Requirements
Entrance requirements for the cross-registration for the Music Business Minor include:
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 |
Business Administration Courses
The following pre-requisite and co-requisite courses offered by the Fisk University Program in Business Administration [12 credits]
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 |
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 100 | NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR | 1 |
| CORE 150 | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| MATH 110 | PRECALCULUS | 3 |
| MUS 101 | MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY | 3 |
| MUS 157 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| MUS 226 | UNIVERSITY CHOIR | 1 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 1 |
| MUS | Secondary Applied Instrument | 1 |
First Year, Spring Semester [17-18 credits]
| CORE 160 | COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| CORE 120 | CRITICAL THINKING | 2 |
| | | |
| CORE 220 | THE CREATIVE ARTS | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ART 207 | ARTS AND IDEAS I | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ART 208 | ARTS AND IDEAS II | 3 |
| | | |
| MUS 102 | MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY | 3 |
| MUS 226 | UNIVERSITY CHOIR | 1 |
| MUS 158 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| MUS 200 | WORLD MUSIC | 3 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 1 |
| MUS | Secondary Applied Instrument | 1 |
Second Year Fall Semester [17-18 credits]
| ART 291 | AFRICAN AMERICAN ART | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ART 292 | AFRICAN ART | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ENG 275 | AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919 | 3 |
| | Or | |
| HIS 180 | AFRICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| | Or | |
| HIS 270 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY | 3 |
| | | |
| | FOREIGN LANGUAGE 101 - FRENCH OR SPANISH | 3 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 1 |
| MUS | Secondary Applied Instrument | 1 |
MUS Ensemble select from
Required
| MUS 157 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| ECON 230 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
Second Year, Spring Semester [17-18 credits]
| CORE 132 | ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD II | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BAD 220 | BUSINESS LAW | 3 |
| | Or | |
| BAD 260 | APPLIED STATISTICS | 3 |
| | Or | |
| MATH 115 | DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 3 |
| | Or | |
| MATH 120 | CALCULUS I | 4 |
| | Or | |
| NSCI 360 | STATISTICS | 3 |
| | | |
| | FOREIGN LANGUAGE 102 - FRENCH OR SPANISH | 3 |
| MUS 202 | MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY | 3 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 1 |
| MUS | Secondary Applied Instrument | 1 |
MUS Ensemble select from
Required
| MUS 158 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| MBU 1110 | | 3 |
| MBU 4000 | | 0 |
Third Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]
| ECON 230 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ECON 240 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| | Or | |
| HIS 160 | UNITED STATES HISTORY | 3 |
| | Or | |
| PSCI 122 | AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS | 3 |
| | Or | |
| PSY 180 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| | Or | |
| SOC 100 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| | | |
| MUS 307 | MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE I | 3 |
| MFL 200 | | 4 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 1 |
MUS Ensemble select from
Required
| MUS 157 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| MBU 2520 | | 3 |
| MBU | Seminar in music Business | 0 |
Third Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]
Or any two of the following:
Required
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 1 |
MUS Ensemble select from
Required
| MUS 308 | MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE II | 3 |
| MUS 158 | SEMINAR 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 260 | HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 2 |
MUS Ensemble select from
Required
| MUS 157 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| MUS 323 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| BAD 320 | MARKETING | 3 |
| | | |
| MBU | Electives | 3 |
| | Or | |
| AET | Electives | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CEI | Electives | 3 |
| | | |
| MGT 320 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| MBU 4000 | | 0 |
Fourth Year, Spring Semester [17 credits]
| CORE 360 | THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES | 3 |
| MUS | Principal Applied Instrument | 3 |
MUS Ensemble select from
Required
| MUS 158 | SEMINAR IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE | 0 |
| MGT 380 | ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| MUS | Senior Recital | 0 |
| MUS 324 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| | | |
| MBU | Electives | 3 |
| | Or | |
| AET | Electives | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CEI | Electives | 3 |
Total hours required for graduation: 124
Total with recommended coursework: 132