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Music Industry Studies
LEARN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MUSIC
The School of Music offers both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees. The Bachelor of Arts in Music with Music Industry Studies Concentration provides broad coverage of music combined with a liberal arts education applicable to a variety of career interests. This program provides opportunities designed to prepare students for administrative careers within the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors of the music industry. A 4+1 program option is offered through the Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry Studies, which combines the liberal arts music major with a master’s degree in Business Administration completed in the fifth year of study.
RELATED MAJORS
AREAS OF STUDY
- Music Theory
- Aural Skills
- Music History
- Private Weekly Instrumental or Vocal Lessons
- Ensembles
- Music Industry Studies Core Sequence
CAREER OPTIONS
- Arts Administration/Arts Management
- Curator/Librarian
- Educator or Music School Administrator
- Fundraiser/Grant Writer
- Instrument Builder
- Media Development and Marketing
- Music Agent
- Music Licensing and Publishing
- Music Therapist
- Sound Engineer
- Vocational Performance
- Song Contractor or Producer
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Business
- Music Performance
RELATED DEGREE PROGRAMS
- Law
- Medicine
What’s special about this program?
This major can be personalized to fit the academic and professional pursuits of each student, individualized to incorporate minors, Honors Degrees, Degrees with Distinction, service learning, study abroad and research. We maintain a low student-to-faculty ratio and small classes, providing access to a passionate, invested and highly accomplished faculty comprised of professionally active performers, composers, educators, theorists and musicologists. The study of music at Delaware is enriched by nearly 300 performances each year by faculty, students, ensembles and guest artists. Additionally, the vast musical resources of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and New York City are easily accessible to our majors.
Get Involved
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Xi Mu Chapter)
Sigma Alpha Iota (Eto Rho Chapter)
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
The Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI)
American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
The Jazz Educators and Performers Association (JEPA)
Music Management Student Assoc (MMSA)
College Music Society (UD Student Chapter)
Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
American Musicological Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
A cappella and other musical groups
Nationally Connected Organizations
Ensemble Opportunities
Sample curriculum
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing | MUSC 154 - Private Study for Music Bachelor of Arts and Minors II |
| MUSC 153 - Private Study for Bachelor of Arts and Minors I | MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II |
| MUSC 175 - Class Piano: Elementary I | MUSC 195 - Foundations of Music Theory |
| MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency | Ensemble Elective (2/4)* |
| MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I | Mathematics Requirement * |
| First Year Seminar | Breadth Requirement (2/12) |
| Ensemble Elective (1/4)* | Breadth Requirement (3/12) |
| Breadth Requirement (1/12) | |
| Credits: 14 | Credits: 17 |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| MUSC 196 - Musical Objects: Analysis and Application | MUSC 254 - Private Study for Music Bachelor of Arts and Minors IV |
| MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas | MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV |
| MUSC 253 - Private Study for Bachelor of Arts and Minors III | Music Theory* |
| MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III | MUSC 212 or Breadth Requirement (11/12) |
| Ensemble Elective (3/4)* | Ensemble Elective (4/4)* |
| Breadth Requirement (4/12) | Breadth Requirement (6/12) |
| Breadth Requirement (5/12) | Breadth Requirement (7/12) |
| Credits: 17 | Credits: 16-17 |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) | MUSC 411 or Music History Period Course* |
| MUSC 213 or Music History Period Course* | MUSC 485 - Principles of Music Industry Practice |
| Breadth Requirement with Laboratory (8/12) | Foreign Language Requirement (2/3) |
| Breadth Requirement (9/12) | Breadth Requirement (10/12) |
| Non-MUSC Elective | |
| Credits: 14 | Credits: 16 |
| FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|
| MUSC 464 - Internship (satisfies DLE and Capstone Requirement) | MUSC 487 - Marketing and Audience Engagement in the Performing Arts |
| MUSC 486 - Elements of Music Industry Studies | Breadth Requirement (12/12) |
| Foreign Language Requirement (3/3) | Multicultural Requirement |
| MUSC 411 or Breadth Requirement (11/12) | Non-MUSC Elective |
| Non-MUSC Elective | |
| Credits: 13 | Credits: 14 |
