Music Business | Middle Tennessee State University

Recording Industry 
615-898-2578

Amy Macy, program coordinator
[email protected]

The Music Business concentration offers instruction designed for students who are interested in careers in the music industry such as A & R representative, marketing representative, music editor, regional promotions manager, song plugger, staff publicist, studio manager, or talent representative.

Admission to Candidacy

All students are required to be admitted to candidacy to earn a degree as a Recording Industry major. Candidacy is required as a prerequisite to enrollment in most upper-division courses within the college. When applying to candidacy, students choose their concentration: Commercial Songwriting or Music Business.

To apply for candidacy, a student must have

1. completed all learning support requirements;
2. completed all high school deficiencies;
3. completed 24 hours (not to include learning support courses);
4. completed the math requirement (College Algebra or higher level math) with a minimum 2.00 (C) grade;
5. completed all candidacy courses with a minimum 2.00 (C) grade in each: JOUR 1020/EMC 1020/RIM 1020; RIM 3000; RIM 3010 or RIM 3011*; RIM 3600);
6. maintained good standing (not on probation).

*NOTE: RIM 3010 is required for Audio Production students and to take many Audio Production related electives

Students in the Music Business concentration are guaranteed admission to candidacy if they earn a Candidacy Formula score of 35.5 or better. A limited number of additional candidacy slots will be open based on availability. Candidacy will be granted three times per year-after the fall and spring semesters and summer term. Students may not take other RIM courses beyond the candidacy requirements, with the exception of RIM 1230 and RIM 3650, until they have successfully completed admission to candidacy.

The application for admission to candidacy is an online application available here. Applications should be submitted by students during the semester in which they will have completed the above requirements. The deadline for candidacy applications is near the end of each semester and is announced via email each semester.

Candidacy Formula

Each student’s candidacy score is derived from the following:

Score = (inclusive GPA x 3) + (math grade x 3) + (candidacy course GPA x 4) + (total hours x .05).

Candidacy Appeals

A few of any available slots in the concentration will be awarded based on a faculty committee recommendation on an appeal application. Appeal applications will be accepted after formula slots have been announced early in the Fall and Spring Semester and Summer Term. Appeal recommendations will be based on exceptional circumstances and/or exceptional talent and/or diversity considerations.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Recording Industry, Music Business, B.S., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	48 hours*
Recording Industry Core	18 hours
Recording Industry Sub Core	12 hours
Music Business Electives	18 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Major Support Requirements	6 hours*
Computer Literacy Requirement	3 hours
Electives	4-10 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (48 hours)

Recording Industry Core (18 hours)

• EMC 1020 – American Media and Social Institutions

  3 credit hours

  (Same as JOUR 1020/RIM 1020.)

  The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.

• JOUR 1020 – American Media and Social Institutions

  3 credit hours

  (Same as EMC 1020/RIM 1020.) The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.

• RIM 1020 – American Media and Social Institutions

  3 credit hours

  (Same as EMC 1020/JOUR 1020.) The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.

(may be counted in General Education)

• RIM 3000 – History of the Recording Industry

  3 credit hours

  Traces the development of the technology, business, major record labels, and the music recorded as well as significant individuals in these areas.

 

• RIM 3010 – Audio Fundamentals

  3 credit hours

  Examines theories and technologies used in audio production for music, radio, TV, and film. Provides the management-oriented student with a useful vocabulary covering the area of audio production and provides the production-oriented student with the basic theory upon which production skills can be built. RIM 3010 is required for all Audio Production students; Music Business and Commercial Songwriting students may choose between RIM 3010 and  RIM 3011.

• RIM 3011 – Survey of Audio Technology

  3 credit hours

  For non-Audio Production Recording Industry pre-candidacy students; includes students seeking admission to candidacy in the Music Business and Commercial Songwriting concentrations. Overview of the basic function and application of audio hardware and software used in music creation. Surveys audio technology found in live sound, professional recording studios, and project studios. Required for admission to candidacy to the RI program and offered as an online course. Students must choose between and may receive credit for either RIM 3010 or RIM 3011. Audio Production concentration students will not receive credit for RIM 3011

• RIM 3600 – Survey of the Recording Industry

  3 credit hours

  Examination of the industry including, but not limited to, artist development, songwriting, publishing, record companies, record marketing and promotion, copyright, performance rights, and careers.

• RIM 3700 – Entertainment Intellectual Property I

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy and RIM 3600 with C or better; others RIM 3600. Introduction to the law of copyright, as well as the basic law of contracts, within a lecture setting combined with the interactivity of student in-class argument of appellate opinions rendered in both the areas of U.S. Copyright law and Contract law. Focuses solely on high-level intellectual property disputes related to the entertainment industry, whether regarding argument as to the rightful copyright ownership of parties within the entertainment industry, or as to a contract dispute, e.g. the breach of an entertainment agreement involving artistic content such as a recording or publishing agreement.

• RIM 4700 – Entertainment Intellectual Property II

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors- admission to candidacy and RIM 3700 with C or better; others RIM 3600 and RIM 3700. A highly experiential and entrepreneurial setting requiring significant research and hands-on negotiations outside the classroom. Focuses on each student’s selection and execution of a major Recapture and Negotiation Agreement involving advanced copyright principles of recapture, as well as an extensive negotiation for the inventive and profitable exploitation of those recaptured rights with third party industry colleagues. Hands-on learning process of mastering intellectual property and contract specifics in an entertainment industry setting. Student will have significant personal discretion with respect to chosen content for the recapture and exploitation.

Sub-core (12 hours)

 

• RIM 3720 – Artist Management

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others RIM 3600. Examines the role of recording artists’ representatives. Topics include personal appearances, touring, unions, and contractual considerations.

• RIM 3900 – Music Publishing

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy and previous or concurrent enrollment in RIM 3700 with C or better; others RIM 3600 and RIM 3700. Operations and functions of music publishing industry including songwriter publisher relations. Primary thrust is popular music publishing, but art, religious, and educational music also discussed.

• RIM 4320 – Concert Promotion and Touring

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others – RIM 3010 and RIM 3600. An in-depth study of the theoretical and practical aspects of presenting contemporary arts and entertainment performances. Topics include talent acquisition, contracts and riders, production, venues, budgeting, ticket services, and promotion.

• RIM 4620 – Marketing of Recordings

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others RIM 3600. Special emphasis on the particular structures and problems involved in the movement of recordings from manufacturer to the buying public. Topics include product marketing, promotion, and distribution.

Music Business Electives (18 hours)

Choose 18 credit hours from the following:

• RIM 3020 – Commercial Songwriting

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to Commercial Songwriting concentration and RIM 1230 or MUTH 1110 and RIM 3115 or RIM 3116 with C or better; others – permission of instructor. Helps the new or developing songwriter acquire a song construction toolkit. Focuses on groove, melody,  lyric, harmony, and structure and integrates these five elements into a cohesive and commercially viable song. Students expected to play guitar or piano and also sing.

• RIM 3100 – Introduction to Popular Music Studies

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others – permission of instructor. Introduces students to different academic and theoretical approaches to popular music as a social and cultural phenomenon. A discussion oriented class that is both reading and writing intensive.

• RIM 3200 – History of Country Music

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy. History and culture of American country music. Explores the historical progression of the genre and analyzes topics such as race and gender relations, material culture, generational conflict, and the role of “authenticity” in the creation and commodification of the music. Reading, writing, and listening intensive.

• RIM 3500 – Lecture Series

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy. Major executives, producers, and others in the recording industry speak to students about contemporary topics in the music business. May be taken only once for credit toward the major. Pass/Fail.

• RIM 3580 – RIM Practicum

  1 to 3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy, approval of instructor prior to enrollment, and approved application. On-campus experiences in and related to the recording industry. Course may be repeated up to three times, but no more than six total credits toward the major allowed for RIM 3580, RIM 4000, and RIM 4010. Pass/Fail.

• RIM 3650 – Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public

  3 credit hours

  (Same as JOUR 3650/EMC 3650.) A general introduction to the issues surrounding free expression and its relationship to mass media in contemporary America. A comprehensive analysis of the history, philosophies, cases, and controls associated with freedom of expression.

• RIM 3690 – International Entertainment Transactions

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RIM 3600 with C or higher. Introduction to international law (European Union, Asia/Pacific Rim, and Latin America) in the context of the global entertainment and intellectual property industries (music, film, television, books, videogames, etc.). Culminates in presentation of a proposed start-up entertainment entity in a foreign territory. Each student will be able to establish a professional relationship with an entertainment industry liaison in a foreign territory. Offers preparation for students interested in international opportunities for growth including international internships and the Office of International Affairs’ Study Abroad programs.

• RIM 3770 – Publicity in the Recording Industry

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others – RIM 3600 and JOUR 2710. Experience in creating publicity materials and developing media relations, press releases, press kits, and publicity campaigns.

• RIM 3780 – Entertainment Reporting and Writing

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others – RIM 3600 and JOUR 2710. Theory and practice of the fundamentals of entertainment journalism, including music industry writing, feature stories, and CD and concert reviews.

• RIM 3890 – International Recording Industry

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others RIM 3600. Cultural, media, business, and legal aspects of making and selling records on a worldwide basis. Specific studies in foreign record company operations, i.e., production, distribution, marketing, promotion, and licensing. Immigration, union, and tax implications of artists recording abroad.

• RIM 4000 – Recording Industry Internship: Business

  1 to 6 credit hours

  Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; 90 credit hours completed; RIM 3700 and three of the following sub-core courses must be completed: RIM 3720, RIM 3900, RIM 4320, or RIM 4620; approved internship application. Practical experience for advanced students in a professional recording industry setting. This course may be repeated for additional credit. No more than six hours toward the major are allowed for RIM 3580, 4000, and RIM 4010. Pass/Fail.

• RIM 4010 – Audio Internship

  1 to 6 credit hours

  Prerequisites: Recording Industry or Audio Production majors only; admission to candidacy; junior standing (60 hours); RIM 4100 and RIM 4330 or RIM 4400 with C or better; and an approved internship application. Training and practical experience for advanced students in a professional audio setting. This course may be repeated for additional credit. No more than six hours toward the major are allowed for RIM 3580, RIM 4000, and RIM 4010. Pass/Fail.

• RIM 4130 – Cyber PR® in the Entertainment Industry

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy or permission of instructor. Cyber PR®  is the process where social media (with engaged behavior), public relations (outreach and some processes), and online and direct -to-fan (D2F) marketing intersect. Explores the many new and entrepreneurial methods, theories, applications (i.e., Topspin and Next Big Sound) and best practices artists and brands employ to create awareness and make connections to consumers via electronic media. Readings, lectures, guest presentations, and professional group projects and experiences.

• RIM 4230 – Advanced Cyber PR in the Entertainment Industry

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: B or higher in RIM 4130 or permission of instructor.  Applies the process where social media (with engaged behavior), public relations (outreach and some processes), and online marketing intersect.  Analyzes, designs, and implements an online-social media marketing plan for an entertainment industry client. Uses existing and developing applications (such as Topspin Media’s marketing and sales platform and Next Big Sound’s data analysis and monitoring program) to receive basic training. While the promotion of music and entertainment are the focus, the skills and applications taught are transferable to other industries.

• RIM 4420 – Talent Agency Fundamentals

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy and RIM 3720 or RIM 4320 with C or better. Covers fundamentals of the talent agency business. Focuses on the talent agency side of the music industry including the role the booking agent plays in the career development and revenue generation of a music artist. Includes readings, lectures, guest presentations, in-class participation, and group projects and experiences.

• RIM 4630 – Recording Industry Research

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy, RIM 4620 or MKT 3820 with C or better, computer literacy, and permission of instructor. Provides hands-on experiences in research in the recording industry. Involvement in group projects to provide music and consumer research services to various clients in the industry. Workshop oriented.

• RIM 4690 – Digital Strategies for the Music Business

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite:  RIM 4620 with C or better or permission of the instructor. Applied theory on promoting the services and products of the music industry via digital channels. Topics include market research, content strategy, creating digital assets, search engine marketing, online advertising, email marketing, mobile marketing, and using data and insights from analytics to optimize digital marketing efforts.

• RIM 4720 – Record Retail Operation

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy and MKT 3820 or RIM 4620 with C or better; others RIM 3600 and MKT 3820. Problems and practices of recording industry retailers, including pricing, inventory control, advertising, operations, and retail locations for audio and video recordings and printed music.

• RIM 4730 – The A&R Function

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors- completion of concentration sub-core. Role and responsibilities of a record company’s artist and repertoire department. Emphasis on finding and guiding an artist as well as the administration of the production and marketing of a project.

• RIM 4740 – Independent Contracting: Pro Audio Freelance

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: AP and RI majors – admission to candidacy; others – permission of instructor. An in-depth investigation of the current business practices of independent entertainment professionals with a focus on working in the pro audio industry and independent contracting.

• RIM 4800 – Understanding the Nashville Music Business-Past and Future

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: Concurrent with or subsequent to RIM 4000 or RIM 4010 with C or better. Acquaints interns and students working in the Nashville music industry with industry practices through a historic perspective and through conducting a research project.

• RIM 4810 – Topics in Recording Industry

  1 to 3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy. Examination and critical evaluation of current issues related to the operation and function of various aspects of the recording industry. Subject matter varies. Course may be repeated one time for additional credit.

Only 6 hours are allowed to count in elective area.

• RIM 4820 – Record Label Operations

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy and RIM 4620 or MKT 3820 with C or better. Day-to-day marketing tasks conducted onsite for a record label offer students training on the practical application of the latest marketing software. Must be able to travel to Music Row and commit to 10 hours per week at a record label.

• RIM 4900 – Individual Problems in the Recording Industry

  1 to 3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy, approved application, and permission of department. Advanced project in production or music business. Students submit applications to production and technology or music business faculty committees. Once approved, a determination is made as to credit to be awarded. Project is reviewed by a panel of three faculty members to determine grade. No more than three credits toward the major are allowed.

Up to 3 hours (of the 18) may be chosen from

 

• MUHL 3670 – Studies in North American Popular Music

  3 credit hours

  Close study of one or more regional musical cultures of popular music in North America. Focuses on cultural, historical, economic, and political forces that have shaped the genres under consideration as well as issues of class, race, gender, migration, colonialism, identity, and resistance. Offers a range of experiences with the music, emphasizing its practices, sustainability, stylistic features, instruments, and cultural contexts.

• PS 3530 – Legal Writing and Research

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A specialized composition course for the student planning to attend law school or paralegal school or to become a legal secretary. Practice in legal research, documentation, and a variety of legal problems.

• ENGL 3810 – British Popular Culture

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A cultural survey of Great Britain since 1945, including history, music, film, and literature.

• JOUR 2710 – Media Writing

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 or equivalents. Theory and practice of writing for print and electronic media according to the techniques, styles, and formats of various media. Laboratory required.

Computer Literacy Requirement (3 hours)

• CSCI 1150 – Computer Orientation

  3 credit hours

  A general introduction to computers with an emphasis on personal computing, database, word processing, presentation graphics, spreadsheets, and Internet tools. Does not count for Computer Science major or minor.

Major Support Requirements (6 hours)

• ACTG 2110 – Principles of Accounting I

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Financial accounting for proprietorships and partnerships with emphasis on the accounting cycle for service and merchandising organizations. Additional topics include accounting for receivables; inventories; property, plant, and equipment; and current liabilities. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3000.)

• ACTG 2120 – Principles of Accounting II

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: ACTG 2110. A continuation of financial accounting concepts with emphasis on debt and equity structures, the statement of cash flows, and ratio analysis. Managerial accounting topics include job, standard- and activity-based costing, cost/volume/profit (CVP) analysis, and budgeting. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 2125 or ACTG 3000.) [Same as TBR Community Colleges ACCT 1020.]

• ACTG 3000 – Survey of Accounting for General Business

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Accounting cycle given minor emphasis; financial statement analysis and managerial uses of accounting given major emphasis. May be used for general business minors or M.B.A. candidates who have had no previous accounting courses. (Not open to Accounting majors and students with credit in ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2120.)

 

• MATH 1710 – College Algebra 
  3 credit hours
   

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  MATH 1710 – College Algebra

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: DSPM 0850 or two years of high school algebra; a Math Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or COMPASS placement. Course satisfies the General Education Mathematics requirement. Topics include functions–linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic; analysis of graphs; linear systems; inequalities; counting principles; and probability. Graphing calculator required. Course may be taken by correspondence. Not open to those who have had MATH 1730. TBR Common Course: MATH 1710

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (4-10 hours)

NOTE:

*No more than 6 hours total are allowed toward the major from any combination of RIM 3580, RIM 4000, or RIM 4010.

Music Business concentration students may take up to 9 semester hours of their electives from the Commercial Songwriting concentration or Audio Production.

All Music Business concentration students must complete one course (three hours) of accounting. This requirement may be met with ACTG 2110, ACTG 2120, or ACTG 3000. This requirement may be included within the minor requirement. 

Music Business M.B.A. Fast Track

This program is designed to allow students in the Music Business concentration to obtain all prerequisites for entrance into the M.B.A. program. Careful planning of undergraduate and graduate course selection is required. For details on this plan of study, consult Amy  Macy. For M.B.A. admission requirements, consult the Graduate Catalog or Kim Sokoya, M.B.A. advisor. 

Curriculum: Recording Industry, Music Business Concentration

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Students should see their advisors to develop their individual schedules. Certain prerequisites and sequences in particular major concentrations and minor require special attention.

Freshman

 

• COMM 2200 – Fundamentals of Communication

  3 credit hours

  Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

• ENGL 1010 – Expository Writing

  3 credit hours

  The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

• ENGL 1020 – Research and Argumentative Writing

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

• MATH 1710 – College Algebra 
  3 credit hours
   

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  MATH 1710 – College Algebra

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: DSPM 0850 or two years of high school algebra; a Math Enhanced ACT 19 or greater or COMPASS placement. Course satisfies the General Education Mathematics requirement. Topics include functions–linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic; analysis of graphs; linear systems; inequalities; counting principles; and probability. Graphing calculator required. Course may be taken by correspondence. Not open to those who have had MATH 1730. TBR Common Course: MATH 1710

• RIM 3000 – History of the Recording Industry

  3 credit hours

  Traces the development of the technology, business, major record labels, and the music recorded as well as significant individuals in these areas.

• RIM 3600 – Survey of the Recording Industry

  3 credit hours

  Examination of the industry including, but not limited to, artist development, songwriting, publishing, record companies, record marketing and promotion, copyright, performance rights, and careers.

• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

• RIM 3010 – Audio Fundamentals

  3 credit hours

  Examines theories and technologies used in audio production for music, radio, TV, and film. Provides the management-oriented student with a useful vocabulary covering the area of audio production and provides the production-oriented student with the basic theory upon which production skills can be built. RIM 3010 is required for all Audio Production students; Music Business and Commercial Songwriting students may choose between RIM 3010 and  RIM 3011.

• RIM 3011 – Survey of Audio Technology

  3 credit hours

  For non-Audio Production Recording Industry pre-candidacy students; includes students seeking admission to candidacy in the Music Business and Commercial Songwriting concentrations. Overview of the basic function and application of audio hardware and software used in music creation. Surveys audio technology found in live sound, professional recording studios, and project studios. Required for admission to candidacy to the RI program and offered as an online course. Students must choose between and may receive credit for either RIM 3010 or RIM 3011. Audio Production concentration students will not receive credit for RIM 3011

 

• RIM 1020 – American Media and Social Institutions

  3 credit hours

  (Same as EMC 1020/JOUR 1020.) The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.

• JOUR 1020 – American Media and Social Institutions

  3 credit hours

  (Same as EMC 1020/RIM 1020.) The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.

• EMC 1020 – American Media and Social Institutions

  3 credit hours

  (Same as JOUR 1020/RIM 1020.)

  The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions.

May count as a Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement

 

• CSCI 1150 – Computer Orientation

  3 credit hours

  A general introduction to computers with an emphasis on personal computing, database, word processing, presentation graphics, spreadsheets, and Internet tools. Does not count for Computer Science major or minor.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

 

• RIM 3700 – Entertainment Intellectual Property I

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy and RIM 3600 with C or better; others RIM 3600. Introduction to the law of copyright, as well as the basic law of contracts, within a lecture setting combined with the interactivity of student in-class argument of appellate opinions rendered in both the areas of U.S. Copyright law and Contract law. Focuses solely on high-level intellectual property disputes related to the entertainment industry, whether regarding argument as to the rightful copyright ownership of parties within the entertainment industry, or as to a contract dispute, e.g. the breach of an entertainment agreement involving artistic content such as a recording or publishing agreement.

• RIM 3720 – Artist Management

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others RIM 3600. Examines the role of recording artists’ representatives. Topics include personal appearances, touring, unions, and contractual considerations.

• RIM 3900 – Music Publishing

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy and previous or concurrent enrollment in RIM 3700 with C or better; others RIM 3600 and RIM 3700. Operations and functions of music publishing industry including songwriter publisher relations. Primary thrust is popular music publishing, but art, religious, and educational music also discussed.

• RIM 4320 – Concert Promotion and Touring

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others – RIM 3010 and RIM 3600. An in-depth study of the theoretical and practical aspects of presenting contemporary arts and entertainment performances. Topics include talent acquisition, contracts and riders, production, venues, budgeting, ticket services, and promotion.

• RIM 4620 – Marketing of Recordings

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: RI majors – admission to candidacy; others RIM 3600. Special emphasis on the particular structures and problems involved in the movement of recordings from manufacturer to the buying public. Topics include product marketing, promotion, and distribution.

• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

 

• ENGL 2020 – Themes in Literature and Culture

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

• ENGL 2030 – The Experience of Literature

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

• HUM 2610 – World Literatures

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.

 

Choose 6 hours from:

• HIST 2010 – Survey of United States History I

  3 credit hours

  Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

• HIST 2020 – Survey of United States History II

  3 credit hours

  Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

• HIST 2030 – Tennessee History

  3 credit hours

  The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

• HIST 2040 – Survey African American History I

  3 credit hours

  The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

  NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

• HIST 2050 – Survey African American History II

  3 credit hours

  The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Junior

 

• RIM 4700 – Entertainment Intellectual Property II

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: RI majors- admission to candidacy and RIM 3700 with C or better; others RIM 3600 and RIM 3700. A highly experiential and entrepreneurial setting requiring significant research and hands-on negotiations outside the classroom. Focuses on each student’s selection and execution of a major Recapture and Negotiation Agreement involving advanced copyright principles of recapture, as well as an extensive negotiation for the inventive and profitable exploitation of those recaptured rights with third party industry colleagues. Hands-on learning process of mastering intellectual property and contract specifics in an entertainment industry setting. Student will have significant personal discretion with respect to chosen content for the recapture and exploitation.

• RIM MB elective 12 credit hours
• Minor courses 6 credit hours
• Elective 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Senior

 

• ACTG 2110 – Principles of Accounting I

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Financial accounting for proprietorships and partnerships with emphasis on the accounting cycle for service and merchandising organizations. Additional topics include accounting for receivables; inventories; property, plant, and equipment; and current liabilities. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 3000.)

• ACTG 2120 – Principles of Accounting II

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisite: ACTG 2110. A continuation of financial accounting concepts with emphasis on debt and equity structures, the statement of cash flows, and ratio analysis. Managerial accounting topics include job, standard- and activity-based costing, cost/volume/profit (CVP) analysis, and budgeting. (Not open to students with credit in ACTG 2125 or ACTG 3000.) [Same as TBR Community Colleges ACCT 1020.]

• ACTG 3000 – Survey of Accounting for General Business

  3 credit hours

  Prerequisites: A college-level math course; ENGL 1010; sophomore standing. Accounting cycle given minor emphasis; financial statement analysis and managerial uses of accounting given major emphasis. May be used for general business minors or M.B.A. candidates who have had no previous accounting courses. (Not open to Accounting majors and students with credit in ACTG 2110 and ACTG 2120.)

• RIM MB electives 6 credit hours
• RIM elective 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 9 credit hours
• Electives 4 credit hours
• Minor course/elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours