Music Business/Management Bachelor's Degree—Management Track 2018F

Valid for catalog year fall 2018–summer 2019 only. For students who entered Berklee prior to fall 2018, search major grids for past catalog years.

Core
Major
Liberal Arts
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
LENS-10x	LENS Seminar - choose 1 LENS-101 Engaging with Artistic Space (Boston only) LENS-103 Engaging with Boston Culture and History (Boston only) LENS-105 Engaging with Contemporary Issues (Boston only) LENS-107 Engaging with the Community through Service Learning (Boston only) LENS-109 Engaging with Valencia Culture and History (Valencia only)	2
LENG-111	Introduction to College Writing	3
Total Credits		16

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-223	Literature	3
LSOC-225	Principles of Economics	3
Total Credits		15

Semester 3

Course #	Title	Credits
PIXX-211	Private Instruction 3	1
ENXX-xxx	Ensemble	1
ILXX-xxx	Instrumental Lab	1
XXXX-xxx	Ear Training 3/Solfege 1 - choose 1 ET-211 Ear Training 3 ET-231 Solfege 1	2
HR-211	Harmony 3	2
LMSC-251	Data Management & Statistics	3
MB-201	Principles of Business Management	2
MB-255	Computer Applications in the Music Business	2
XXXX-xxx	General Electives	1
Total Credits		15

Semester 4 (suggested semester to study abroad)

Course #	Title	Credits
PIXX-212	Private Instruction 4	1
ENXX-xxx	Ensemble	1
ILXX-xxx	Instrumental Lab	1
XXXX-xxx	Ear Training 4/Solfege 2 - choose 1 ET-212 Ear Training 4 ET-232 Solfege 2	2
HR-212	Harmony 4	2
CM-211	Tonal Harmony and Composition 1	2
MB-211	Legal Aspects of the Music Industry	2
MB-275	Principles of Financial Accounting	2
MB-301	Business Leadership and Ethics	2
Total Credits		15

Semester 5 (suggested semester to study abroad)

Course #	Title	Credits
CP-210	The Art of Counterpoint	3
XXXX-xxx	Conducting 1 - choose 1 COND-211 Conducting 1 COND-216 Conducting 1 with Live Keyboard Ensemble	1
MHIS-20X	History of Music in the European Tradition - choose 1 MHIS-201 History of Music in the European Tradition: Topics MHIS-202 History of Music in the European Tradition: Iconic Works MHIS-203 History of Music in the European Tradition: Chronology	2
LHIS-xxx	History (any LHIS course)	3
MB-325	Principles of Marketing	3
MB-331	Record Company Operations	2
MB-335	Music Publishing	2
Total Credits		16

Semester 6 (suggested semester to study abroad)

Course #	Title	Credits
CM-212	Tonal Harmony and Composition 2	2
XXXX-xxx	Conducting 2 - choose 1 COND-212 Conducting 2 COND-217 Conducting 2 with Live Keyboard Ensemble	1
LHUM-400	Professional Development Seminar	2
MHIS-22X	Music of the African Diaspora in the United States - choose 1 MHIS-221 Music of the African Diaspora in the United States: Topics MHIS-222 Music of the African Diaspora in the United States: Icons MHIS-223 Music of the African Diaspora in the United States: Chronology	2
LVIS-xxx	Visual Studies (any LVIS course)	3
MB-389	Managing Technology-Driven Business	2
MB-395	Business Finance*	2
MB-375	Music Intermediaries: Agents, Managers, and Attorneys	2
Total Credits		16

Semester 7

Course #	Title	Credits
XXXX-xxx	Music History Elective (any MHIS course level 300 or higher) - choose 1 MHIS-317 19th Century Program Music MHIS-319 History of Jazz MHIS-322 History of Rock Music MHIS-325 History of American Musical Theater MHIS-327 History of Country Music MHIS-331 History of Film Music MHIS-341 African American Music, History, and Culture - Contemporary Connections MHIS-342 The Music of the English-Speaking Caribbean Islands MHIS-343 Survey of Brazilian Music History MHIS-347 Music of Women Composers MHIS-353 African American Composers: Classical Tradition MHIS-361 Concert Music after 1945	2
LMAS-xxx	Music and Society (any LMAS course)	3
XXXX-xxx	Liberal Arts Elective These courses are chosen from any three-credit Liberal Arts category (LENG, LMSC, LHIS, LSOC, LVIS, or LMAS). Additional options for electives include LFRN (French), LJPN(Japanese), LHUM (humanities), LPHL (philosophy), and LSPN (Spanish). Liberal Arts elective courses must be three (3) credits and the course code must have a prefix from the above list. Please note that courses with prefix LHAN are not liberal arts courses and cannot be used as liberal arts electives.	3
XXXX-xxx	General Electives	5
MB-391	Concerts and Touring	2
Total Credits		15

Semester 8

Course #	Title	Credits
XXXX-xxx	Liberal Arts Elective These courses are chosen from any three-credit Liberal Arts category (LENG, LMSC, LHIS, LSOC, LVIS, or LMAS). Additional options for electives include LFRN (French), LJPN(Japanese), LHUM (humanities), LPHL (philosophy), and LSPN (Spanish). Liberal Arts elective courses must be three (3) credits and the course code must have a prefix from the above list. Please note that courses with prefix LHAN are not liberal arts courses and cannot be used as liberal arts electives.	3
XXXX-xxx	General Electives	4
XXXX-xxx	Internship in Music Business or Advanced Music Business Elective - choose 1 MB-495 Internship in Music Business/Management MB-339 Music Technology in the Marketplace MB-345 Advanced Management Techniques MB-397 Website Development for eBusiness MB-405 Advanced Legal Issues and Contract Negotiation MB-415 International Music Licensing MB-P425 Strategic Management	2
XXXX-xxx	Approved Specified Electives	3
Total Credits		12

* Offered spring and fall only

** Offered fall only

Study abroad at our Valencia, Spain, campus. It is recommended that MB/M majors study in Valencia during their fourth, fifth, or sixth semester. For specific program information, please see the chair of your major or contact the study abroad office.