MUSIC BUSINESS DEGREE PROGR AM DETAILS The music business major develops knowledge and skills to secure careers in a variety of areas such as record company operations, music publishing, artist management, music marketing, public relations, merchandising, social media, concert promotion and entertainment law. The major combines traditional business courses, such as accounting, finance, management and economics, with music business core classes such as survey of music business, copyright law, music publishing and survey of recording technology. Choose from an emphasis area in business, legal studies, live event management, international music business or music production.
FACULTY CREDENTIALS GRADUATE PROFILE:
Our instructors are academic scholars and industry professionals, and our facilities on Music Row put you in direct contact with the same music industry leaders you will work
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with when you graduate.
STUDENT BENEFITS Enhance Your Knowledge: The major combines traditional business courses (accounting, business law, finance, management and economics) with specialized music business courses (publishing, copyright law, artist management, public relations, concert promotion and marketing). Expand Your Opportunities: Access to music row sets Belmont apart. We host over 80 industry guests on campus for seminars and workshops each semester. We also work with more than 360 companies in the United States to provide students with internship opportunities. Companies include: Sony, Curb Records, CAA, WME, CMT, The WB Network, Ellen DeGeneres Show, Fox, MTV, VH1, Radio City Music Hall and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Maintain Your Lifestyle: Enjoy the flexibility and convenience of our 8-week evening courses, where you attend class one night a week and complete the rest of the coursework online, or our 15-week courses, which are offered in the day and evening.
CAREER IMPACT The Music Business major develops the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a range of careers such as record company operations, music publishing, artist management, publicity, concert promotion and booking.
“Working alongside the Head of Sony/ATV Nashville and co-founder of THiS Music, Rusty Gaston, we focus on managing our roster of songwriters from booking their calendars to strategically positioning them and their songs for success. If it weren’t for a paper I had to write for my Survey of Music Business class, I may have never met Rusty. I interviewed him for a final paper that semester, which turned into an internship, which turned into my position here at THiS today!”
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Music Business Degree Requirements BELL Core/General Education Requirements
MUSIC BUSINESS CURRICULUM The B.B.A. in Music Business consists of a minimum of 128 credit hours, including BELL Core general education requirements. The B.B.A. degree allows students to gain a solid
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foundation in all facets of business and music business. Students will complete a set of Business Tool and Core Courses, Music Business Core Classes and choose an emphasis area in Business, Legal Studies, Live Event Management, International Music Business or Music Production to complete the major.
TR ANSFER CREDIT You’ll need a total of 128 credit hours to graduate from most of Belmont’s undergraduate adult degree programs—and our flexible transfer credit policy puts you well on your way. You can transfer up to 64 credits toward a bachelor’s degree from an accredited junior college or community college. You can transfer up to 96 credits toward a bachelor’s degree from an accredited senior college or university. If you want to transfer credits from both community college and a senior college or university, at least 64 hours of work must come from an accredited senior college or university. For all students, a minimum of 32 hours must be completed at Belmont. Contact us to complete a free unofficial transcript analysis of your previous college coursework so we can see how many courses you have left to take at Belmont.
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Business and Music Business Courses Business Tool Courses Accounting Business Law Foundations of Entrepreneurship Business Core Courses Business Ethics Business Finance International Business Managing Business Systems Principles of Management Principles of Marketing Strategic Management Music Business Emphasis Area: Choose One Business Legal Studies Live Event Management International Music Business Music Production Credits Required for Graduation
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