S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Curriculum
The Bandier Program offers a hands-on, future-focused curriculum in which you'll build expertise in music, communications, business and entrepreneurship. A multidisciplinary approach combines cousework from the Whitman School of Management and College of Visual and Performing Arts to give you a set of skills tailored to the music industry job market.
Students are required to complete a minimum of three internships, which faculty and staff will help to acquire. Many students complete more. While a great career path can be forged without doing so, students are encouraged to immerse themselves in the music business and new life experiences in Los Angeles, London and elsewhere through our Newhouse LA and Syracuse University Abroad programs.
Instead of a minor, students in the Bandier Program must complete a professionally oriented specialization, which is comprised of courses from the School of Management, the Setnor School of Music, and the communications and rhetorical studies department in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
Extracurricular Opportunities
Bandier Immersion Trips
The Bandier Program immersion trip provides an opportunity to study the culture and business of the world’s most pivotal emerging music markets. Recent destinations have included Latin America and Southeast Asia. Students meet with industry leaders and professionals based in the region.
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