General Education (35-41 hours)

See University General Education Program  for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.

Coordinated Study (55 hours)

Many upper-division (3000/4000-level) courses have prerequisites that must be met prior to being permitted to register for those courses. You are responsible for knowing and satisfying all course prerequisites. Some (not all) prerequisites are listed below. For specific information about courses and the prerequisites they may have, please view course descriptions at: Course Descriptions  

Many courses also require permits from the department that teaches the course. For example, SWRK and CJUS courses will always need permits from those respective departments. College of Professional & Liberal Studies staff cannot issue permits for courses taught in other departments. ALL 3000/4000 level classes taught by the College of Business (ACCT, ECON, FIR, MGMT, MKTG) require a permit; students must request a permit online at: https://fcbeacad.memphis.edu/permits/

Music Core (19 hours)

• MUTC 3701 - Theory/Musicianship I Credit Hours: (3) *
• MUTC 3702 - Theory/Musicianship II Credit Hours: (3) *
• MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music** Credit Hours: (3)
• MUHL 3303 - Western Music History Credit Hours: (3)
• MUHL 4805 - History of Rock and Roll Credit Hours: (3)
• MUAP elective-Ensemble or Applied (4 hours)

• *These courses have been approved only for Lambuth Campus.

Entertainment Core (18 hours)

• MUID 3704 - Recording Studio Tech/Practice Credit Hours: (3)
• MUID 3705 - Cont Sngwrting/Prod Techniques Credit Hours: (3)
• MUID 4201 - Studies in Commercial Music Credit Hours: (1-3) *
• MUID 4701 - Music Licensing/Publishing Credit Hours: (3) *
• COMM/MUID/UNIV Elective in Entertainment
• UNIV 4110 - Internship** Credit Hours: (3-6) (1-6 hours)

• *These courses have been approved only for Lambuth Campus.

Business Core (18 hours)

• ACCT 2010 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: (3)
• MGMT 3110 - Principles of Management** Credit Hours: (3)
• MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing ** Credit Hours: (3)
• PBRL 3421 - Intro to Strategic Writing Credit Hours: (3)
• ENGL 3601 - Technical and Profess Writing ** Credit Hours: (3)

College Requirements (9 hours)

Thematic Studies (6 hours)

College of Professional & Liberal Studies thematic studies course(s) are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant themes in social, political, and religious history. Review a complete list of courses: https://www.memphis.edu/cpls/resources/thematic_studies.php

Suggested course: UNIV 3713 Freedom, Openness, Internet

Senior Project (3 hours)

The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. The senior project is intended to fuse the two or more academic areas that comprise the student’s coordinated study (major) into an academically-relevant example of scholarship. Students will complete a thesis, task-based, or artistic project on a topic of their choice with approval of their senior project instructor. The senior project is completed during a student’s final semester. Students will be assigned to a specific section based on their concentration.

• UNIV 4995 - Senior Project** Credit Hours: (3) (completed during the final semester)

General Electives (15-21 hours)

Electives will be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.