Music Major, BA - Journalism and Media 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

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• JMED 175 - Introduction to Journalism and Creative Media 3 Credit Hours
• MUKB 110 - Class Piano I 1 Credit Hours
• MUTH 115 - Harmony and Analysis through Popular Music 3 Credit Hours
• MUTH 130 - Ear Training I 1 Credit Hours

Term 2

• Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours * (200 level)
• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• PSYC 110 - General Psychology 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 *
• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours

• ECON 201 - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours *
• JMED 200 - Multimedia Writing 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 *

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• Select one course:

• CMST 210 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• Ensemble Elective 1 Credit Hours

• JMED 200 - Multimedia Writing 3 Credit Hours
• JMED 320 - Media Marketing and Promotions 3 Credit Hours
• JMED 330 - Communication for Media 3 Credit Hours *
• MUTC 290 - Sound Recording Techniques 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• JMED 220 - Scriptwriting for Creative Works 3 Credit Hours
• JMED 230 - Multimedia Reporting 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours

• JMED 331 - Digital Content Creation 3 Credit Hours
• JMED 416 - Audience Analytics 3 Credit Hours
• MUSC 315 - A Musician’s Life I 2 Credit Hours

Term 6

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

• JMED 441 - Entrepreneurship in Journalism and Media 3 Credit Hours
• MUSC 320 - A Musician’s Life II 2 Credit Hours *

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• One 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 7

• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• ² Academic Music Elective 3 Credit Hours
• Electives 5 Credit Hours

• JMED 370 - Global Communication 3 Credit Hours * or JREM elective
• JMED 466 - Media, Diversity, and Society 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹ Performance Elective 1 Credit Hours
• ² Academic Music Elective 3 Credit Hours

• JMED 370 - Global Communication 3 Credit Hours
• JMED 441 - Entrepreneurship in Journalism and Media 3 Credit Hours
• JMED 466 - Media, Diversity, and Society 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120

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.