Music Major, BA - Music Business Administration Concentration

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ⁴ Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours (200 level)
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours

• ACCT 200 - Foundations of Accounting 3 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• MUTH 115 - Harmony and Analysis through Popular Music 3 Credit Hours *
• MUTH 130 - Ear Training I 1 Credit Hours

Term 2

• ⁴ Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours * (200 level)
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours *
• MGT 201 - Introduction to Business Management for Non-Majors 3 Credit Hours
• MUTH 140 - Ear Training II 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MUKB 110 - Class Piano I 1 Credit Hours
• MUJZ 130 - Jazz Piano I 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MUCO 110 - Introduction to Music in Western Culture 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 115 - Music in the United States 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 120 - History of Rock 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 125 - Jazz in American Culture 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours

• ECON 201 - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours *
• STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MUCO 210 - History of Western Music, Ancient to the Baroque 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴  MUCO 220 - History of Western Music, Classical to the Present 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 290 - Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ³ Music List A or B 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• Written Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• BUAD 202 - Personal Finance 3 Credit Hours *
• MUSC 305 - The Business of Music 3 Credit Hours
• MUTC 290 - Sound Recording Techniques 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• Natural Sciences  (with lab) Elective 4 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• Electives 2 Credit Hours

• MUSC 310 - Practical Experience in Arts Management 3 Credit Hours

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• ² Select one course:

• (Track 1)

• MGT 300 - Organizational Management 3 Credit Hours
• MARK 300 - Marketing and Supply Chain Management 3 Credit Hours

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• (Track 2)

• ENT 350 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
• ENT 410S - Leadership in Nonprofits and Social Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Applied Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Music List A or B 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Electives 3 Credit Hours

• BULW 301 - Legal Environment of Business 2 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Electives 4-7 Credit Hours 
• ³ Music List A or B 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
   

• ² Select one course:

  (Track 1)

• FINC 300 - Fundamentals of Finance 3 Credit Hours

• (Track 2)

• ENT 451 - New Venture Planning 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ADVT 250 - Advertising Principles 3 Credit Hours
• BAS 370S - Search Advertising Optimization 3 Credit Hours
• ENT 350 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 Credit Hours
• INMT 242 - Business Software Applications 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• Elective 6 Credit Hours
• Global Citizenship - US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Music List A or B 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours

• MUSC 405 - Project in Music Business/Entrepreneurship 0-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)

Total Credit Hours 120-123

Footnotes

1. Selected from any MUEN or MUPF credits, or MUSC 101 , MUSC 111 , MUSC 112 , and MUSC 113  credits.  Students taking MUPF must be accepted into a studio through an audition. MUPF and MUSC 101  courses are not guaranteed in every applied area. At least 4 hours must come from MUEN courses.
2. Note: Students must choose between one of two business tracks, reflected in the plan above.
   Track 1: Professional Music Focus (11 hours)
   Track 2: Entrepreneurship in Music Focus (11 hours)
3. Selected from the following lists. Must take 12 total hours from List A and B, with at least 6 from List A.
   List A: MUCO 411 *, MUCO 412 , MUCO 413 *, MUCO 414 *, MUCO 416 *; MUSC 111 , MUSC 112 , MUSC 113 , MUSC 322 ; MUTC 320 , MUTC 330 , MUTC 340 , MUTC 390 , MUTC 450 , MUTC 493 ; MUTH 451 , MUTH 493 .
   List B: MUJZ 130  (note: instructor approval), MUJZ 140 , MUJZ 210 , MUJZ 220 ; MUKB 120 , MUKB 210 , MUKB 220 , MUKB 230 ; MUTH 230 , MUTH 240 ; MUVC 110 ; any MUPF (note: students must be accepted into a studio through audition), any MUEN (most have audition requirement), or any MUSC 101  (not guaranteed in every applied area every semester). In List B, students may not take more than 4 total 100-level hours.
4. Languages selected from:

American Sign Language

• ASL 111 - Elementary American Sign Language I  
• ASL 112 - Elementary American Sign Language II  
• ASL 211 - Intermediate American Sign Language I * 
• ASL 212 - Intermediate American Sign Language II *

Arabic

• ARAB 121 - Elementary Arabic I  
• ARAB 122 - Elementary Arabic II  
• ARAB 221 - Intermediate Arabic I  
• ARAB 222 - Intermediate Arabic II * 
• ARAB 231 - Arabic for Heritage Speakers I  
• ARAB 232 - Arabic for Heritage Speakers II * 

Asian Studies

• ASST 161 - Elementary Persian I  
• ASST 162 - Elementary Persian II  
• ASST 261 - Intermediate Persian I  
• ASST 262 - Intermediate Persian II  

Chinese

• CHIN 131 - Elementary Chinese I  
• CHIN 132 - Elementary Chinese II  
• CHIN 231 - Intermediate Chinese I  
• CHIN 232 - Intermediate Chinese II *

Classics

• CLAS 111 - Beginning Latin I  
• CLAS 112 - Beginning Latin II  
• CLAS 121 - Beginning Ancient Greek I  
• CLAS 122 - Beginning Ancient Greek II  
• CLAS 251 - Intermediate Latin I  
• CLAS 252 - Intermediate Latin II * 
• CLAS 261 - Intermediate Greek: Grammar Review and Readings  
• CLAS 264 - Intermediate Greek: Epic Poetry * 

French

• FREN 111 - Elementary French I  
• FREN 112 - Elementary French II  
• FREN 123 - Intensive Elementary French  
• FREN 211 - Intermediate French I  
• FREN 212 - Intermediate French II * 
• FREN 217 - Honors: Intermediate French I  
• FREN 218 - Honors: Intermediate French II *

German

• GERM 111 - Elementary German I  
• GERM 112 - Elementary German II  
• GERM 123 - Intensive Elementary German  
• GERM 211 - Intermediate German I  
• GERM 212 - Intermediate German II  

Hebrew

• HEBR 141 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I  
• HEBR 142 - Elementary Modern Hebrew II  
• HEBR 241 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew I  
• HEBR 242 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew II * 

Italian

• ITAL 111 - Elementary Italian  
• ITAL 112 - Elementary Italian  
• ITAL 123 - Intensive Elementary Italian  
• ITAL 146 - Introduction to Basic Italian Pronunciation  
• ITAL 211 - Intermediate Italian  
• ITAL 212 - Intermediate Italian * 

Japanese

• JAPA 151 - Elementary Japanese I  
• JAPA 152 - Elementary Japanese II  
• JAPA 251 - Intermediate Japanese I  
• JAPA 252 - Intermediate Japanese II * 

Persian

• PERS 161 - Elementary Persian I  
• PERS 162 - Elementary Persian II  
• PERS 261 - Intermediate Persian I  
• PERS 262 - Intermediate Persian II  

Portuguese

• PORT 111 - Elementary Portuguese  
• PORT 112 - Elementary Portuguese  
• PORT 211 - Intermediate Portuguese  
• PORT 212 - Intermediate Portuguese * 

Religious Studies

• REST 121 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew I  
• REST 122 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew II  
• REST 221 - Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I  
• REST 222 - Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II * 

Russian

• RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian  
• RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian  
• RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian  
• RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian * 

Spanish

• SPAN 111 - Elementary Spanish I  
• SPAN 112 - Elementary Spanish II  
• SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I  
• SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II * 
• SPAN 217 - Honors: Intermediate Spanish I  
• SPAN 218 - Honors: Intermediate Spanish II * 

Computer Science

• COSC 101 - Introduction to Programming  
• COSC 102 - Introduction to Computer Science  
• COSC 111 - Computational Thinking and the Art of Programming  
• COSC 202 - Data Structures  
• COSC 230 - Computer Organization  

Students whose native language is not English may satisfy the requirement with ENGL 131  AND ENGL 132 , plus any two of the following courses: AFST 225 *, AFST 226 *, AFST 233 *; CLAS 253 *; ENGL 201 *, ENGL 202 *, ENGL 206 *, ENGL 207 *, ENGL 208 *, ENGL 209 *, ENGL 221 *, ENGL 222 *, ENGL 225 *, ENGL 226 *, ENGL 231 *, ENGL 232 *, ENGL 233 *, ENGL 237 *, ENGL 238 *, ENGL 247 *, ENGL 248 *, ENGL 251 *, ENGL 252 *, ENGL 253 *, ENGL 254 *, ENGL 258 *; ITAL 401 *; JAPA 313 , JAPA 314 ; JST 312 *; LAC 315 ; MRST 261 , MRST 262 , MRST 401 ; PORT 315 ; REST 312 *; RUSS 221 *, RUSS 222 *; WLC 300 *.

The courses indicated meet both a Volunteer Core  Requirement as well as a requirement in the major. Students can choose to complete the Volunteer Core Requirement* using alternative courses; however, this could increase time to degree.

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.