商业音乐课程提供全面的本科和研究生课程，以帮助学生发展专业音乐事业的技能。学生在发展自己的乐器和/或声音技巧时能够学习音乐。此外，商业音乐计划还通过实习和在FAU的唱片公司Hoot / Wisdom Recordings LLC上工作，为学生提供了宝贵的实践经验。佛罗里达大西洋大学音乐系的使命是通过学生参与奖学金，多种形式的创造性活动和社区推广来激发音乐成就。
The Commercial Music program offers a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum to help students develop specific skills for a professional career in the music industry. Hoot/Wisdom Records L.L.C. is Florida Atlantic University's official record label. Administered by the Commercial Music program, the label provides students with practical experience in the production, marketing, and distribution of sound recordings. Three concentrations comprise the Commercial Music degree program. The Commercial Music Composition and Music Technology concentrations share a common core with separate concentration requirements while the Music Business concentration presents a focus in the business aspects of the music industry. The Commercial Music Composition concentration provides majors with skills and experience in composing, arranging, producing and recording music for a variety of applications, including film, television and digital media. The Music Technology concentration provides majors with skills and experience in audio recording, live sound reinforcement and music production.