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Dec 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog & Handbooks
Worship Leadership & Music, Music Business Track, B.S.
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Designed for students pursuing a career in the Business of Music. Managing artist, writing, publishing songs and music materials, or as a precursor to an MBA. This degree combines contemporary music elements with the core of a business degree. Opportunities are afforded with international industry leaders and the state of the art 880 studio. Extensive experience is available through internships for artist-tour management, bookings, marketing, merchandise sales, studio and record production, song writing, music publishing and copyright administration in the digital age. Emphasis is given to entrepreneurship with a ministry focus, business management skills with Christian leadership as well as 21st century industry business models.
Note: The WL&M-MB program is not accredited by ACBSP.
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University Core and General Education Electives
University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, Alabama School of the Arts, Grace Pilot School of Business, and School of Education. 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 Fine Arts 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)
*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, Christian studies, and education majors and teacher certification students. MA 110 is required for all majors in the School of Business. Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences.
- UM 101 University of Mobile 101 (1 semester hour) is required for new freshmen and transfer students.
- Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language. See specific requirements in the World Languages section of the catalog.
- Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Performance must also complete six semester hours of a foreign language.
- Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art, or Graphic Design must also complete six semester hours of a foreign language.
- Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in English, Creative Writing must also complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language.
- Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management must also complete PSY 201 . Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing must also complete AR 226 .
Pedagogy Requirements
Students pursing the Bachelor of Science in Worship Leadership & Music - Music Business will choose two of the following pedagogies:
Applied Music Requirements
- Primary Applied Area (8 semester hours)
- Lower Level Primary Area (4 consecutive semesters)
- B.S. in Worship Leadership & Music students will complete four consecutive semesters on their chosen primary instrument.
- Upper Level Primary Area (4 consecutive semesters)
- B.S. in Worship Leadership & Music students will complete four consecutive semesters on their chosen primary instrument.
- Secondary Applied Area (4 semesters hours)
Ensemble Participation
- Primary Ensemble: Worship Choir, Symphonic Winds, Piano Ensemble, String Orchestra, Guitar Ensemble (8 consecutive semesters, required)
- Secondary Ensemble: The Alabama School of the Arts suggests a minimum of 4 sequential semesters of a small ensemble in addition to the required 8 consecutive semesters of a primary/large ensemble.
NOTE: The Alabama School of the Arts scholarships also require participation every semester a student is receiving scholarship dollars beyond primary and secondary standard ensemble requirements.
Hours to Degree
124 hours are needed to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Worship Leadership & Music - Music Business degree.
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