Music Major, BA - Advertising and Public Relations 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

• Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours (200 level)
• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours (300 level)

• 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
• MUKB 110 - Class Piano I 1 Credit Hours
• CCI 150 - Communication in an Information Age 3 Credit Hours

Term 2

• Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours * (200 level)
• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours (300 level)

• PSYC 110 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• ADVT 250 - Advertising Principles 3 Credit Hours *
• PBRL 270 - Public Relations Principles 3 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

• ² Academic Music Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours (300 level)

• ECON 201 - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *
• MATH 115 - Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MUCO 210 - History of Western Music, Ancient to the Baroque 3 Credit Hours *
• 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

• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours (level 300)
• Any ADVT, ADPR, CCI or PBRL Elective 3 Credit Hours

• MUTC 290 - Sound Recording Techniques 3 Credit Hours *
• JMED 200 - Multimedia Writing 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ADVT 250 - Advertising Principles 3 Credit Hours *
• PBRL 270 - Public Relations Principles 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• Natural Sciences  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• Elective 1 Credit Hours
• Any ADVT, ADPR, CCI or PBRL Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ADPR 365 - Social Media Strategy 3 Credit Hours
• MUSC 315 - A Musician’s Life I 2 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Natural Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• ² Academic Music Elective 3 Credit Hours

• MUSC 320 - A Musician’s Life II 2 Credit Hours
• PBRL 400 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Relations 3 Credit Hours
• ADPR 375 - Integrating Communication Channels 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Applied Oral Communication  Elective (not ADVT 450) 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Academic Music Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Non-US History 3 Credit Hours
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours

• PSYC 360 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours

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• Upper-level MUCO course chosen from:

• MUCO 330 - Music, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 380 - Music in World Cultures 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 410 - Special Topics in Musicology 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 411 - Music of Appalachia 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 412 - Gender, Performance Art, and the Avant Garde 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 413 - Music and the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 414 - Music and Media 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 416 - Global Soundtracks 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 421 - Music of Bali, Indonesia 2-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• MUCO 423 - Musics of Latin America 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• Elective 1-3 Credit Hours
• Global Citizenship - US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• ² Academic Music Elective 3 Credit Hours

• MUSC 405 - Project in Music Business/Entrepreneurship 0-3 Credit Hours (3 hours)
• MUSC 310 - Practical Experience in Arts Management 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120-122

Footnotes

1. Performance Electives: MUJZ 130  (note: instructor approval), MUJZ 140 , MUJZ 210 , MUJZ 220 ; MUKB 120 , MUKB 210 , MUKB 220 , MUKB 230 ; MUTH 140 , MUTH 230 , MUTH 240 ; MUVC 110 ; any MUPF (note: students taking MUPF must be accepted into a studio through an audition), any MUEN (by audition when required), or any MUSC 101  (not guaranteed in every applied area every semester). Students may not take more than 4 total 100-level hours.
2. Academic Music Electives: MUCO 330 *, MUCO 380 *, MUCO 410 , MUCO 411 *, MUCO 412 , MUCO 413 *, MUCO 414 *, MUCO 415 , MUCO 416 *, MUCO 421 , MUCO 423 , MUCO 424 ; MUSC 314 ; MUTC 320 , MUTC 325 , MUTC 330 , MUTC 340 , MUTC 390 *, MUTC 450 , MUTC 493 ; MUTH 451 , MUTH 493 .        

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.