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Minor in Music Business

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Program Description

A minor in Music Business combines a comprehensive examination of the commercial Music Industry and the basic elements of business to provide the student with an integrated study in the continually expanding and complex field of Music Business.

Additional Program Information

The Music Business minor explores:

  • the business practices, procedures, technologies and career opportunities within the commercial Music Industry

  • the history of both Western music and Commercial (popular) music

  • the development and inner workings of the recording industry

  • the fundamental concepts and principles of economics, accounting, and marketing

  • the management of a successful freelance career in the music business

The Music Business minor is designed to complement and enhance a variety of academic majors and offers the student a field of study that is marketable, diverse, exciting, and fun!

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Enrollment in course or course to be determined by the Music Theory Placement Exam. 

Note: In addition, General Studies course recommendations for a minor in Music Business should include:

Social Science: course Principles of Macroeconomics

Completion requirement
Completion requirement

The following list of courses found in the above degree plan contain a field-based service-learning component.

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Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

A minimum grade of C- is required for all music courses within a music major or minor field of study. 

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.