Music Business & Entrepreneurship Major

This major is an interdisciplinary degree program combining music, business, and worship arts. The program is designed to give students the knowledge and skills to create, perform, and record their own popular songs and worship music, and then start their own small music business with which they can market their work. The Music Business Entrepreneurship major culminates in MUS473 Senior Music Business Project (2-12 c.h.) that includes a faculty-juried business plan presentation and faculty-juried public performance in addition to cooperative work with other senior project students in artist relations, concert promotion and concert production. The Senior Project is the capstone experience and assessment.

Important Notes

• 40% of major requirements must be completed at Judson.
• 40% of major requirements must be upper division.
• No more than 9 hours of MUS topics courses, and no more than 24 hours total of applied music (private lessons, class lessons, senior projects and performing ensembles) can apply toward graduation requirements.
• Piano proficiency is required for all music majors and students must enroll in private lessons for credit until examination (given during piano juries at the end of each semester) is passed. If it is failed, the student must repeat it until successfully passed; the examination should be passed by the end of the junior year. Specific requirements are available from any of the music faculty.
• Students majoring in Music Business and Entrepreneurship may not add a Business minor.
• Students must choose a concentration in Voice or an Instrument to accompany this major.

Gen Eds Required by Major

• DCW301 Reflecting on the Conversation (1 c.h.) (fulfills Gen Ed GEN301 Requirement)
• PSY111 Introduction to Psychology (3 c.h.) (fulfills Gen Ed Social Science Requirement)
• MUS181 Music Appreciation (3 c.h.) may not be taken by students in this major

Major Requirements

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Students should register for MUS293 every semester they attend Judson. Registration is for 0 credits except for the student's final semester, when it must be taken for 1 credit hour.

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In addition to Commercial Class Piano, students should complete three semesters of MUS302/402.

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Private lessons should be taken in the concentration area. The Music department recommends that lessons be taken during the first two semesters for no credit, and every subsequent semester for credit. At least 4 hours should be upper division.

Bachelor of Arts in Music Business and Entrepreneurship (Four-Year Plan)

Academic planning is the student's responsibility. This Graduation Plan is designed to be a guide to assist students as they plan their course selections. This is only a suggested schedule, and is not a substitute for a student's Degree Audit, nor the Program Requirements in the Judson University Catalog. Actual course selections should be made with the advice and approval of an academic advisor. Students should become familiar with the catalog in effect at the time at which they entered the institution. Course requirements and sequencing may vary with AP courses, transfer courses, English/math placement, or other conditions.

A full-time course load for undergraduate students is 12-18 credits per semester. Illinois residents receiving state aid should register for 15 hours per semester.

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First-time students (those entering college directly from high school) should take GEN101; transfer students should take ESS101

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MUS280 The History of Rock, Pop & Soul:1927-1969 (3 c.h.)/MUS281 The History of Rock, Pop & Soul:1970-Present (3 c.h.) may be swapped with ENG380 or the BST elective in the Fall of the 4th year

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GEN301 equivalent

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See major audit for PSY elective options

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The online section is recommended