Music, B.A. Music Industry Studies Option Roadmap: 4-year (120 units)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree plan in four years. Please consult your CPP Connect Planner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Term One: 15 units

MU 1040 - Careers in Music (3) (E)
GE Area A2: Written Communication (3) {Success Marker}
MU 1050 - Music Foundations (3)
GE Area B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (3) {Success Marker}
MU 1710-1780 Studio (1)
- Studio MU 1710-1780 Studio according to your instrument, co-requisite seminar MU 2700 and assigned primary Ensemble (MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble ). These courses must be taken together.
MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1)
Option Electives: Performance Ensembles MU 3410A-3690L (1)

Term Two: 16 units

MU 1080 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
MU 2211A - Musicianship I (1)
MU 1201 - Introduction to Music Theory (3) {Success Marker}
MU 1030 - World of Music (3) (C1)
MU 1710-1780 Studio (1)
- Studio MU 1710-1780 Studio according to your instrument, co-requisite seminar MU 2700 and assigned primary Ensemble (MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble ). These courses must be taken together.
MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1)
Option Electives: Performance Ensembles MU 3410A-3690L (1)
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.

Year 2

Term Three: 15 units

MU 2221A - Musicianship II (1)
Major Required: Music Theory (3)
MU 1090 - History of American Popular Music (3)
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
MU 1121A - Class Piano I (1)
Option Electives: Performance Ensembles MU 3410A-3690L (1)
MU 2281 - Introduction to Digital Audio and Pro Tools (3)

Term Four: 16 units

MU 1131A - Class Piano II (1)
Major Required: Music Theory (3)
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
GE Area B1: Physical Sciences (2)
- Recommended PHY 1050 - The Physics of Musical Sound (2) (B1)
GE Area B3: Laboratory Activity (1)
- Recommended PHY 1050L - Physics of Musical Sound Laboratory (1) (B1, B3)
EC 1100 - Contemporary Economic Issues (3)
Option Electives: Performance Ensembles MU 3410A-3690L (1)
Option Electives: Music Electives (3)
- Must be upper division coursework.

Year 3

Term Five: 17 units

MU 3961 - Music Publishing, Copyright, and Licensing (3)
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
MU 3281 - Music Recording (4)
MU 3911 - Seminar for Music Industry Studies (1)

Term Six: 15 units

MU 3950 - Non-Profit Music (2)
MU 3940S - Music Studies Integration - Service Learning (1)
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
MU 3991 - Artist Representation, Promotion, and Touring (2)
MHR 3420 - Creativity and Entrepreneurship (3)
MU 3920 - Music Industry Studies Internship (1)

Year 4

Term Seven: 14 units

MU 4180 - Western Classical Traditions I (3)
MU 3920 - Music Industry Studies Internship (1)
MU 3971 - Music for Media (3)
Option Electives: Music Electives (3)
- Must be upper division coursework.
Major Required: Senior Project or Internship (1)
- MU 4601 - Senior Project Research and Preparation (1) or
- MU 3920 - Music Industry Studies Internship (1)
MU 3100 - History of Technology in Music (3) (B5 or C3 or D4)

Term Eight: 12 units

MU 4190 - Western Classical Traditions II (3)
GE Area B5: Science and Technology Synthesis (3) or GE Area C3: Arts and Humanities Synthesis (3)
Major Required: Senior Project or Internship (1)
- MU 4620 - Senior Project (1) or
- MU 3920 - Music Industry Studies Internship (1)
MU 4240 - Beatlemania (3) (C3 or D4)
Unrestricted Electives (2)

Roadmap Notes

In order to progress in the major, the department requires students to earn a C- or better in any individual Major Required course. In order to graduate, the university requires an overall core GPA of 2.0. Students must also complete, within the first 4 semesters as a music major: MU 1040 , MU 1121A , MU 1131A , MU 1201 , and MU 2211A , plus a minimum of 2 primary ensemble units.

Success Marker is a course the major department has identified as essential to making progress towards the degree.

Version August 8, 2022