The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four Year Plan: Music Business (BS)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- MUSI 130: Music Analysis I (3 cr)
- MUSI 132: Aural Skills in Music I (1 cr)
- MUSI 153: Basic Keyboard Skills I (1 cr)
- MUSI 279: Recital & Concert Attendance (0 cr)
- Major Applied Instrument OR Voice (2 cr)
- Major Ensemble (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 2
- MUSI 128: Intro to the Music Industry (3 cr)
- MUSI 131: Music Analysis II (3 cr)
- MUSI 133: Aural Skills in Music II (1 cr)
- MUSI 154: Basic Keyboard Skills II (1 cr)
- MUSI 279: Recital & Concert Attendance (0 cr)
- Major Applied Instrument OR Voice (2 cr)
- Major Ensemble (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 3
- MUSI 310: Songwriting (3 cr), OR MUSI 221: Live Sound Technologies (1 cr) AND MUSI 305: Electronic Music (2 cr)
- MUSI 230: Music Analysis III (3 cr)
- MUSI 232: Aural Skills in Music III (1 cr)
- MUSI 279: Recital and Concert Attendance (0 cr)
- Major Applied Instrument OR Voice (2 cr)
- Major Ensemble (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 4
- ECON 205: Principals of Economics (5 cr)
- BSAD 153 Intro to Business Data Analytics (1 cr)
- MUSI 279: Recital and Concert Attendance (0 cr)
- Major Applied Instrument OR Voice (2 cr)
- Major Ensemble (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 5
- MUSI 310: Songwriting (3 cr), OR MUSI 221: Live Sound Technologies (1 cr) AND MUSI 305: Electronic Music (2 cr)
- MUSI 279: Recital and Concert Attendance (0 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Arts Electives (3 cr)
- Business Electives (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- MUSI 341: WE/Music History II (3 cr), OR MUSI 339: Music Literature (in Fall) (3 cr) OR MUSI 340: Music History I (in Fall) (3 cr)
- MUSI 279: Recital and Concert Attendance (0 cr)
- THEA 310: Sound Design (3 cr)
- Arts Electives (3 cr)
- Business Electives (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 7
- MUSI 339: Music Literature (3 cr), OR MUSI 340: Music History I (3 cr), OR MUSI 341: WE/Music History II (in Spring) (3 cr)
- THEA 301: Arts Administration (3 cr)
- Arts Electives (3 cr)
- Business Electives (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 8
- MUSI 478: Capstone Internship (3-12 cr)
- Arts Electives (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
NOTES:
- Electives to Total: 120 Credits
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 8-5-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.