Commercial Music Major, B.A.A.
B.A.A. degree
Major Map
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
Any student in good academic standing at CMU may sign a major in Commercial Music. Every student intending to major in Commercial Music must meet with an advisor to specify the course of study. A minimum 2.3 GPA must be earned in the major.
Students must minor in Media Arts, Business Administration, Multimedia Design, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Game Design Thinking, Music, or Songwriting.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (14 hours)
| MUS 101 | Fundamentals of Music Theory | 4(3-2) |
| MUS 102 | Theory and Analysis of Popular Music | 4(3-2) |
| MUS 209 | Digital Music Production | 3(3-0) |
| MUS 309 | Electroacoustic Music | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (12 hours)
| MCA 222 | Audio Production | 3(1-4) |
| MCA 421 | Advanced Audio Production | 3(2-2) |
| MCA 540WI | Music Industry and Business | 3(3-0) |
| MCA 542 | Contemporary Recording and Mixing | 3(2-2) |
Required Courses III (12 hours)
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3(3-0) |
| ENT 200 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3(3-0) |
| ENT 301 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship | 3(3-0) |
| ENT 495 | Venture Development | 3(3-0) |
Electives (9 hours)
Select 9 hours from the following:
| ENT 300 | Digital Entrepreneurship | 3(3-0) |
| ENT 320 | Financial Concepts and Entrepreneurial Ventures | 3(3-0) |
| MCA 211WI | Writing for Multimedia | 3(3-0) |
| MCA 265QR | Understanding Media Measurement | 3(3-0) |
| MCA 332 | Content Creator Essentials | 3(2-2) |
| MCA 522 | Audio Post-Production | 3(2-2) |
| MKT 340 | Personal Selling | 3(3-0) |
| MUS 116 | Music and Cartoons: Warner Brothers to Disney | 3(3-0) |
| MUS 213 | Jazz: An American Art Form | 3(3-0) |
| MUS 306 | Songwriting I | 3(3-0) |
| MUS 406 | Songwriting II | 3(3-0) |
Total: 47 semester hours