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Entrepreneurship in Music Industry (Minor)

Turn your passion into a career with UofL's Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry minor, open to students in any major.
Type: Minor
Format: In-Person
Credit Hours: 18

Create, Innovate and Build Your Future in the Music Industry

Beyond just applying business principles within the music world, the Entrepreneurship Minor in the Music Industry leverages the creative drive for innovation at the heart of entrepreneurial studies. This minor pairs the essential skillsets needed to succeed in the music industry with the venture understanding and mindset to make your passion and personal connection to music a sustainable profession.

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Minor in Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry

Unit: College of Business (BU)
Academic Plan Code(s): ENMIMINOR

The College of Business offers a minor in Entrepreneurship in the Music Industry that is available to students from any academic unit.

Admission to the program is competitive. To be admitted to the minor, a student must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.80.

Program Requirements

ENTR 350Entrepreneurial Opportunities 13
ENTR 370The Entrepreneurial Process3
ENTR 402Venture Finance 23
ENTR 403Venture Planning and Management 23
Music Industry Courses
MUS 478Music Industry Internship - CUE2
MUS 535Music Industry I2
MUS 536Music Industry II2
Minimum Total Hours18

At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.

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Contact the College of Business

For more information regarding the minor programs, please contact the Reinhardt Academic Center at 502-852-7439, business@louisville.edu, or in room 024 in the atrium of the south wing of the College of Business.