Music industry is a vibrant, multi-billion dollar global industry, vast in scope and reach, offering a product that is deeply ingrained into the fabric of every country and culture, across social strata, around the world. As such, it offers extensive professional opportunities to those who are trained, knowledgeable and versed in its systems, methods and practices. The Music Industry program provides an engaging, systematic and rigorous course of study leading to analytical, creative, regulatory and entrepreneurial understanding and skills necessary to succeed in today's complex and challenging music industry field. The full course of study includes courses in music, music industry and business, combined with the University's General Education Foundations curriculum, and is designed in line with the College of Creative Arts? mission of educating artists, teachers and scholars through an experiential, student-centered approach to learning. The Music Industry program includes courses in intellectual property in music industry, music publishing, live music industry, recording industry, music product development and placement, recording technology, etc.<br><br>Businesses that seek and hire personnel with music industry skills include music publishing firms, business management firms, booking agencies, performance rights organizations, entertainment law firms, record labels, artist management firms, licensing firms, video game designers/producers, music studios, audio equipment manufacturers/dealers, TV and film production studios, entertainment venues, talent agencies, radio/TV stations, nonprofit organizations and theatre/Broadway production companies.