Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Location: Frasier Hall 108
Telephone: 970-351-2993
Fax: 970-351-1923
Website: arts.unco.edu/music
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Music B.A. - Music Business and Recording Arts Concentration offers students a customizable program in which they can emphasize either business or recording, or balance the coursework between the two disciplines. The degree also includes space to allow for minors outside of music and the opportunity to double-major, as well as providing a degree that is easy to transfer into and complete in a timely fashion.
Music Business and Recording Arts students learn fundamentals of the music business, including financial, legal, and artistic aspects of the field. Students also gain experience in our state-of-the-art recording and mixing studios while acquiring the technical and aesthetic skills needed to create, produce, and record music.
The vibrant music scene in Northern Colorado allows students to work with a diverse group of musicians and faculty while pursuing their degree.
Degree Requirements - 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 Credits
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
MUS 143 is recommended to fulfill Arts & Humanities requirements and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
2. Required Major - 62 credits
Required Major Credits - 3 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| MUS 100 | Recitals, Concerts and Productions | 0 |
| MUS 143 | Musical Styles and ContextLAA1 | 3 |
Theory and Aural Skills - 8 credits
Take either these four courses:
Or these four courses
| MUS 181 | Jazz and Latin Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 182 | Jazz and Latin Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS 183 | Jazz and Latin Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 184 | Jazz and Latin Aural Skills II | 1 |
Music Business - 6 credits
Take these courses:
| MUS 251 | Survey of the Music Business | 2 |
| MUS 435 | Music Business – Industry Studies | 2 |
| MUS 437 | Music Business for the 21st Century Musician | 2 |
Recording Arts - 4 credits
Take these courses:
Industry & Recording - 8 credits
Take this course
| PVA 499 | PVA Capstone/Special Project | 1 |
Take 7 credits from the following courses
| PVA 110 | Starting a Career in the Arts | 1 |
| PVA 210 | Introduction to Arts Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| PVA 320 | Arts Entrepreneurship II | 3 |
| MUS 313 | Digital Composition | 2 |
| MUS 354 | Advanced Recording Techniques | 2 |
| MUS 392 | Music Business Internship | 1- 3 |
| MUS 405 | Music Production | 2 |
| MUS 462 | Mixing Styles: Concepts and Techniques | 2 |
Music History and Culture - 9 credits
Take a minimum of nine credits from these courses:
| MUS 140 | Exploration of Music through American IdentitiesLAA1LAMS | 3 |
| MUS 144 | Exploring Music in FilmLAA1 | 3 |
| MUS 145 | Music for Cartoons: Disney to AniméLAA1 | 3 |
| MUS 150 | History of Rock and RollLAA1LAMS | 3 |
| MUS 155 | Beats and Grooves in Hispanic and Latinx MusicLAA1LAMS | 3 |
| MUS 212 | Song LyricsLAA2 | 3 |
| MUS 243 | History of Music ILAA1 | 3 |
| MUS 244 | History of Music II | 3 |
| MUS 296 | Jazz Music: History and AppreciationLAA1LAMS | 3 |
| MUS 344 | History of Jazz | 2 |
| MUS 350 | Afro-Caribbean and South American Music | 3 |
| MUS 351 | Music of Mexico and Central America | 3 |
| MUS 443 | Topics in Jazz History | 2 |
Business - 6 credits
Take a minimum of six credits from these courses:
Lessons - 4 credits
Take 4 credits from these courses:
Ensembles - 4 credits
Take 4 credits of MUS ensemble courses
Music Electives - 10 credits
3. University-Wide Credits — 27 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 27 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.