Music Business/Management Bachelor's Degree 2015F

Valid for catalog year fall 2015-summer 2016 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2015, search major grids for past catalog years.

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    Core
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    Major
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    Liberal Arts
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    Electives

Semester 1

Course # Title Credits
PIXX-111 Private Instruction 1 2
ENXX-xxx Ensemble 1
PW-111 Music Application and Theory 4
ET-111 Ear Training 1 2
MTEC-111 Introduction to Music Technology 2
LHUM-100 Artistry, Creativity, Inquiry 2
LENG-111 Writing and Communication 3
Total Credits 14

Semester 2

Course # Title Credits
PIXX-112 Private Instruction 2 2
ENXX-xxx Ensemble 1
AR-111 Arranging 1 2
ET-112 Ear Training 2 2
HR-112 Harmony 2 2
LENG-201 Literature 3
LHIS-xxx History 3
Total Credits 15

Semester 3

Course # Title Credits
PIXX-211 Private Instruction 3 1
ENXX-xxx Ensemble 1
ILXX-xxx Instrumental Lab 1
ET-211/231 Ear Training 3 OR Solfege 1 2
HR-211 Harmony 3 2
LSOC-225 Principles of Economics 3
(All tracks) MB-201 Principles of Business Management 2
(All tracks) MB-225/355 Computer Applications in the Music Business or Advanced Computer Applications 2
XX-xxx General Electives 1
Total Credits 15

Semester 4

Course # Title Credits
PIXX-212 Private Instruction 4 1
ENXX-xxx Ensemble 1
ILXX-xxx Instrumental Lab 1
ET-212 OR ET-232 Ear Training 4 OR Solfege 2 2
HR-212 Harmony 4 2
LMSC-251 Data Management & Statistics 3
(All tracks) MB-211 Legal Aspects of the Music Industry 2
(All tracks) MB-275 Principles of Financial Accounting 2
(All tracks) MB-301 Business Leadership and Ethics 2
Total Credits 16

Semester 5

Course # Title Credits
CM-211 Tonal Harmony and Composition 1 2
COND-211/216 Conducting 1 OR Conducting 1 with​Live​Keyboard Ensemble​ 1
LHIS-(P)20X Western European Classical Music 2
LAHS-xxx Art History 3
(All tracks) MB-325 Principles of Marketing 3
(Management track) MB-331 Record Company Operations 2
(Management track) MB-335 Music Publishing 2
(Marketing track) MB-337 Music Product Development ** 2
(Marketing track) MB-xxx Approved Specified Electives 2
(Entrepreneurial track) MB-387 Website Design & Management 2
(Entrepreneurial track) MB-xxx Approved Specified Electives 2
Total Credits 23

Semester 6

Course # Title Credits
CM-212 Tonal Harmony and Composition 2 2
COND-212/217 Conducting 2 OR Conducting 2​with​Live​Keyboard Ensemble​ 1
CP-210 The Art of Counterpoint 3
LHUM-400 Professional Development Seminar 2
MHIS-P22X African American Music History and Culture 2
(All tracks) MB-P389 Managing Technology-Driven Business 2
(All tracks) MB-P395 Business Finance * 2
(Management track) MB-375 Music Intermediaries: Agents, Managers, and Attorneys 2
(Marketing track) MB-341 Creative Promotion in New Media 2
(Entrepreneurial track) MB-340 Business Startups 2
Total Credits 20

Semester 7

Course # Title Credits
MHIS-xxx Music History Elective - Any MHIS-300+ course 2
LXXX-xxx Music and Society (from approved list) 3
LXXX-xxx Liberal Arts Elective 3
XX-xxx General Electives 3
(Management track) MB-391 Concerts and Touring 2
(Management track) MB-495 OR MB-490/491 Internship in Music Business/Management or Senior Practicum 1&2 (Heavy Rotation Records) 2 or 1
(Marketing track) MB-P421 Digital Marketing * 2
(Marketing track) MB-495 OR MB-490/491 Internship in Music Business/Management or Senior Practicum 1&2 (Heavy Rotation Records) 2 or 1
(Entrepreneurial track) MB-435 Emerging Music Business Models * 2
Total Credits 21

Semester 8

Course # Title Credits
LXXX-xxx Liberal Arts Elective 3
XX-xxx General Electives 6
(Management track) MB-495 OR MB-490/491 Internship in Music Business/Management or Senior Practicum 1&2 (Heavy Rotation Records) 2 or 1
(Management track) MB-xxx Approved Specified Electives 3
(Marketing track) MB-495 OR MB-490/491 Internship in Music Business/Management or Senior Practicum 1&2 (Heavy Rotation Records) 2 or 1
(Marketing track) MB-xxx Approved Specified Electives 3
(Entrepreneurial track) MB-P493 Entrepreneurial Practicum * 2
(Entrepreneurial track) MB-xxx Approved Specified Electives 3
Total Credits 24

* Offered Spring & Fall only

** Offered Fall only