This program is designed for students who seek a bachelor's degree in the Department of Recording Industry's music business concentration offered in a non-traditional setting. The program is analogous to the current music business degree in the Department of Recording Industry, but provides more coursework flexibility and more guidance in scheduling, making it easier for the non-traditional student to map out a course of studies that takes advantage of MTSU's plethora of distance learning courses. The market for such a program may include:
- Transfer students who may want to begin studies in their major while finishing up general education courses elsewhere.
- Freshman who would prefer to get started on their degree prior to relocating to Murfreesboro.
- Professionals in he industry who do not have the flexibility to attend courses on a standard schedule.
- Other working students who need the flexibility of time and location to complete their degree.
- Students in the Adult Degree Completion Program.
The Program is designed for students to take all general education courses, courses in prescribed minors, and much of the coursework in the music business major through continuing education/distance learning courses. Students in the program will be required to attend campus for a minimum of one semester to complete sub-core courses that are best taught in the traditional setting, and we can offer these students experiential learning in the form of Nashville-based internships while they are here.
The following general education courses are already offered through distance learning.
- ENGL 1010 Expository Writing
- ENGL 1020 Research and Argumentative Writing
- ENGL 2200 Fundamentals of Communication
- HIST 2020 US History I
- HIST 2020 US History II
- HIST 2030 US Tennessee History
- ART 1030 Orientation of Art
- HIST 1110 Survey of World Civilization I
- HIST 1120 Survey of World Civilization II
- MUS 1030 Introduction to Music
- PHIL 1030 Intro to Philosophy
- THEA 1030 Theater Appreciation
- ENGL 2030 Experience of Literature
- ENGL 2020 Themes in Literature and Culture
- MATH 1710 College Algebra
- ASTR 1030/1031 Exploring the Universe
- CHEM 1010/1011 Introduction to Chemistry
- GEOL 1030
- ANTH 2010 Cultural Anthropology
- GEOG 2000 Geography
- HLTH 1530 Health and Wellness
- PS 1010 Foundations of Government
- PSY 1410 General Psychology
- SOC 1010 Sociology
- ECON 2410 Macroeconomics (2010)
- SOC 2010 Social Problems
- PS 2010 American Gov.
- WMST 2100 Women's Studies
- ACTG 3000 - Accounting (required)
- RIM 1020 - not yet developed online
- RIM 3000 - not yet developed online
- RIM 3010 - in Development
- RIM 3600 - Available now
- RIM 3900 - Publishing (Fall 2009)
- RIM 4620 - Marketing (Available now)
- RIM 4320 - Concerts & Tour (Spring 2009)
- RIM 3700 - Copyright Law
- RIM 4700 - Legal Problems
- RIM 3720 - Artist Management
- RIM 4810 - Inside the Recording Industry (now)
- RIM 4000 - Internship (1-6 credit hours)
- RIM 4690 - not yet developed online
- RIM 4800 - Nashville Music Business (now)
Other recording Industry electives can be taken on campus, if desired (15 hours electives required)
- MKT 3820 Principles of Marketing
- MKT 3830 Retailing
- MKT 3950 Business to Business
- MKT 2450 Ecommerce
- MKT 3960 Marketing Channels Management
- MKT 3860 Purchasing
* Other minors may be considered, but subject to MTSU policies if credits are transferred in.