Undergraduate Division
Bachelor of Science Degrees
Music Business
Admission Requirements
See "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Division section of this bulletin.
Kelley Core
21 credit hours
- BUS A200 Foundations of Accounting (3 cr.)
- BUS K201 The Computer (3cr.) or SPEA V261 Using IT in Public Affairs (3 cr.) or CSCI A110 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)
- BUS T175 Kelley Compass I (1.5 cr.)
- BUS F300 Introduction to Financial Management (3 cr.)
- BUS J306 Strategic Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
- BUS M300 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
- BUS P300 Introduction to Operations Management (3 cr.)
- BUS T275 Kelley Compass II (1.5 cr.)
Jacobs Core
19-22 credit hours
- Z111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.); or Music Fundamentals Online or equivalent
- T123 Music Theory for Music Business (3 cr.)
- T134 Popular Music Skills I (2 cr.)
- P110 Beginning Piano Class 1, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
- P120 Beginning Piano Class 2, Non-Music Majors (3 cr.)
- M101 Music, Society, and Culture (3 cr.)
- M213 History of Popular Music (3 cr.)
- K361 Introduction to MIDI and Computer Music (3 cr.)
Performance Courses
8-12 credit hours
Four enrollments of all-campus ensemble (major ensembles available by audition), secondary lessons, or class instruction in performance (guitar, piano, voice).
Credits from enrollments in MUS-X courses will count toward the Performance Courses requirement but will not count toward the 120-credit minimum needed for completion of the degree.
Music/Business Requirements
22-26 credit hours
- N110 Music, Media, and Monetization (3 cr.)
- N210 Law and Business of the Music Industry (3 cr.)
- N220 Ethics and the Music Industry (3 cr.)
- N230 Music Distribution (3 cr.)
- BUS J350 Music Management (3 cr.)
- BUS M350 Music Production & Marketing (3 cr.)
- BUS D350 International Music Business (1.5 cr.)
- BUS D351 or D352 International Music Analysis or International Business Immersion (1.5 or 3 cr.)
- BUS X350 IU Music Experience (1 - 3 cr.) (repeatable for up to 3 cr.)
General Education
See "General Education Requirements" under Curricula for Bachelor's Degrees in Music in this bulletin.
Electives
15 credit hours selected from the following:
- BUS L311 Law for Entrepreneurs (3 cr.)
- BUS M295 Marketing in Our World Today (3 cr.)
- BUS M330 Consultative Selling (3 cr.)
- BUS M355 Topics in Marketing: Brand Management Practicum (3 cr.)
- BUS M405 Consumer Behavior (3 cr.)
- BUS W212 Exploring Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- BUS W235 Idea Validation &Business Model Development (3 cr.)
- BUS W326 Social Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- BUS W355 Topics in Entrepreneurship: Women & the Entrepreneurial Challenge (3 cr.)
- BUS W409 Practicum in Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- A100 Foundations of Audio Technology (3 cr.)
- A330 Modern Recording Studio Techniques (3 cr.)
- K455 Topics in Music Scoring for Visual Media (3 cr.)
- L101 Beginning Guitar Class (2 cr.)
- L102 Intermediate Guitar Class (2 cr.)
- L121 Beginning Guitar Class and Styles (3 cr.)
- L122 Intermediate Guitar Class and Styles (3 cr.)
- L128 Guitar Heroes (2 cr.)
- M395 Contemporary Jazz and Soul Music (3 cr.)
- M410 Composer or Topic* (3 cr.)
- M413 Topics in Latin American Music (3 cr.)
- P201 Jazz Piano Class 1 (2 cr.)
- P202 Jazz Piano Class 2 (2 cr.)
- T410 Topics in Music Theory* (3 cr.)
- U300 Introduction to Music Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- U340 Practicum in Music Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- V101 Voice Class (2 cr.)
- V105 Voice Class and Styles (3 cr.)
- Z120 Music in Multimedia (3 cr.)
- Z130 Musical Performance Contexts (3 cr.)
- Z135 Essentials of Songwriting (3 cr.)
- Z204 Women Musicians (3 cr.)
- Z205 History of Music Production (3 cr.)
- Z213 Latin American and Latino Popular Music and Culture (3 cr.)
- Z260 Music in American Society (3 cr.)
- Z264 Music and Video Games (3 cr.)
- Z265 American Country Music (3 cr.)
- Z290 Remixing (3 cr.)
- Z291 Producing Electronic Dance Music (3 cr.)
- Z315 Music for Film (3 cr.)
- Z373 The American Musical (3 cr.)
- Z395 Contemporary Jazz and Soul Music (3 cr.)
- X1, X40, X50, X60, X70, X80 Ensembles (2 cr.; major ensembles by audition)
- Undergraduate Elective/Secondary Lessons (2 cr.)
- SPEA A236 Music Industry I (3 cr.)
- SPEA A336 Music Industry II (3 cr.)
- SPEA A354 Arts Marketing Fundamentals (3 cr.)
- SPEA A464 The Economics and Administration of Artistic Organizations (3 cr.)
*Additional prerequisites or instructor permission may be required.
Other courses may be used toward the Electives requirement subject to the approval of the appropriate department chair and the director of undergraduate studies.
Credits from enrollments in MUS-X courses will count toward the Electives requirement but will not count toward the 120-credit minimum needed for completion of the degree.
To Complete Degree
Music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 120, excluding I400 and major ensemble.