MDC 25019 AS

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Miami-Dade College
School of Entertainment & Design Technologies
Music Business Management Degree A.S. 25019
F.A.Q.
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William Kreitner - Chair of Commercial Music
E-mail - (305) 237-2779
Ed Calle - Professor Music of Business & Production
E-mail - (305) 237-0593
Dr. Richard Rose - Professor of Music Business & Production
E-mail - (305) 237-2755
Steve Quinzi - Professor of Business & Production
E-mail - (305) 237- 1170

Miami Dade College School of Entertainment Technologies
Music Business Management Associate in Science (25019) (A.S.) Advisement Sheet

Music Business Required Courses
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Description
MUM 2700	Music Business 1	3	The fundamentals, guidelines and the use of copyright law, contracts, agencies and management, publishing, song writing, recording production and marketing. Prerequisite: One year of college-level music study or equivalent. Corequisite: MUM 2703. Special fee. (3 hr. lecture)
MUM 2702	Music Business 2-Careers	3	A systematic look at career options in the Music Industry. Topics discussed include record promotion, marketing, distribution, music publishing, working in the local music industry, radio and television, film scoring, advertising, "jingle" production, teaching as a business, music merchandising, arts administration, working in the national and international scene, live performance, and recording agreements. Students will develop a written business plan for their own music business enterprise and write their resumes. This course will prepare the student for the Music Business Internship. Special fee. Corequisite: MUM 2704. (3 hr. lecture).
MUM 2703	Music Business 3-Computer	3	This course will provide an overview, and hands-on experience, with a wide variety of computer-based music technology and cross-platform software applications used within the Music Business environment. Software studies include Microsoft Word (wordprocessing), Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet), Microsoft PowerPoint (presentation), and Adobe Photoshop (scanning, photo touch-up). Students will present projects in class. Prerequisite: Basic computer experience with the Macintosh and/or Windows 95 operating systems. Special fee. (6 hr. lab)
MUM 2704	Music Business 4-Computer Applications	3	This course will provide an overview, and hands-on experience, with computer-based music technology and cross-platform software applications used within the Music Business environment. Software studies include Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker (page layout), Quicken (financial record keeping), and Adobe PageMill (Web page development). Students will create their own Web site, useful for promotion and networking in their own Music Business enterprise. Students will present projects in class. Special fee. Prerequisite: MUM 2703. (6 hr. lab)
MUM 1949	Internship 1	3	This course is designed to provide students with training in their chosen field of study through "on the job" work experience. Students are graded on the basis on documentation of learning acquired as reported by student and employer. Students will be assigned specific course prefixes related to their academic major prior to registration. All students must contact Professor Calle in 8213-2 to obtain registration approval. Prerequisite: Co-op department approval. (3 hr. lecture and field experience).
	Total credits	15
Major Course Requirements
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Description
COP 1822	Webpage Design (Dreamweaver)	4	This course will provide an introduction to the World Wide Web and Hypertext Markup Language. Emphasis on understanding the components necessary to create WWW pages. Topics covered will include the history of the world wide web as well as HTML. Formatting tags, anchors, graphics, interactive graphics and forms. The windows platform will be used for page creation and Internet exploration. Laboratory fee. A.S. degree credit only. (3 hr. lecture; 2 hr. lab)
GEB 1011	Principles of Business	3	Basic principles of ownership, management, marketing, personnel, finance, accounting, business research and law as they affect the operation of American business and industry. (3 hr. lecture)
MAN 1800	Principles of Management	3	Reviews forms of ownership, franchising, location analysis, financing, record keeping, purchasing, inventory control, marketing, security, insurance, and consumer credit. Students will prepare a feasibility study and present a comprehensive small business start-up plan. (3 hr. lecture)
MAR 1011	Principles of Marketing	3	The marketing management concept of the distribution of goods and services with consideration of market research and analysis, buying and selling, product design, pricing, promotion, transportation, competition, and the responsibilities of the marketing manager. (3 hr. lecture)
	Total credits	13
Music Business Management Majors Required and Elective Courses
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Description
ACG 2021	Financial Accounting 1	3	An introduction to financial accounting concepts and analysis with emphasis on corporate financial statements and determination of income. Corequisite: ACG 2021L. (3 hr. lecture)
ACG 2021L	Financial Accounting 1 Lab	1	Provides the accounting student with support to achieve the objectives of ACG 2021. Corequisite: ACG 2021. May be repeated for credit. (2 hr. lab)
BUL 2241	Business Law 1	3	Law in relation to the proper conduct of business, including a consideration of the nature and source of law, courts and courtroom procedure, contracts, sales of goods, negotiable instruments and secured transactions. Special fee. (3 hr. lecture)
GEB 2350	Introduction to Business Law	3	Provides an overview of the cultural environment of international business and the institution which affects business. today. International economic, political, and trade issues are analyzed in the context of socio-economic goals and policies of the nations involved. (3 hr. lecture)
MUL 1010	Music Appreciation	3	The development of the various styles, forms, and idioms, in music. The emphasis is given to the student's ability to understand and enjoy music. (3 hr. lecture)
MUM 2030	Commercial Music Ensemble	3	A performance experience with concentration on repertoire, style and management of commercial engagements. Includes transposition, harmonization and show reading. Prerequisite: MUT 1112 or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (3 hrs. per week)
MUM 2623c	MIDI 1	3	This course is designed to acquaint music students with basic applications of Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) for the purpose of composition and performance and learning pre-production concepts with multi-track recording studio. Emphasis will be placed on keyboards, outboard gear, drum machines, and computer-assisted operations. Special fee. (1-2 hr. lecture; 2 hr. lab)
MUM 2600	Sound Recording 1	3	An introduction to techniques, practices and procedures in making eight-track recordings. The student will gain experience with acoustical balancing, editing and over-dubbing in a wide variety of sound situations. Corequisite: MUM 2600L. (3 hr. lecture)
MUM 2600L	Sound Recording 1 Lab	1	Participation in MUM 2600L offers students directed "hands on" experience coinciding with lectures in MUM 2600. Corequisite: MUM 2600. Special fee. (2 hr. lab)
MUM 2949	Internship 2	3	This course is designed to continue training for a second term in a student's field of study through work experience in music business or related area. Students are graded on the basis on documentation of learning acquired as reported by student and employer. All students must contact the Cooperative Education office to obtain registration approval. Prerequisite: Co-op approval and completion of MUM 1949 Co-op Work Experience. (3 hr. lecture and field experience)
	Total credits	26
General Associate in Arts (A.S.) Requirements
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Description
ENC 1101	English Composition 1	3	This is the first required general core course in college-level writing. Students will compose essays and other works using various methods of development. This course fulfills 8,000 words of the Gordon Rule requirement. Note: This course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. Prerequisites: Placement by Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) verbal subtest score; American College Testing (ACT) English subtest score; Computerized Placement Test (CPT) English subtest score; or ENC 0021 with a grade of "S". Special fee. (3 hr. lecture)
SPC 1026	Fundamentals of Speech	3	SPC 1026 provides students with the oral communications skills necessary for success in personal, professional and educational settings. Through the study and experiential practice of interpersonal communication, presentational speaking and group dynamics of communication and be able to use them effectively. This course fulfills 4,000 words of the Gordon Rule requirement. (3 hr. lecture)
PHI 2604	Introduction to Philosophy	3	The course develops skills in critical thinking by examining various topics in professional ethics. Students will study methods of effective reasoning, reflect critically upon their own values and ethical standards, develop a philosophical understanding of the nature of work, and formulate a professional code of conduct. Students will also critically examine ethical issues that arise in the workplace, such as affirmative action, sexual harassment, employee privacy, and age discrimination. Prerequisite: ENC 1101. (3 hr. lecture)
PPE 1005	Philosophy of Personal Effectiveness	3	This is an applied psychology course which emphasizes the understanding of the principles of effective human behavior and their application to the areas of personal awareness, interpersonal relations, communication, and work/career development. (3 hr. lecture)
MAC 1105	College Algebra 1	3	This course introduces the student to the concept of functions and their graphs. Students will graph linear, quadratic, rational, exponential, logarithmic, radical, power, and absolute value functions and transformations; perform operations on and compositions of functions; find the inverse of a function; apply the laws of logarithms to simplify expressions and solve equations; graph non-linear inequalities; solve related applications and modeling problems. Prerequisites: MAT1033 with a grade ofacement Test or equivalent. Special fee. (3 hr. lecture)
	Total credits	15
Additional Associate in Science (A.A.) Requirements These additional courses will fulfill the requirements for earning an A.A. degree in addition to the A.S. Music Business Management degree.
ENC 1102	English Composition 2	3	This is a required general education course in college level-writing. Observing the conventions of standard edited American English, students will compose informative and persuasive essays, write responses to a variety of literary genres and/or non-fiction, and produce a documented paper based on research. This course fulfills 8,000 words of the Gordon Rule requirement. Note: This course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or equivalent with a grade of "C" or better. Special fee. (3 hr. lecture)
ARH 2740	Appreciation of Cinema	3	An analysis of the cinema as an important social force and an artistic medium. Significant American, British, and foreign language films will be shown and discussed. Prerequisite: HUM 1020. Special fee. (2 hr. lecture; 2 hr. lab)
ISS 1120		3
MAC xxx		3
COP xxx	Computer Graphics Photoshop	3
AST xxx	Astronomy	3
HUN 1201		3
	Total credits	21