Business Administration: Music Business Concentration

CIP Code

52.0201

The concentration in music business is offered through a collaborative agreement with Belmont University. Students interested in the music business concentration will be selected prior to enrollment at Fisk or during their Freshman year. They are required to enroll in courses in the same sequence prescribed for Belmont music business students and will be expected to meet the current criteria for selection and retention in Belmont music business program. The partnership permits cross-registration so that Fisk students will remain Fisk University students. The cross-registration program may begin as early as the second semester of the Freshman year, although most students choose to wait until the sophomore year.

Entrance requirements for cross -registration for the music business concentration include:

A declared major in business administration with a concentration in music business; and
A grade Point Average of 2.5 or higher upon admission to the program and must be maintained throughout the program.

The selection of participants will be conducted through a committee that includes one faculty member each from the music discipline and Department of Business Administration, as well as a representative from the Office of the Provost and at least one representative from the Office of Admissions. Factors other than G.P.A. may also be considered.

In addition to the degree requirements outlined for the B.S. in business administration in this Bulletin, the student will take:

Requirements

The following courses offered at Belmont University [18 credits]

MBU 1110		3
MBU 3450		3
MBU 3520		3
	MBU, AET, or EIS Electives	9
MBU 4000		0

MBU 4000: each semester

The following courses offered by the Fisk University music discipline [12 credits]

MUS 100	ELEMENTS OF MUSIC	4
	And
MUS 101	MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY	4

	Principal or secondary applied instrument*	2

MUS 110	PRINCIPLES OF JAZZ IMPROVISATION	2
	Or
MUS 120	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY	2
	Or
MUS 205	MUSIC IN AMERICA	2
	Or
MUS 206	CROSSCURRENTS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC	2
	Or
MUS 207	TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC	2
	Or
MUS 208	HISTORY OF JAZZ	2

Note: MUS 110, MUS 120, MUS 205, MUS 206, MUS 207, or MUS 208 depending on students’ interest area.

Summary Requirements for the B.S. in business administration with a concentration in music business:

Common Professional Component [40 credits]
Cognate Courses (BAD 260) [4 credits]
CORE Courses (MGT 380) [4 credits]
Concentration (Belmont Music Business and Fisk Music) [30 credits]
Foreign Language [12 credits]
CORE (incl. MATH 110 substitutes for CORE 131) [37 credits]
General Electives at Fisk [5 credits]

Total Credit Hours: 130

Suggested Program Plan for the B.S. Degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Music Business

First Year, Fall Semester [17 credits]

CORE 100	NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR	1
CORE 150	COMPOSITION I	3
MATH 110	PRECALCULUS	3
BAD 110	BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3
MFL 101		4
MUS	Principal or Secondary Applied Instrument	1

First Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]

CORE	Course	3
MUS 100	ELEMENTS OF MUSIC	4
MFL 102		4
MGT 280	MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE	3
MUS	Principal or Secondary Applied Instrument	1

Second Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]

CORE 120	CRITICAL THINKING	2
MFL 200		4
ACC 230	PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I	3
ECON 230	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	3
MUS 101	MATERIALS IN MUSIC THEORY	4

Second Year, Spring Semester [17 credits]

CORE 220	THE CREATIVE ARTS	3
BAD 260	APPLIED STATISTICS	4
ACC 240	PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II	3
ECON 240	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	3
MBU 1110		3
MBU 4000		0

Third Year, Fall Semester [17 credits]

CORE	Course	3
BAD 250	BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS	3
BAD 220	LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS	4
FIN 320	BUSINESS FINANCE	3
MBU 3450		3
MBU 4000		0

Third Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]

CORE 260	HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE	3
BAD 320	MARKETING	3
BAD 399	INTERNSHIP SEMINAR	2
MGT 330	PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	4
MBU 3520		3
MBU 4000		0

Fourth Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]

CORE 230	Natural Science	4
CORE 360	THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES	3
MBU 4000		0
	General Elective	2

Fourth Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

BAD 490	BUSINESS POLICY	3
MGT 380	ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT	4

MUS 110	PRINCIPLES OF JAZZ IMPROVISATION	2
	Or
MUS 120	INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY	2
	Or
MUS 205	MUSIC IN AMERICA	2
	Or
MUS 206	CROSSCURRENTS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC	2
	Or
MUS 207	TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC	2
	Or
MUS 208	HISTORY OF JAZZ	2

	Fisk General Electives	3