Faculty with real-world experience teach students the evolving technical trends of licensing, branding, sponsorship, finance, and digital capture and the changing face of distribution. This program is essential to anyone going to work in the entertainment and recording field in a management capacity. There is an exceptionally high demand from companies who are seeking job applicants with formal training in the entertainment and recording business.

The Entertainment and Recording Industry Management major requires a minor in one of the following areas: music; business administration; accounting; finance; human performance; radio, television, and film; social sciences, or another minor approved by the academic advisor.