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PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC - UNDERGRADUATE
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MUSIC MEDIA AND INDUSTRY - Dept. Code: MMI

The Department of Music Media and Industry includes two programs, Music Engineering Technology and Music Business and Entertainment Industries.

MUSIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

The Music Engineering Technology curriculum is designed for musicians interested in pursuing a career in music recording, audio hardware and software design, and related professions in the audio, audio-video, multimedia and internet industries. The program is interdisciplinary in nature; it includes courses in music, music engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics. This program includes a minor in Electrical Engineering or a double major in Computer Science. Freshman students are expected to enroll in calculus, which carries a prerequisite of Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry. Prospective students are expected to have a strong background in music performance and in mathematics.

MUSIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY with minor in Electrical Engineering

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (A Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (B Level)
2
Piano
1
Piano
1
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 150 Recording Studio Workshop
1
MMI 151 Desktop Audio Production
1
*MTC 111 Music Theory I
2
*MTC 112 Music Theory II
2
*MTC 121 Music Theory Laboratory I
1
*MTC 122 Music Theory Laboratory II
1
MCY 101 The World of Music and Its Powers
1
ENG 106 English Composition II
3
MMI 201 Introduction to Music Recording
3
EEN 118 Introduction to Programming
3
ENG 105 English Composition I
3
MTH 112 Calculus II
4
MTH 111 Calculus I
4
TOTAL
18
TOTAL
19
   
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (C Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (D Level)
2
Piano
1
Piano
1
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 160 Ensemble Recording Workshop I
1
MMI 161 Ensemble Recording Workshop II
1
*MTC 211 Music Theory III
2
*MTC 212 Music Theory IV
2
*MTC 221 Music Theory Laboratory III
1
*MTC 222 Music Theory Laboratory IV
1
MMI 401 Audio Electronics
3
MMI 501 Transducer Theory
3
EEN 201 Electrical Circuit Theory
3
EEN 305 Electronics I
3
PHY 205 University Physics I
3
EEN 204 Electrical Circuits Laboratory
1
TOTAL
17
EEN 304 Logic Design
3
    TOTAL
18
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (E Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (F Level)
2
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 171 Audio Design Workshop II
1
MMI 172 Audio Design Workshop III
1
MMI 436 Audio Postproduction
3
MMI 503 Digital Audio II
3
MMI 502 Digital Audio I
3
MMI 361 Acoustics
3
MTC 416 Orchestration
3
EEN 312 Microprocessor
4
EEN 306 Electronics II
3
EEN 315 Digital Design Laboratory
1
EEN 311 Electronics Laboratory
1
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
17
   
       
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 504 Audio Analysis and Synthesis
3
MMI 505 Advanced Audio Signal Processing
3
MCY 541 Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods
3
MCY 542 Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods
3
MKT 301 Marketing Foundations or
BSL 212 Introduction to Business Law
3
**Approved Electives
3
**Approved Electives
3
People and Society Elective
3
People and Society Elective
3
TOTAL
13
TOTAL
16
   

NOTE: A minimum 2.70 GPA is required to remain in the Music Engineering Technology program. A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in all EEN courses taken.

* Must pass with a grade of C or above.

** 6 semester hours of electives (300 level) which can include MMI 460 and MMI 465.

MUSIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY with Double Major in Computer science

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Principle Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (A Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (B Level)
2
Piano
1
Piano
1
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 150 Recording Studio Workshop
1
MMI 151 Desktop Audio Production
1
*MTC 111 Music Theory I
2
*MTC 112 Music Theory II
2
*MTC 121 Music Theory Laboratory I
1
*MTC 122 Music Theory Laboratory II
1
MCY 101 The World of Music and Its Powers
1
ENG 106 English Composition II
3
MMI 201 Introduction to Music Recording
3
MTH 112 Calculus II
4
ENG 105 English Composition I
3
CSC 120 Computer Programming I
4
MTH 111 Calculus I
4
TOTAL
19
TOTAL
19
   
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
 
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (C Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (D Level)
2
Piano
1
Piano
1
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 160 Ensemble Recording Workshop I
1
MMI 161 Ensemble Recording Workshop II
1
*MTC 211 Music Theory III
2
*MTC 212 Music Theory IV
2
*MTC 221 Music Theory Laboratory III
1
*MTC 222 Music Theory Laboratory IV
1
MMI 401 Audio Electronics
3
MMI 501 Transducer Theory
3
Natural World Elective
3
MTH 309 Discreet Mathematics I
3
CSC 220 Computer Programming II
4
CSC 322 C Programming and UNIX
3
TOTAL
18
TOTAL
17
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (E Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (F Level)
2
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 171 Audio Design Workshop II
1
MMI 172 Audio Design Workshop III
1
MMI 436 Audio Postproduction
3
MTC 416 Orchestration
3
MMI 502 Digital Audio I
3
MMI 503 Digital Audio II
3
CSC 314 Computer Architecture
3
MMI 361 Acoustics
3
CSC 517 Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis
3
CSC Approved Elective
3
TOTAL
16
TOTAL
16
       
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
MMI 013 Music Engineering Forum
0
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 504 Audio Analysis and Synthesis
3
MMI 505 Advanced Audio Signal Processing
3
MCY 541 Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods
3
MCY 542 Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods
3
MKT 301 Marketing Foundations or
BSL 212 Introduction to Business Law
3
**Approved Electives
3
People and Society Elective
3
People and Society Elective
3
CSC 531 Software Engineering
3
TOTAL
13
TOTAL
16
   

Note: A minimum 2.70 GPA is required in the Music Engineering Technology program. A grade of C- or better is required in all CSC courses. The overall GPA for CSC courses must be 2.5 or better.

* Must pass with a grade of C or above

** 3 semester hours of electives (300 level) which can include MMI 460 and MMI 465.

MUSIC BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES with minor in Marketing

The objective of the program in Music Business and Entertainment Industries is to prepare interested and qualified students for positions in all areas of the music industry . . . at every level, including, ultimately, top-level management. The program is interdisciplinary in nature; emphasis is placed upon courses in music, business, and music business and carries a built-in minor in marketing. Other minors offered by the School of Business Administration are also possible upon approval of the School of Business and the Frost School of Music.

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (A Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (B-Level)
2
Piano
1
Piano
1
Ensembles
2
Ensembles
2
*MTC 111 Music Theory I
2
*MTC 112 Music Theory II
2
*MTC 121 Music Theory Laboratory I
1
*MTC 122 Music Theory Laboratory II
1
MCY 101 The World of Music and Its Powers
1
MMI 173 Multinational Recorded Music Industry
3
ENG 105 English Composition I
3
ENG 106 English Composition II
3
**MTH 109 Introductory Calculus
3
ECO 211 Economics
3
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (C Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (D Level)
2
Piano
1
Piano
1
Ensembles
2
Ensembles
2
*MTC 211 Music Theory III
2
*MTC 212 Music Theory IV
2
*MTC 221 Music Theory Laboratory III
1
*MTC 222 Music Theory Laboratory IV
1
ENG 330 Advanced Business Communication
3
MMI 273 Artist Management and the Live Entertainment Industry
2
ACC 211 Principles of Financial Accounting
3
MMI 274 Introduction to Music Copyright
2
CIS 316 Microcomputer Business Applications
3
MMI 275 Record Company Marketing
1
TOTAL
17
PSY 204 Introductory Biobehavioral Statistics
4
    TOTAL
17
JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument Forum
0
Principal Instrument/Voice (E Level)
2
Principal Instrument/Voice (F Level)
2
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MCY 541 Music of the Mediaeval, Renaissance, and Baroque Periods
3
MTC 300+ Electives
3
MMI 374 Record Company Promotion
1
MCY 542 Music of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern Periods
3
MMI 376 Networking in the Entertainment Industry
1
MMI 375 Record Company Management
1
MMI 573 International Music Publishing
2
MMI 377 Royalties in the Music Publishing Industry
1
BSL 212 Business Law
3
MGT 353 The Organization and Operation of the Small Business
3
MKT 301 Marketing Foundations
3
Minor
3
TOTAL
16
TOTAL
17
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester
Second Semester
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
MMI 014 Music Industry Forum
0
Ensemble
1
Ensemble
1
MMI 575 Entertainment Industry Contract Basics
3
MMI 574 A & R Administration and Music Licensing
3
MMI 578 Royalties in the Recorded Music Industry
1
Minor
3
Natural World Elective
3
Approved Elective
3
Minor
3
MMI 455 Internship in Music Industry or
Approved Elective
3
Approved Elective
3
TOTAL
13
TOTAL
14
   

NOTE: To remain in the Music Business and Entertainment Industries program, students must maintain a minimum 2.70 G.P.A.

* Must pass with grade of C or above.

** If not initially placed in MTH 103, prerequisites must be taken as required.

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