Worship Leadership, Music Business Concentration, B.S.

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General Education (Basic Course) Requirements

The University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Christian Ministries, School of Education, School of Music, School of Nursing, School of Worship Leadership, and the Center for Adult Programs. All University of Mobile undergraduate students are required to complete certain basic courses that apply uniformly to the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and the Bachelor of Music degree unless otherwise noted. These are identified as basic course (general education) requirements.

Requirements (Please see NOTES section below)

ENGLISH (12 semester hours)
EN 101 Effective English (WI)
EN 102 Effective English
EN 201 The Literary Tradition
EN 202 The Literary Tradition
CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (6 semester hours)
CMS 310 Christian Worldview (WI)
CMS 321 Mission and Message of Jesus or
CMS 331 Christian Theology
SPEECH OR PHILOSOPHY (3 semester hours)
COM 101 Basic Public Speaking (OC) or
PY 101 Introduction to Philosophy (OC)
ART OR MUSIC APPRECIATION (3 semester hours)
AR 201 Art Appreciation or
MU 111 Music Appreciation
HISTORY (6 semester hours) from among the following:
HI 101 Western Civilization
HI 102 Western Civilization
HI 103 World History
HI 104 World History
HI 201 History of The United States
HI 202 History of The United States
LABORATORY SCIENCE (8 semester hours) from among the following:
BIO 101 Introduction to Biology
CH 110 Introduction to Chemistry
ES 101 Introduction to Geology
ES 103 Basic Meteorology
ES 105 Environmental Science
ES 107 Natural Disasters and Hazards
MAR 103 Introduction to Marine Science
PH 101 Physical Science
MATHEMATICS (3 semester hours) from among the following:
MA 102 Elementary Algebra
MA 107 Structure of Mathematics
MA 110 Intermediate Algebra
MA 112 College Algebra
ELECTIVES (9 semester hours) from among the following:
BA 151 Introduction to Business
CIS 101 Microcomputer Applications
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
PS 110 Introduction to American Politics
PS 115 World Politics
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology
SA 202 Introduction to Sociology
Total General Education (Basic Course) Requirements 50 semester hours

*Notes:

Consult with your College/School advisor for specific and/or additional requirements relating to general education courses. For example, COM 101 is required for business, theology, and education majors and teacher certification students. Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences. .
FS 100 Freshman Seminar (1 semester hour) is required for freshmen only.
ZCH 007 Chapel (noncredit) is required of traditional undergraduate students. The number of semesters of Chapel (1 to 4 semesters) is based on entry classification. Students in the Center for Adult Programs are exempt from chapel.
Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also take twelve semester hours of a modern foreign language. See specific requirements in the Modern Foreign Language section of the catalog.
HPE 101 Health and/or activity courses (limited to 3 semester hours) may also satisfy requirements in the above ELECTIVES section.

Students are Required to Complete

WL 101 Inside the Music Industry
WL 301 Copyright and Intellectual Property Law
WL 411 The Entrepreneur Musician
WL 421 Introduction to Pro-Tools
WL 422 Recording Engineering Techniques
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
MKT 311 Principles of Marketing
MGT 321 Principles of Management
Primary Applied Area (8 Sequential Semesters)
Secondary Applied Area (4 Sequential Semesters)
Primary Ensemble and choice of Two Pedagogies (8 Sequential Semesters)

As Well As The Following:

as well as the following Worship Leadership major component

Complete the Additional Music Course Work:

Note:

Students in the program are required to pass the piano proficiency test as outlined in the Worship Leadership Student Manual.

Ensemble Participation

Students pursuing music business concentrations students are expected to register for eight sequential semesters of a primary ensemble relating to their applied area and four semesters (audit approved) of a secondary ensemble.