The Department of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies (MEIS) offers courses in the disciplines of Music (MUS) and Performance Music (PMUS). Areas of degree emphasis in Bachelor of Science in Music include focus on Recording Arts, Music Industry Studies, Performance or Music Business. The department combines studies in recording arts, music business, and music performance in order to prepare students for the global marketplace. Through partnerships with entrepreneurs, corporations, and non-profit organizations, we aspire to a leading position in the region and nation in the planning and realization of current and future media.  Recording Arts: This area of study addresses contemporary technology in studio recording, sound reinforcement, and electronic music. It is intended to develop skills for creative musicians, producers, and technicians, using both analog and digital technology. Music Business: This program prepares graduates for careers in such fields as artist management, music publishing, record production, and the development of skills relative to the field of concert promotion and publicity. Music Industry Studies: This program prepares the student to work in the music industry. Courses include a non-performance music core with selected classes in music business and recording arts. It is intended to develop a broad range of skills in management, promotion, publishing, producing, the record industry, and audio engineering. Performance Music: Students gain performance skills in classical, jazz, commercial, and experimental music styles. The program includes specialized courses in small performance ensembles, applied study, contemporary improvisation, and analysis, culminating in the presentation of a junior and senior recital. Students wishing to declare a major in the performance emphasis must audition for entry at the time of their sophomore proficiency exam.  Master of Science in Recording Arts: Our newest graduate program is designed to help professionals advance their careers and to prepare the music educators of the future. The MSRA has the only pedagogy track in the nation, as well as the only college-level couses in audio forensics. Student with undergraduate degree from other disciplines may take preparatory courses in recoding arts from the Bachelor of Science in Music program. For more information about Music's BS and MS degree programs, please visit:
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