Music Production & Entrepreneurship, B.A.

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The BA in Music Production & Entrepreneurship will provide undergraduate students with relevant experiences in both business and music. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the music production industries of the 21st century. Graduates will be prepared for working within highly dynamic and competitive fields (either for-profit or not-for-profit organization) or launching their own enterprises. Students will gain first hand industry experience through an internship as well as experiential assignments and projects.

4+1 Music Industry Advanced Degree Program

Through the Accelerated Undergraduate-to-Graduate Pathway, students completing the Music Production & Entrepreneurship B.A. degree can apply to be accepted into this program that will allow them earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in just five years.

Requirements for Graduation:

To be eligible for graduation, students must complete a minimum of 125 credits, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above, satisfy the College’s residency requirement and complete all General Education Requirements of the College. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for First Year Seminar and all courses taken as part of Foundations. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 or higher in each course that serves as a prerequisite to a subsequent Business course. (Refer to the course description for specific prerequisites.) Failure to attain a 2.0 in prerequisite courses may lengthen the time to graduation.

The General Education Requirements of the college require students to successfully complete First Year Seminar, Foundations, Disciplinary Perspectives, and a Constellation. Students who enter the college with 30 credit hours completed will not take a First Year Seminar course and therefore must take an additional 3 credits for graduation. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation.

General Education Requirement:

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Communication course:
FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
Advanced Communication course:
FCO 210 Communication in Professional Cultures 3 credit hours
Quantitative Fluency:

Satisfied by major
American Citizenship course:
ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
Global Citizenship course:
ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Choose one of the following Humanities courses:
FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
REL 265 World Religions 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours
OR
WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following Arts courses:
ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours
Social and Behavioral Science course:
ENT 150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
Choose one of the following Natural/Physical Sciences courses:
BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240/241 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
ESS 254/255 Local Perspectives on the Geological World 3 credit hours
G 151/152 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
PSC 152/153 Concepts in Physics in Everyday Life 3 credit hours

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation except for Education majors.

Required Major Courses:

General Business Component Courses

ACC 220 Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
BUS 100 Getting to Know the Modern Value Chain 3 credit hours
BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business 3 credit hours
FIN 300 Managerial Finance I 3 credit hours
IBS 200 Principles of International Business 3 credit hours
OR
IBS 395 International Business Experience 3 credit hours
IFS 105 Personal Productivity Computing 3 credit hours
MAT 105 College Algebra II 4 credit hours
MGT 150 Principles of Management 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
QBA 260 Data Driven Decision Making 3 credit hours

Music Production Component Courses

CM 225 Introduction to New Media 3 credit hours
CM 226 Audio Production I 3 credit hours
CM 242 Video Production I 4 credit hours
MUS 181 Foundations of Music Theory and Musicianship 3 credit hours
MUS 297 Survey of Music Industry 3 credit hours
MUS 346 Music Production I 3 credit hours
MUS 397 Music Entertainment and Promotion 3 credit hours
MUS 446 Music Production II 3 credit hours
MUS 494 Music Industry Internship 3 credit hours
MUS 497 Music Publishing, Licensing and Copyright 3 credit hours

Music Elective Credits

Students must take 3 additional MUS credits.

Entrepreneurship Component Courses

ENT 220 The Entrepreneurial Marketplace 3 credit hours
ENT 350 Creativity and Innovation 3 credit hours
ENT 360 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures 3 credit hours
ENT 450 Small Business Consulting 3 credit hours
ENT 495 Business Plan Writing 3 credit hours
ENT 470-474 Special Topics 3 credit hours

Students must complete one of the following courses:

BUS 350 Management of Not-for-Profit Operations 3 credit hours
ENT 260 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 3 credit hours
THE 300 Arts Administration 3 credit hours

Suggested Course Sequence:

Senior Year (27 credits)

ENT 360 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures 3 credit hours
ENT 450 Small Business Consulting 3 credit hours
ENT 495 Business Plan Writing 3 credit hours
MUS 446 Music Production II 3 credit hours
MUS 494 Music Industry Internship 3 credit hours
MUS 497 Music Publishing, Licensing and Copyright 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
ENT 470-474 Special Topics 3 credit hours