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Belmont University Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
in Music Business

The Music Business (MBU) program is designed around the core fundamentals of modern business administration. Music Business students complete the B.B.A. curriculum with a major in Music Business and an emphasis focused in either Music Industry or Music Production. Because the MBU program is equivalent to a “double major” in business administration and music business, the MBU student is not required to complete a Minor area of study. Upon competition, the degree awarded is the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.).

Music Business ConcentrationHours
General Education Core Requirements 53-55
Technical Requirement
BAD 2050, Computer Proficiency for BBA (0)
Business Courses 39
Tool Courses 15
ECO 2210, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ECO 2220, Principles of Microeconomics 3
ACC 2410, 2420, Accounting Principles I & II (3,3) or
ACC 2440, 2450, Integrated Accounting Principles I & II (3,3) or
ACC 2430, Integrated Accounting Principles (6)
6
ETP 3000, Foundations of Entrepreneurship 3
Core Courses 24
MGT 2410, Business Law I 3
MIS 3100, Managing Information Systems in Business 3
INB 3300, International Business 3
FIN 3210, Business Finance 3
MKT 3210, Principles of Marketing 3
MGT 3110, Principles of Management 3
MGT 3230, Business Ethics 3
MGT 4960, Strategic Management 3
Major Area 13
MBU 1110, Survey of Music Business 3
AET 1380, Survey of Recording Technology 3
MBU 3450, Music Publishing 3
MBU 2520, Copyright Law 3
MBU 4015, Senior Capstone 1


Emphasis Area:
Choose Music Production, Music Business or Legal Studies

Music Production Emphasis15-16
AET 1450, Critical Listening for Audio Production 1
AET 2050, Basic Training: Use of the DAW 1
Choose two (2) of the following: 7-8
AET 2370, Demo Production (3)
AET 2090 & 2091, Audio Engineering I and Practicum (4)
AET 2560 & 2561, Sound Reinforcement and Practicum (4)
Choose one (1) of the following: 3
AET 3370, Master Production (3)
AET 3570, Tour Production (3)
MBU 4830, Concert Promotion & Booking (3)
AET 4380, Business & Audio 3


Music Business Emphasis15
MBU 3550, Music Industry Contract Law 3
Electives chosen from College of Entertainment and Music Business or College of Business 3000-level or higher 12


Legal Studies Emphasis 115
MBU 3550, Music Industry Contract Law (3) and
EIS 4360, Entertainment Law and Licensing (3)
6
PHI 1510, Critical Thinking (3) or
PHI 1520, Ethics (3) or
PHI 2250, Applied Ethics (3) or
REL 2510, Christian Ethics (3)
3
Electives - Choose six (6) hours from course list below: 6
Theory, Legal Reasoning, and Methods
COM 2020, Argumentation and Debate (3)
COM 2200, Persuasion (3)
ENG 1050, Understanding Literacy Language (3)
ENW 3660, History of Rhetoric (3)
PHI 1510, Critical Thinking (3)
PHI 1540, Logic (3)
PHI 3430, Philosophy of Law (3)
PSC 2500, Legal Theory (3)
PSC 3510, Legal Foundations of Democracy (3)
PSC 3610, Game Theory and Public Choice (3)
SOC 3800, Criminology (3)
Legal Institutions
MGT 4220, Business Law II (3)
PSC 2200, American Political Institutions (3)
PSC 3280, American Constitutional Law I (3)
PSC 3280, American Constitutional Law II (3)
PSC 4320, International Law (3)
PUB 2500, Copyright and Publishing Law (3)
SOC 3700, Criminal Justice (3)
Law and Culture
HIS 2010, American Experience to Reconstruction (3)
HIS 2020, American Experience since Reconstruction (3)
PSC 2400, Comparative Politics (3)
SOC 2450, Law and Society (3)
SOC 3100, Politics and Knowledge (3)
Ethics and Justice
PHI 1520, Ethics (3)
PHI 2250, Applied Ethics (3)
REL 3510, Poverty and Justice (3)
REL 3540, Eco-Justice and Faith (3)
SOC 2440, Restorative Justice (3)


Free Electives7-10
Total Hours Required for Degree
128

1 It is preferred that students take these emphasis electives at the 3000 level or higher. Although several General Education Courses are listed as electives, they do not count for credit in both the minor and Gen Ed. Students should generally select electives outside their major area for a better distribution in related subject areas.



Minor in Music BusinessHours
Minor Requirements 18
MBU 1110, Survey of Music Business 3
MBU 3450, Music Publishing 3
MBU 2520, Copyright Law 3
MBU, AET, EIS or Business Electives:
Any Music Business course numbered 1000 or higher or Business course (COBA) numbered 3000 or higher.
MBU/AET 3000 (internship) may count for up to 3 hours of electives.
9
Total 18