Recording and Entertainment Industries Degree Requirements Overview
A. Skills Requirements
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Basic Writing |
CAS 100 or WRT 105 or 109: Studio 1: Academic Writing |
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Foreign Languages |
Two courses in foreign languages. |
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Quantitative Skills |
One course from the approved list of courses in applied mathematics and statistics. |
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Additional Skills Courses |
CRS 325: Presentational Speaking |
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Writing Intensive |
Two courses from the approved Writing Intensive course list. |
B. Divisional Requirements
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Social Sciences |
Two courses from the divisional list in the Social Sciences Complete in first and second years. |
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Natural Sciences and Mathematics |
Two courses from the divisional list in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics including a course with a laboratory. Complete in first and second years. |
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Humanities |
Two courses from the divisional list in the Humanities. Complete in first and second years. |
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Additional Divisional Courses |
Four additional courses from any of the three divisional lists in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Humanities. Complete in first and second years. |
C. Recording and Entertainment Industries Requirements
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Newhouse School Major 42 credits |
COM 107: Communications and Society. BAN 201: David M. Rezak Music Business Lecture Series Complete in first semester. Courses are taken over the four years. |
D. Professional Specialization Requirement
Specialization
18 credits.
A specialization must be in an area outside of communications and must include a minimum of eighteen credits, usually six three-credit courses. A professional specialization with specific courses in Management and Visual and Performing Arts has been designed for this program.
Complete in third and fourth years.
E. Electives
Electives
7-17 credits
Since some courses may fulfill more than one requirement, the number of elective credits a student has varies according to how he or she chooses to fulfill the Skills and Divisional requirements. Only ONE of these credits may be outside of Arts and Sciences The remaining credits may be chosen from any area in the College of Arts and Sciences in order to reach the 61credits required in that college.
Complete in second, third and fourth years.
F. Summary Notes
A minimum of 122 credits are required for graduation.
A minimum of 61 credits (of the 122) MUST be from courses taught by the College of Arts and Sciences.
42 of the 122 credits MUST be in a major program in Recording and Entertainment Industries.
Students may take more than 42 credits in Newhouse ONLY if these credits exceed the 122 credits required for graduation.