{"id":2106,"date":"2023-09-28T15:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/?page_id=2106"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:51:36","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-popular-music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/bachelor-of-arts-in-popular-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts: Popular Music Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Bachelor of Arts: Popular Music Option<\/b>\u00a0is appropriate for students who wish to study music leading to a career in the music industry.\u00a0 There is no audition required for this major.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. To prepare students for careers in music and music industry professions.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. To help students\u2019 develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the arts and their role in society, thus encouraging lifelong advocacy of the arts.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. To allow students to maintain an emphasis on music while further exploring other academic interests.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. To foster intellectual curiosity, cultural and historical awareness and development of critical thinking and analytical skills.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. To encourage students to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge to aid them in securing employment in the ever-changing global economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Potential Career Paths for Popular Music graduates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Advertising<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Arts administration<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Arts advocacy<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Arts management<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Arts programming<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Booking<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Branding<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Concert and festival production<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Consulting<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Copyright<\/span><\/li>\n
    • DJ<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Entertainment law<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Merchandising<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Music executive<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Music journalism<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Performing<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Promotion<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Publicity<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Social media\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Songwriting<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Technology development<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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