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Students enrolled in MELE's Music Business focus track will complete coursework in areas including music publishing, intellectual property, and marketing as well as coursework in a general business core. Below is the listing of required courses for MELE's Music Business focus track.

Music Business Emphasis, Associate in Science (62 credits)

This is not an official document.  Use it to keep track of your academic progress.  You are responsible for meeting your program and graduation requirements.  Check catalog for course descriptions and course prerequisites.  See your academic counselor if you need help.

HCC Course Title Prerequisites Credits
Semester 1 (Fall)
       
MELE 101 Survey of the Music Business   3
       
MELE 102
Survey of Recording Technology
  3
       
ENG 100
Composition I
"C" or higher in Eng 22/60 or placement
3
       
MUS 253
Basic Experiences in Music
 placement in Eng 22/60 and in MATH 25
3
    
SP 151 Personal and Public Speech  3
    
Semester 2 (Spring)
       
MELE 201
History of the Recording Business
  3
    
MATH 100
Survey of Math
"C" or higher in MATH 25 or placement 
3
    
ART 113
Introduction to Drawing
ENG 22/60 OR placement in ENG 100  
 3
    
HIST 151
World Civilizations I
Recommend prep: placement in Eng 22/60
3
    
PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy: Morals and Society  3
    
Semester 3 (Fall)
       
MELE 202Public Relations in the Music Industry
 MELE 101
 3
    
ECON 131
Principles of Economics-Macroeconomics
Eng 22/60 or placement in ENG100; MATH 24 or placement in MATH 25
3
       
ACC 201 Elementary Accounting I Prequisite or Corequisite Eng 100
3
       
HWST 107 Hawaii: Center of the Pacific placement in Eng 22/60
3
    
SCI 121Introduction to Science: Biological Science  4
    
Semester 4 (Spring)
 
MELE 203 Intellectual Properties
 MELE 101
3
    
MELE 204 Music Publishing MELE 101 3
    
ACC 202 Elementary Accounting II ACC 201 3
       
BLAW 200 Legal Environment of Business ENG 100 and MATH 25 or placement in ENG 209 - 260 & MATH 100 3
       
SSCI 193V Cooperative Education   4
    
   total credits
 62
                                                                                           

MELE LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Program Learning Outcomes
  • Explain the careers, contracts, law, processes and economics of the music business
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the use of recording technology
  • Demonstrate the ability to solve technical problems
  • Prepare public relations programs for entertainment and music business clients
  • Describe various types of intellectual property and copyright laws within the music industry
  • Identify the role of music publishing in entertainment and music business
  • Demonstrate an appropriate mastery of techniques and skills used in operating studio equipment and sound systems
  • Describe the economic, musical & technological developments and new business models of the recording industry
  • Demonstrate an understanding of music production
  • Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical standards in entertainment and music business
  • Describe the importance of appreciation of diversity and global perspectives in music business and entertainment
Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 03:30