Music Industry Program
Courses
MIP 132 Survey of the Music Industry 3.0 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the music industry. The following topics will be addressed: major music industry players (e.g. managers, agents, business managers, promoters), record label operations & functions (e.g. recording deals, royalties, the album cycle), Songwriting/Publishing, Live Music/Touring, & Merchandising.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 133 Audio Production I 3.0 Credits
The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of the best practices of using a Digital Audio Workstation to create a music project. The class will be a combination of lecture modules and in-class hands-on practice.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 161 Copyrights in the Music Industry 3.0 Credits
This course is an in-depth exploration of what, how, when and where intellectual property exists in the music industry, with a particular emphasis on the role that copyrights play.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 179 Introduction to Sound Recording 3.0 Credits
This course introduces the art of sound recording, including the fundamentals of sound, sound capture, acoustic environments, and recording technology.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 212 Audio Systems 3.0 Credits
This course explores the fundamentals of sound capture, audio signals, audio devices, sound systems, and signal interconnections.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 227 Listening Techniques 2.0 Credits
Students will develop critical listening skills needed for all aspects of music production including commercial arranging, tracking, and mixing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 233 Audio Production II 3.0 Credits
This course will help students develop proficiency in using Pro Tools for advanced music production and sound editing tasks. By engaging in hands-on exercises, lectures, and collaborative projects, students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of advanced recording, editing, and mixing techniques within the Pro Tools environment.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 133 [Min Grade: C]
MIP 270 Live Music I 3.0 Credits
This course will cover the various business aspects of producing and promoting successful tours and concerts. The class will place emphases and cover in great detail: (1) the promoter’s ability to purchase talent and produce shows, taking into consideration such matters as competition, population, guarantees and percentage splits, ticket pricing and distribution, advertising budgets, production costs, sponsorships, rental agreements, labor, security, concessions, tour packages, and promoter-owned venues; and (2) managing and producing a tour, focusing on a tour theme and marketing plan, routing, itineraries, riders, offers, contracts, sub-contractors, show and tour personnel, merchandising, sponsorships, day-of-show and show settlements.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 275 Marketing in the Music Industry I 3.0 Credits
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the foundations of marketing and promotion in the music industry, including the essential concepts, strategies, and tactics used by artists and music professionals to create impactful campaigns.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 276 Sound Recording for Business Concentration 3.0 Credits
Sound recording techniques are presented to provide Music Industry Business Concentration students with basic recording competency through practical application. Students are required to create several recordings through projects that require teamwork and self-analysis.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 279 Sound Recording I 3.0 Credits
Basic sound recording procedures are presented with an emphasis on microphone techniques, signal-flow, and session workflow. Requires students to create several multitrack recordings, including editing and mixing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
Prerequisites: MIP 233 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 280 Record Label Operations 3.0 Credits
This course is a general overview of record label operations including the different roles at labels, different types of labels, and how the role of labels have changed over time.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 282 Streaming and Radio Promotion 3.0 Credits
This course provides an overview of how radio and music streaming is used in record promotion and artist development and includes both theory and practical applications.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 283 Community Recording 3.0 Credits
Community Recording is an enterprise designed to foster empowerment and self-expression through music. It brings members of the Mantua, Powelton, and Drexel communities together to create a sustainable creative collective that produces and releases music and shares knowledge and techniques.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 293 [WI] Survey of Music Production 3.0 Credits
This course analyzes various music recordings, including the genres of jazz, pop, R&B, and rock, from the modern recording era (1930’s to the present) and discusses the production techniques used to create them.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 318 Music Merchandising 3.0 Credits
Students work in interdisciplinary groups with Design and Merchandising students to create a comprehensive merchandise extension program including product selection, production, distribution and promotion within the context of the artists' overall brand package.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 331 Live Music II 3.0 Credits
This course will cover the various business aspects of producing and promoting a successful concert. The class will place emphases and cover in great detail: the promoter’s ability to purchase talent and a produce show, taking into consideration such matters as competition, population, guarantees and percentage splits, ticket pricing and distribution, advertising budgets, production costs, sponsorships, rental agreements, labor, security, concessions, tour packages, and promoter-owned venues; routing, itineraries, riders, offers, contracts, sub-contractors, show personnel, merchandising, sponsorships, day-of-show and show settlements.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 270 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 333 Audio Production III 3.0 Credits
This course will develop students' understanding of digital audio and MIDI production techniques using Ableton Live by integrating in-class demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on projects and activities. Through these methods, students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of Ableton Live's capabilities and develop practical skills using this software to create high-quality audio productions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 233 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 336 Contracts and Legal Issues in the Music Industry 3.0 Credits
This course explores contractual agreements and the legal issues affecting the music industry today, such as free speech in radio and music lyrics, rights of publicity for recording artists, fair use and piracy, as well as the various standard agreements in common use in the music and recording industries.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 161 [Min Grade: D] and BLAW 201 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 338 Audio Seminar 2.0 Credits
Students present Extra Curricular recording projects to the instructor and fellow students for an in-class critique. The in-class critique will give the student direct feedback on their creative work and allow them to compare their work against the work of their peers. The production critiques will be moderated by the instructor and grades will be assessed based on in-class participation and presentations.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 4 credits
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 379 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 341 Live Music III 3.0 Credits
This course builds on the fundamental relationships in the concert business, from the technical and artistic aspects of concert promotion learned in Live Music II and introduces music tour planning. Students will examine how to hire employees for tour, create budgets, negotiate contracts, promote a tour and the logistics of tour production, marketing and managing government regulations, that in the end, will maximize revenue over multiple shows. Additionally, students will examine the effects of touring over extended times vs single shows, for artists and their touring parties.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 270 [Min Grade: D] and MIP 331 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 350 Artist Development 3.0 Credits
This course introduces concepts including what an A&R rep does, historically and today; artist development in the major label and independent markets; and A&R methods using industry data.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 361 Music Publishing 3.0 Credits
This course explores the fundamental responsibilities of a music publisher including reviewing, evaluating, marketing, licensing, monetizing, representing and protecting original music, as well as the rights of songwriters and related content creators. Students will discover how music publishing is a crucial element of support in a thriving music industry and will learn how music publishers build value for their creative clients.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 161 [Min Grade: C]
MIP 365 Cities of Music and Culture 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to give students an introductory insight and understanding of the music industry in the chosen location of the class. This class is a Study Tour.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 366 Music Supervision 3.0 Credits
Students will be introduced to the creative and administrative elements of music supervision including sourcing, evaluating, licensing, and placing music into visual productions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 161 [Min Grade: D] or MIP 361 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 374 Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry 3.0 Credits
Students will learn how to devise, conceive, create and implement a music industry-related business through the drafting of a business plan. This course is team-driven and will involve student discussions and critique.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP 375 [WI] Marketing in the Music Industry II 3.0 Credits
Building on the foundations of Marketing in the Music Industry I, this course provides students with an advanced and applied understanding of the strategies and tactics used to promote music and music-related content across different channels and through various forms of media. Students will utilize insights-driven reasoning, creative ideation, and critical thinking to solve marketing challenges, meet promotional objectives, and drive engagement with target audiences. This course is team-driven and involves extensive student discussions, critique, and group project work in and outside of the classroom.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 132 [Min Grade: D] and MIP 275 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 376 MAD Dragon Music Group 3.0 Credits
MAD Dragon Music Group is designed to immerse students in the world of the independent music business and includes all of the professor led, student operated enterprises that create, organize and administer MAD Dragon Music Group projects.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 2 times for 9 credits
Prerequisites: MIP 132 [Min Grade: C]
MIP 379 Sound Recording II 3.0 Credits
An advanced examination of current state of the art sound recording techniques. Special attention is paid to concert recording, digital and analog mixing techniques, advanced compression and equalization techniques, and time-based processing. Research methods in sound are introduced.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI and classification is Junior or Pre-Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: MIP 279 [Min Grade: C]
MIP 381 Audio for Video 3.0 Credits
This course will introduce the student to the technological and creative aspects of creating post-production audio for visual media.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 233 [Min Grade: D] and MIP 279 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 382 Scoring to Picture 3.0 Credits
This course will expand the students' ability to create and produce an original score for an audio/visual element, drawing upon their creative and technological skills.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
MIP 384 Synthesis and Sampling 3.0 Credits
The primary goal of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of synthesis and sampling techniques used in contemporary music production. Throughout the course, students will develop practical skills and knowledge related to various synthesis techniques, sound design, and the creative application of sampling, ultimately enabling them to produce innovative and high-quality audio elements for various musical genres and projects.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 133 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 387 Studio Maintenance 3.0 Credits
Introduces the student to basic maintenance and troubleshooting techniques used in the modern recording studio. Basic electronic components, cabling, soldering skills, audio measurements, and equipment calibration are emphasized.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 279 [Min Grade: C]
MIP 388 Production Company Management 2.0 Credits
Students will research the basic financial, business, marketing, and networking practices of successful freelancers in the music industry and explore career development strategies to thrive in the music industry gig economy.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
MIP 389 Live Sound I 3.0 Credits
This course covers all aspects of sound reinforcement for live performances, including system design, equipment usage, and acoustical concerns. The course uses both lecture and hands-on components for greater student understanding.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 391 Analog Recording 3.0 Credits
This class enables students to practice the art of analog recording, editing and mixing. It puts in perspective the concepts, tools, and techniques of studio production that can be taken for granted in the digital domain. The constraints and aesthetic choices that are magnified by the analog format are very important parts of a holistic music production curriculum.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI and classification is Junior or Senior.
Prerequisites: MIP 379 [Min Grade: C]
MIP 393 Live Sound II 3.0 Credits
This course is an examination of current state-of-the-art sound reinforcement techniques. Special attention is paid to system design and optimization, digital mixing console operation, wireless systems, and concert recording.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MIP 389 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 394 Music Industry Data Analytics 3.0 Credits
Through this course, students will gain a deep understanding of the role of data in the business of music, balancing theoretical concepts, illustrative case studies, and practical application.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 132 [Min Grade: D] and STAT 201 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 395 Innovation in the Modern Music Industry 3.0 Credits
This course studies the profound evolution of the music industry by examining entrepreneurial and technological innovation in the post-Napster era. Through in-depth discussions, critical analysis, and collaborative projects, students will gain insight into the cultural, business, and creative transformations driving today’s music landscape, as well as their own potential to contribute to future industry innovation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Sophomore
MIP 396 Global Recording Business 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to give students a global perspective of the recording business. Students will research individual markets and compare and contrast them in order to evaluate business conditions and consider future economic prospects.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 132 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 418 Audio for Media II 3.0 Credits
This course will present advanced concepts and techniques utilized for creating post-production audio for video, television, and film. Students will also explore other current and future media, such as gaming and VR/XR/MR (virtual reality, extended reality, and mixed reality).
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: FMTV 321 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 433 Audio Production IV 3.0 Credits
In this course, students will gain in-depth knowledge of advanced vocal and drum production techniques using Pro Tools, Ableton Live and Logic Pro. The course is structured around weekly studio sessions and hands-on learning experiences, covering a wide range of topics from vocal recording, and editing to drum replacement and multi-DAW production. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to work on various aspects of audio production, including vocal coaching, comping, tuning, alignment, repair, and mixing. Additionally, students will be introduced to multi-DAW production workflows and the process of creating multitrack and stems for mixing and mastering purposes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 133 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 467 Artist Management 3.0 Credits
This course examines the components that comprise an artist's professional team. The course will explore and analyze the central role that managers, attorneys, agents, business managers, services firms, record labels and other entities each play in representing, developing, and supervising the artist’s overall business and brand.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman
MIP 470 Music Industry Colloquium 1.0 Credit
Students will be exposed to state-of-the-art research and industry experience from practitioners and researchers from the local and national stage. This course requires weekly participation in the department colloquium.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 3 times for 4 credits
MIP 477 Music Production 3.0 Credits
The students in this class learn contemporary music production techniques through a combination of lecture, demonstration and independent work.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 379 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 481 Mixing 3.0 Credits
This is an advanced audio engineering course that will focus on the technical and creative processes of mixing. Proper equipment usage, methods, formats, and production goals for various genres of music are covered.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
Prerequisites: MIP 379 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 483 Mastering 2.0 Credits
This course explores the various technical processes involved in professional audio mastering, including dynamic range control, spectral balancing, distortion, and noise detection.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MIP 481 [Min Grade: D]
MIP 490 [WI] Music Industry Research Methods 3.0 Credits
This course is a general overview of research methods used in the music industry. The course presents a conceptual basis for designing research and assessing research quality and illustrates these concepts through in-depth reviews of research areas, including (1) qualitative studies, (2) surveys and (3) experiments. The course also touches on basic descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and measures of association. This is a writing intensive course.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
MIP 491 Senior Project in Music Industry 3.0 Credits
Senior Project is a thesis course in which student groups engage over two quarters of senior year in intensive research on a topic selected by a jury among individual proposals. The thesis will result in some form of publishable material.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 2 times for 9 credits
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI and classification is Senior.
MIP 495 Directed Studies in Music Industry 0.5-12.0 Credits
Provides supervised individual study of special topics in the music industry. Departmental permission required.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is MUSI.
MIP I199 Independent Study in Music Industry Program 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP I299 Independent Study in Music Industry Program 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP I399 Independent Study in Music Industry Program 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP I499 Independent Study in Music Industry Program 0.5-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP T180 Special Topics in Music Industry Program 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP T280 Special Topics in Music Industry Program 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP T380 Special Topics in Music Industry Program 0.5-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
MIP T480 Special Topics in Music Industry Program 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit