Music, B.A. - Music Industry Studies Subplan/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]
MU 1050 - Music Foundations (3) {Success Marker} or MU 1201 - Introduction to Music Theory (3) {Success Marker}
Studio (1) / Ensemble (1) /Seminar (1) - All three courses must be taken together
- MU 1710-1780 Studio (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1)
GE Area A2: Written Communication (3) {Success Marker}
GE Area B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (3) {Success Marker}

Term Two: 16 units

MU 1080 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
MU 2211A - Musicianship I (1)
Studio (1) / Ensemble (1) / Seminar (1) - All three courses must be taken together
- MU 1710-1780 Studio (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (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.
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

Term Four: 15 units

MU 1131A - Class Piano II (1)
MU 3281 - Music Recording (4)
Major Required: Music Theory (3)
PHY 1050 - The Physics of Musical Sound (2) [B1]
PHY 1050L - Physics of Musical Sound Laboratory (1) [B1 and B3]
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 3

Term Five: 15 units

MU 3911 - Seminar for Music Industry Studies (1)
Music Specialty Electives (3)
Music Specialty Electives (2)
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.
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.
Unrestricted Electives (2)

Term Six: 15 units

MU 3920 - Music Industry Studies Internship (1)
MU 3940S - Music Studies Integration - Service Learning (1)
Music Specialty Electives (3)
Music Specialty Electives (3)
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.
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choice a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, F.

Year 4

Term Seven: 16 units

MU 3100 - History of Technology in Music (3) [B5, C3, or D4]
MU 4180 - Western Classical Traditions I (3)
Major Required: Senior Project or Internship (1)
- MU 4601 - Senior Project Research and Preparation (1) or
- MU 3920 - Music Industry Studies Internship (1)
Music Specialty Electives (3)
- Must be upper division coursework.
Music Specialty Electives (3)
- Must be upper division coursework.
Lower Division General Education Course (3)
- Choose a course from GE Area A1, A3, B2, C2, C1/C2, D1, D2, or F.

Term Eight: 15 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 (3)
Unrestricted Electives (1)

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