS 324CONDUCTING

2

MBU
Electives

3

Or

AET
Electives

3

Or

CEI
Electives

3

Total hours required for graduation: 124

Total with recommended coursework: 132