The purpose of the Music Business program is to develop business leaders for the music industry. By integrating content from a variety of disciplines, the program creates an intellectual synergy beyond what students can achieve in either the current business or music programs separately. Success in the music business requires a broad array of knowledge from a variety of diverse fields. The purpose of the Interdisciplinary Certificate then is to draw together these diverse and distinct areas of content into a coherent curriculum, providing students an opportunity that they otherwise would not have. The Certificate has a curriculum designed to provide foundation skills, specialized music business content, and electives to build specific competencies. A total of 21 hours of approved coursework is required to complete the Music Business Certificate. The mixture of courses to obtain the Certificate varies according to the student’s major.
David Barbe, Director dbarbe@uga.edu Lane Marie O’Kelley, Academic Advisor and Office Manager lanemarieok@uga.edu Terry College of Business Music Business Program A116 Moore-Rooker Hall Office Telephone: 706–542–7668 Office Fax: 706–542–9292
21 hours
An application to the Music Business Certificate is required. All majors are welcome to apply on the UGA Music Business website: terry.uga.edu/musicbusiness
| MBUS 3010 | Introduction to Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 4100 * | Fundamentals of Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 5100 * | Emerging Issues in Music Business | 3 |
*Only students accepted to the program are eligible for MBUS 4100/MBUS 5100. Permission of Department Required.
| MBUS 3010 | Introduction to Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 3755 | Economic and Financial Fundamentals Applied to Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 4100 * | Fundamentals of Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 5100 * | Emerging Issues in Music Business | 3 |
*Only students accepted to the program are eligible for MBUS 4100/MBUS 5100. Permission of Department Required.
Group 1 Electives
Choose 3 to 6 credit hours from the following:
| ECON 4000 | The Economics of Human Resources | 3 |
| ENTR 5500 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENTR 5505 | Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | 3 |
| ENTR 5525 | Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture | 3 |
| LEGL 4200 ^ | Intellectual Property law | 3 |
| LEGL 4400/6400 | Business Law | 3 |
| MARK 4450 | Social Media Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| RMIN 4000 | Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
Group 2 Electives
Choose 6 to 9 credit hours from the following:
| MBUS 3100 | Promotion and Publicity Techniques for Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 3550 ^ | Music Production | 3 |
| MBUS 4200 | Music Artist Management and Development | 3 |
| MBUS 4300 | Music Publishing | 3 |
| MBUS 4550 ^ | Live Concert Recording | 3 |
| MBUS 4800 ^ | Internship in Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 4900 | The Music Business, Public Policy, and International Treaties | 3 |
| MBUS 5000 | Special Topics in Music Business | 3 |
| MUSI 2040 * | History of Popular Music | 3 |
| MUSI 2050 * | Survey of Jazz History | 3 |
| MUSI 2060 * | History and Analysis of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUSI(AFST)(AFAM) 2080 * | African American Music | 3 |
| MUSI 2090 | Music and Film | 3 |
| MUSI 2600 | Introduction to Media Music | 3 |
| MUSI 3540 * | Introduction to Songwriting | 2 |
| MUSI 3550 | Music Theory for Non-Majors | 3 |
| MUSI 3600 | Music and Media | 3 |
| NMIX 2010 | Introduction to New Media | 3 |
| NMIX 4010/6010 | Web Development | 3 |
* Only one of these courses may be credited toward certificate completion. ^ Requires permission of department.
Group 1 Electives
Choose 3 to 6 credit hours from the following:
| ACCT 1160 | Survey of Accounting | 3 |
| BUSN 3000 | Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Business | 3 |
| ECON 4000 | The Economics of Human Resources | 3 |
| ENTR 5500 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ENTR 5505 | Funding the Entrepreneurial Venture | 3 |
| ENTR 5525 | Managing the Entrepreneurial Venture | 3 |
| FINA 3001 | Financial Management | 3 |
| LEGL 4200 ^ | Intellectual Property law | 3 |
| LEGL 4400/6400 | Business Law | 3 |
| MARK 3001 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MARK 4450 | Social Media Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| MGMT 3001 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MIST 2090 | Introduction to Information Systems in Business | 3 |
| RMIN 4000 | Risk Management and Insurance | 3 |
Group 2 Electives
Choose 3 to 6 credit hours from the following:
| MBUS 3100 | Promotion and Publicity Techniques for Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 3550 ^ | Music Production | 3 |
| MBUS 4200 | Music Artist Management and Development | 3 |
| MBUS 4300 | Music Publishing | 3 |
| MBUS 4550 ^ | Live Concert Recording | 3 |
| MBUS 4800 ^ | Internship in Music Business | 3 |
| MBUS 4900 | The Music Business, Public Policy, and International Treaties | 3 |
| MBUS 5000 | Special Topics in Music Business | 3 |
| MUSI 2040 * | History of Popular Music | 3 |
| MUSI 2050 * | Survey of Jazz History | 3 |
| MUSI 2060 * | History and Analysis of Rock Music | 3 |
| MUSI(AFST)(AFAM) 2080 * | African American Music | 3 |
| MUSI 2090 | Music and Film | 3 |
| MUSI 2600 | Introduction to Media Music | 3 |
| MUSI 3540 * | Introduction to Songwriting | 2 |
| MUSI 3550 + | Music Theory for Non-Majors | 3 |
| MUSI 3600 | Music and Media | 3 |
| NMIX 2010 | Introduction to New Media | 3 |
| NMIX 4010/6010 | Web Development | 3 |
* Only one of these courses may be credited toward certificate completion. + Music majors may not apply MUSI 3550 toward certificate requirements. ^ Requires permission of department.