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Music Industry/Recording Arts

MIRA-AS

THIS PROGRAM IS PENDING APPROVAL BY SACS COMMISSION ON COLLEGES
Dr. Jonathan Steele, Dean, CL (727) 791-5987

APPROVED REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH CATALOG YEAR 20092 (0420) OR LATER
~ REFER TO
CURRICULUM FILES FOR PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR REQUIREMENTS ~


GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (18 credits)
* Enhanced World View Requirement
ENC 1101 - COMPOSITION I or (Honors) 3
SPC 1065 - BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING 3
     or (SPC 1017, SPC 1017H, SPC 1608 or SPC 1608H)
* Humanities/Fine Arts Approved Course 3
a Mathematics - One college level course with MAC, MAP, MAS, MGF, MTG, or STA prefix 3
* Social & Behavioral Sciences Approved Course 3
PHI 1631 - STUDIES IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 3
     or (PHI 1600PHI 1602H, PHI 2635 or PHI 2649)
Computer/Information Literacy Competency Requirement

CORE COURSES (22 credits)
MUM 1310 - LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE MUSICIAN I - COURT SYSTEM AND CONTRACT LAW 1
MUM 1311 - LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE MUSICIAN II - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 1
MUM 1312 - LEGAL ISSUES FOR THE MUSICIAN III - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW 1
MUM 2600 - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES I 3
MUM 2601 - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES II 3
MUM 2601L - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES II LAB 1
MUM 2602 - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES III 3
MUM 2602L - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES III LAB 1
MUM 2603 - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES IV 3
MUM 2700 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC 1
MUM 2702 - PROMOTING AND MERCHANDISING MUSICIANS 1
MUS 1621 - ACOUSTICS AND PSYCHOACOUSTICS 3

SPECIALIST SUBPLANS (23 credits)
Subplan A: PRODUCTION (PROD) (23 credits)
MUM 1623 - ELECTRONIC MUSIC: SYNTHESIS AND SAMPLING I 3
MUM 1942 - INTERNSHIP: SOUND ENGINEERING I 3
MUM 2609 - CRITICAL LISTENING: ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES 3
MUM 2640 - POST PRODUCTION SOUND 3
     or (MUM 1662 - LIVE SOUND REINFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES)
MUM 2945 - INTERNSHIP: SOUND ENGINEERING II 3
MUT 1001 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC 3
     or (MUT 1111 - MUSIC THEORY I)
** MUM 2624 - ELECTRONIC MUSIC: SYNTHESIS AND SAMPLING II (SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY) 3

ELECTIVES - See Suggested Electives Listed Below

2

OR
Subplan B : COMPOSITION (COMP) (23 credits)
MUC 1606 - A COMPOSERS GUIDE TO THE RECORDING STUDIO 3
MUC 1616 - INTRODUCTION TO FILM SCORING 2
MUC 2000 - SONGWRITING 2
MUT 2341 - COMMERCIAL MUSIC THEORY AND ARRANGING I 3
MUT 2341L - COMMERCIAL EAR TRAINING I 1
MUT 2342 - COMMERCIAL MUSIC THEORY AND ARRANGING II 3
MUT 2342L - COMMERCIAL EAR TRAINING II 1
** MUC 1617 - FILM SCORING II - TELEVISION EPISODIC 2
** MUC 1618 - FILM SCORING III - FEATURE LENGTH 2
ELECTIVES - See Suggested Electives Listed Below 4

OR
Subplan C: PERFORMANCE (PERF) (23 credits)
REQUIRED COURSES (10 credits)
MUT 2341 - COMMERCIAL MUSIC THEORY AND ARRANGING I 3
MUT 2341L - COMMERCIAL EAR TRAINING I 1
MUT 2342 - COMMERCIAL MUSIC THEORY AND ARRANGING II 3
MUT 2342L - COMMERCIAL EAR TRAINING II 1
MVK 1111 - CLASS PIANO I 1
MVK 2121 - CLASS PIANO II 1
     or (MVJ 1010 + MVJ 2020 - JAZZ PIANO I and II)
     or (MVK 1011 + MVK 2021 - APPLIED PIANO I and II)

ENSEMBLES - Select 5 credits:
MUN 1031 - POP MUSIC ENSEMBLE I 1
MUN 1032 - POP MUSIC ENSEMBLE II 1
MUN 1710 - JAZZ BAND 1
MUN 1711 - JAZZ COMBO 1
MUN 1712 - JAZZ COMBO II 1
MUN 1718 - RHYTHM & BLUES ENSEMBLE 1
MUN 1810 - STEEL DRUM ENSEMBLE 1
MUN 2004 - RECORDING STUDIO ENSEMBLE 1

APPLIED LESSON ELECTIVES - Select 8 credits not already taken:
MUM 1034 - VOCAL COACHING FOR THE RECORDING STUDIO 2
MVB 1317 - BRASS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK I 2
MVB 2327 - BRASS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK II 2
MVJ 1010 - APPLIED MUSIC ENRICHMENT - JAZZ PIANO 1-2
MVJ 2020 - APPLIED MUSIC ENRICHMENT - JAZZ PIANO 1-2
MVK 1115 - POPULAR PIANO TECHNIQUES 1-2
MVK 2125 - POPULAR PIANO TECHNIQUES II 1-2
MVP 1317 - DRUMS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK I 2
MVP 2327 - DRUMS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK II 2
MVS 1317 - ELECTRIC BASS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK I 2
MVS 1318 - ELECTRIC GUITAR FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK I 2
MVS 2327 - ELECTRIC BASS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK II 2
MVS 2328 - ELECTRIC GUITAR FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK II 2
MVV 1317 - POP VOCAL STYLE 2
MVV 2327 - POP VOCAL STYLE II 2
MVW 1317 - WOODWINDS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK I 2
MVW 2327 - WOODWINDS FOR ROCK, JAZZ, BLUES & FUNK II 2

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS

63

SUGGESTED ELECTIVE CHOICES (For Subplans A and B - courses not already taken)
MUC 1603 - ANALYSIS OF SONG LYRICS 3
MUC 1606 - A COMPOSERS GUIDE TO THE RECORDING STUDIO 3
MUH 2052 - THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD 3
MUL 1017 - HISTORY OF ROCK I (1950-1969) 3
MUL 2018 - HISTORY OF ROCK II (1970-1989) 3
MUL 2019 - HISTORY OF ROCK III (1990-Present) 3
MUL 2380 - HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC 3
MUM 1623 - ELECTRONIC MUSIC: SYNTHESIS AND SAMPLING I 3
MUM 2609 - CRITICAL LISTENING: ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES 3
MUN 1031 - POP MUSIC ENSEMBLE I 1
MUN 1032 - POP MUSIC ENSEMBLE II 1
MUN 1710 - JAZZ BAND 1
MUN 1711 - JAZZ COMBO 1
MUN 1712 - JAZZ COMBO II 1
MUN 1718 - RHYTHM & BLUES ENSEMBLE 1
MUN 1810 - STEEL DRUM ENSEMBLE 1
MUN 2004 - RECORDING STUDIO ENSEMBLE 1
MVK 1111 - CLASS PIANO I 1
MVK 2121 - CLASS PIANO II 1
** MUM 2624 - ELECTRONIC MUSIC: SYNTHESIS AND SAMPLING II (SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY) 3
** MUS 1616 - PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC 3
** SYG 1XXX - STRESS MANAGEMENT / ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING 1

** Not submitted to C&I

a If you take MAT 1033, your degree will be an A.A.S. instead of an A.S. Transferability cannot be guaranteed with an A.A.S. degree.

C&I 6/23/2009 ~ BOT 7/21/09