Delta Music Institute

dmi@deltastate.edu

 

The Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (BSIS) is a unique degree involving the Delta Music Institute. It provides a program of courses in the field of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, targeted toward students preparing for careers requiring functional knowledge of multiple-disciplines.

 

Students pursue two or three subject-area concentrations that represent academic interests they wish to integrate into a meaningful program. For students interested in the fields of Audio Recording and Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, areas of concentration might include DMI/sound recording technology, DMI/commercial music, Digital Media Arts, Music, or Business/Entrepreneurship.

 

A four-course core offers students the intellectual tools to identify connections between their concentrations and engage in interdisciplinary problem solving.  The interdisciplinary core is issues-driven and provides pragmatic and thought-provoking approaches to thinking, research, problem solving, and communication.  Students, working with the program director and the DMI Director, will choose two or three major areas of concentration.

 

For more information about the Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies:

Go to the DSU 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog and view pages 122-123 for description of the program and the four core classes; then go to pages 63-64 for the general education requirements for every degree. 

 

As students plan a curriculum path involving the Delta Music Institute, they will need to meet with DMI Director Tricia Walker (dmi@deltastate.edu; 662-846-4579), and the coordinator of the interdisciplinary studies program, Dr. Karen Bell (kbell@deltastate.edu; 662-846-4086)

 

  

 

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree is offered under the DSU Department of Music and is a non-professional degree that provides opportunities for wider exploration in the liberal arts. The B.A. in music allows students to study music theory, music history, individual performance, and play in ensembles, but offers an additional concentration of courses in Sound Recording Technology. Graduates often pursue careers in music but also find occupations in a variety of fields. Graduates may also pursue advanced degrees in the liberal arts and music.