11/18/2021 Entertainment Technologies - Music Business Option, AAS - Guilford Technical Community College - Acalog ACMS™

Student ID:__________________________ Catalog: 2021-2022 Catalog

Student Name:_______________________ Program: Entertainment Technologies - Music Business Option,
Adviser Name:_______________________ AAS
Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Entertainment Technologies - Music Business Option, AAS

A 25 19 0 A4
Contact: (336) 334-4822, ext. 50361
This curriculum prepares individuals for entry-level employment in the entertainment industry, particularly in the field of music
business.  Course work includes exposure to the processes of music business as well as concert sound and lighting, and recording
engineering.  Course work will also include entertainment law,  entertainment promotion, artist management, and venue management.
Students will also receive course work in music theory, electronic music, and recording engineering.  Graduates may find employment in
artist or venue management, entertainment promotion, music publishing, and other music business endeavors.
Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Entertainment Technologies–Music Business Option, students will be able to:
Determine the career tracks and entertainment unions within the entertainment industry
Determine the application of copyright law within the entertainment industry
Interpret the laws governing performer’s rights and organizations within the entertainment industry
Demonstrate proper practices in the areas of recording, and concert sound and lighting
Demonstrate responsibility in the performance of professional assignments

Fall Semester I
Course Name Credits: Term Taken Grade Gen Ed
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.
ENT 111 Introduction to Entertainment Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall.
ENT 131 Live Sound Production I
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall.
ENT 135 Recording Engineering I
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall.
MUS 111 Fundamentals of Music
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 098 or ENG 002 (P2 grade)

Course is offered in Fall and Spring.

Total Credits: 15
Spring Semester I
Course Name Credits: Term Taken Grade Gen Ed
BUS 110 Introduction to Business
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 097 or ENG 002 

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

ENT 114 Entertainment Law
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Spring.
ENT 151 Concert Lighting I
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Spring.
ENT 211 Entertainment Promotion
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Spring.
MUS 214 Electronic Music I
Credits: 2
Pre-requisite(s): C or better in MUS 111.

Course is offered in Spring.

Total Credits: 14
Summer Semester I
Course Name Credits: Term Taken Grade Gen Ed
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 097 or ENG 002 

Co-requisite(s): ENG 011 if needed.

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy
Credits: 3
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Pre-requisite(s): Take All One Set: Set 1: DMA-010, DMA-020,
DMA-030 and DRE-098 Set 2: DMA-010, DMA-020, DMA-030 and
ENG 002 Set 3: DMA-010, DMA-020, DMA-030 and BSP 4002 Set
4: DMA-025 and DRE-098 Set 5: DMA-025 and ENG 002 Set 6:
DMA-025 and BSP 4002 Set 7: MAT 003 and DRE-098 Set 8: MAT
003 and ENG 002 Set 9: MAT 003 and BSP 4002 Set 10: BSP 4003
and DRE 098 Set 11: BSP 4003 and ENG 002 Set 12: BSP 4003 and
BSP 4002

Co-requisite(s): MAT 043 if needed.

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

PSY 150 General Psychology
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 097 or ENG 002 

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Total Credits: 9
Fall Semester II
Course Name Credits: Term Taken Grade Gen Ed
BUS 137 Principles of Management
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 098 or ENG 002 (P2 grade)

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

ENT 278 Artist Management
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall.
ENT 279 Concert/Venue Management
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall.
WEB 214 Social Media
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.
Communication Elective Credits:  3 1

Total Credits: 15
Spring Semester II
Course Name Credits: Term Taken Grade Gen Ed
ACC 115 College Accounting
Credits: 4
Course is offered in Spring.
BUS 230 Small Business Management  or
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Spring.
BUS 240 Business Ethics
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Spring.
ENT 285 Capstone Project
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): C or better in ENT 131, ENT 135, and ENT 151 and
completion of ENT 231 or ENT 237.

Course is offered in Spring.

MUS 210 History of Rock Music
Credits: 3
Course is offered in Spring.

Total Credits: 13
Total credit hours required for degree: 66
Electives
1. Communications Electives
Choose one course from:
Course Name Credits: Term Taken Grade Gen Ed
COM 110 Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 097 or ENG 002 

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

COM 120 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): DRE 097 or ENG 002 

Course is offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.

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