Introduction

Please click here to see general Music & Entertainment Industry Studies information.

The music business emphasis prepares undergraduates for careers in such fields as artist management, music publishing, concert promotion, record production, venue management, label promotion, distribution and entertainment law.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

• Click here to go to information about declaring a major.
• The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Music has a competitive application process. Please refer to the Department of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies website for detailed guidelines and information.
• Students who wish to pursue the music business emphasis, non-audition track, are not required to complete an audition as part of the application process. Students will be assessed for varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curriculum. Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for further information.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum   
• College of Arts & Media Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

1. To earn a BS in Music, students must complete musicianship courses, Music & Entertainment Industry Studies core courses and requirements from one of the four emphasis areas: performance, singer/songwriter, music business or recording arts.
2. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a College of Arts & Media major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement. A grade of S is acceptable only for courses in which the grading basis is S/U. No more than 6 semester hours of P+/P/F is allowed in any given semester. No more than 12 semester hours may be elected as P+/P/F toward the degree.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Musicianship
Take all of the following Musicianship course groups:
PMUS 1100	Music Theory I	3
PMUS 1110	Ear Training and Sight Singing I	1
PMUS 1500	Music Industry Insights	1
Take one of the following Musicianship courses:		1
PMUS 1023	Piano Class I
PMUS 1040	Class Guitar
Take one of the following Musicianship courses:		1
PMUS 1023	Piano Class I
PMUS 1024	Piano Class II
PMUS 1040	Class Guitar
PMUS 1041	Class Guitar II
PMUS 1050	Voice Class I
Take all of the following Musicianship courses:
PMUS 3832	Music in Culture	3
PMUS ___	Music History Elective	3
Music Elective (6 semester hours)		6
Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Core
Take the following Music & Entertainment Industry Studies Core course:
MUSC 1540	Introduction to Audio Production	3
Music Business Emphasis
Take all of the following Music Business Emphasis courses:
MUSC 2700	Introduction to Music Business	3
MUSC 3210	Music and Entertainment Marketing	3
MUSC 3220	Artist Management	3
MUSC 3690	Concert Promotion and Venue Management	3
MUSC 3700	Music and Entertainment Business in the Digital Age	3
MUSC 3710	Artist and Record Labels	3
MUSC 3720	Law and the Music Industry	3
MUSC 3755	Music Publishing	3
MUSC 4740	Music Business Analysis	3
MUSC 4890	Music Business Senior Seminar	3
Music Business Emphasis Electives
Take twenty-seven semester hours of Music Business Emphasis electives.		27
Total Hours		79

Please contact the College of Arts & Media at CAM@ucdenver.edu for course sequencing, any prerequisite updates and for lists of approval electives and more information about this emphasis.

To review the Degree Map for this program, please visit our website.