Pellissippi State AAS to UT Music Business Administration BA Advising Plan

Pellissippi State and UT Knoxville now have a 9-semester path to earning your AAS and BA in music industry and business-related skills.

For more information on the Pellissippi State AAS, visit the Pellissippi State AAS website.

Pellissippi State Community College (AAS in Audio Production/Engineering) 

Term 1CodeCourseCredits
APE 1050 Sound Production 3
APE 1080 Audio Processing & Ear Training3
APE 1400 Recording Techniques I3
APE 2015 Pro Tools3
COLL 1000First Year Seminar1
ENGL 1010English Comp I 3
TOTAL16

Term 2CodeCourseCredits
APE 1016Live Sound Production 3
APE 1090Dialogue Editing & Post Production3
APE 1900Recording Techniques II3
MUS 1030Music Appreciation3
APE 2016Advanced Pro Tools3
TOTAL15
Term 3CodeCourseCredits
APE 1042History of Sound Production 3
APE 2020Production Logistics Management3
APE 2091Ableton Live and Music Editing3
APE 2550Applied Audio Electronics 3
NSLab sequence 14
TOTAL16
Term 4CodeCourseCredits
APE 2450Sound Design for Picture3
APE 2910Audio Production Technology Capstone3
ENGL 1020English II3
MDT 2998APE Elective3
SBSSocial/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
TOTAL15
Bridge Courses:May be taken at either schoolCourseCredits
Natural ScienceAny Volunteer Core NS Course, lab not required3
COMM 20453

At UT Knoxville; Program of Study: BA, Music Business Administration 

Transfer student advising notes: 

  1. Intermediate level foreign language is required. Students may take a language placement exam after enrolling. Click here for more information
  1. Students may wish to take Bridge Courses during summers while at PSCC or at UT. Since these are Volunteer Core (general education) courses, they are offered frequently. 
  1. For students without a strong background in music theory fundamentals (key signatures, chord analysis, meter/rhythm, intervals, etc.), we advise taking Music Theory 100 (MUTH 100) through UTK as soon as possible. It can be taken during the first semester, but students will not be eligible to take MUTH 115 until proficiency is established, either by passing MUTH 100 or an 80% passing grade on the music theory placement test. 
  1. Transfer orientation will occur during the summer before entry. You must take the music theory placement test during orientation. 
  1. Performance electives: remember that all students must complete 5 semesters of performance electives, which are satisfied either through lessons, ensembles, or guitar class. 

University of Tennessee College of Music (BA in Music Business Administration)

Term 1CodeCourseCredits
MUTH 115 (EI)Harmony and Analysis Through Popular Music3
MUTH 130Ear Training I1
MUEN 300-level (AAH)Performance Elective, any ensemble 1
ACCT 200Foundations of Accounting3
PianoMUKB 110 Class Piano I or MUJZ 130 Jazz Piano1
Elective Variable1
Intermediate Foreign LanguageX 2113
 MUCO 210 (WC, AH), MUCO 220 (AH), or MUCO 290 (GCI) Musicology 200-level 3
TOTAL16
Term 2CodeCourseCredits
MGMT 201 Introduction to Business Management3
MUSC 305 The Business of Music3
MUEN 3xx Performance Elective, any ensemble 1
ECON 201 (SS) Introductory Economics: a Survey Course4
Elective Variable2
Intermediate Foreign Language (GCI) X 2123
TOTAL16
Term 3CodeCourseCredits
MUEN 3xx Performance Elective, any ensemble 1
STAT 201 (QR) Introduction to Statistics 3
MGT 300 (Track 1) or ENT 350 (Track 2) Organizational Management or Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
BUAD 202 (QR) Personal Finance 3
Elective Variable1
MUSC 310 Practical Experience in Arts Management 3
TOTAL14
Term 4CodeCourseCredits
MUSC 405 Project in Music Business/Entrepreneurship 3
Elective Variable 4
MUEN 3xx Performance Elective, any ensemble 1
MARK 300 (Track 1) or ENT 451 (Track 2) Marketing & Supply Chain Mgt or Leadership in Nonprofits and Social Entrepreneurship 3
BULW 301 Legal Environment of Business 2
INMT 242 (EI) (or BAS 370S, ADVT 250, or ENT 350)   Business Software Applications or Search Engine Optimization or Advertising Principles or Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3
TOTAL16
Term 5CodeCourseCredits
FINC 400 (Track 1) or ENT 451 (Track 2) Fundamentals of Finance or New Venture Planning 3
Global Citizenship-US Variable 3
MUEN 3xx Performance Elective, any ensemble 1
ElectivesVariable6
AOC Elective  Options3
TOTAL16