Bachelor's in Commercial Music

Campus Bachelor Full Time
Delivery
Campus
Study mode
Full Time
Level
Bachelor

Introduction

Commercial Music is a Bachelor program taught at West Valley College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (16 to 19 unit program) options.

West Valley College offers a Commercial Music Certificate of Achievement, a 16 to 19 unit program. It prepares students for career-focused pathways in Recording Arts, Music Production, Songwriting, and Creating Music for Film, TV and Gaming, with coursework designed to cover creative and technical challenges in commercial music.

The program includes 3 core units through MUSC070 Music Business. Students then complete one career track, chosen from Recording Arts, Music Production, Songwriting, or Creating Music for Film, TV and Gaming. Each pathway is designed for completion in one year, and the learning outcomes include audio engineering basics, multi-track digital audio workstation skills, songwriting fundamentals, and creating music for media.

Modules

  • MUSC070 Music Business
  • MUSC039J
  • MUSC054
  • MUSC065A
  • MUSC065B
  • MUSC065C
  • Applied Music: Commercial Music Production
  • History of Rock and Roll Music
  • Recording Arts I
  • Recording Arts II
  • Audio Mixing & Production
  • MUSC063A

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Commercial Music at West Valley College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

  • program specific academic requirment set by West Valley College.
  • English Language OR any other language requirments as set by West Valley College as pre-requiste for admission in Commercial Music.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

All pathways in the Commercial Music certificate are designed for completion in one year.

To be awarded a certificate, a student must:

  • Complete all the program requirements.
  • Earn a grade of “C” (or "P") or better for all required courses.

Courses Units

Scholarships

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.