Music Industry BA

Music Industry is a designated capstone major. Undergraduate students must complete a senior thesis that demonstrates the skills and expertise they have acquired in earlier coursework. This requirement may be fulfilled through a written research paper, but, given the experiential nature of the Music Industry program, it may also be fulfilled by the honing of creative expression for personal or political effect (songwriting, production, etc.), by problem solving or entrepreneurial initiatives in the music industry (music tech start-up, record label, etc.), or by experiential learning in an organization outside of academia (entrepreneurial, community, or corporate project with formal reporting). Students in the capstone are expected to work together to curate their collective work and experience in a formal and public capstone event, which may include online and virtual components as well as a live performance showcase for creative work.