Music Business and Arts Management BA Honours

Overview
Why study music business and arts management with us
Our music business course is designed to give you the tools to succeed in the field of music business and arts management. It covers everything from entrepreneurship and project management to live music, copyright law and everything in between.

As part of our vibrant performing arts department, you’ll study a mix of compulsory and elective modules that will allow you to gain expertise in music and arts management.

You’ll get plenty of support from staff that are working or researching in the music business or arts sector. Guest lectures with industry professionals will put you in touch with the professional world and help to build contacts.

Heavily focused on enhancing your employability skills, you’ll follow in the footsteps of former students who have secured internships and placements with the likes of NME, Bath International Music Festival, EMI and the Barbican.

Build your experience while developing your musical talents
You’ll have the opportunity to attend free UK field trips to industry-relevant places such as London’s Roundhouse, Handel House Museum, and Cardiff’s Millennium Centre.

Our weekly Concerts and Colloquia series gives you access to some of the industry’s most influential guest speakers, with previous guests including Mark Lawrence (PRS for Music), Geoff Travis (Rough Trade), Tom Robinson (BBC and singer-songwriter), Dave Tomberlin (Interscope-Geffen-A&M), and Dr Shruti Jauhari (KM Music Conservatory, India).

As part of our art management degree you’ll have access to key performing arts organisations and performance providers across London and the UK. Final-year students have previously attended MIDEM (Cannes), Berlin, Music Futures (Sage Gateshead), and the AIF Congress (Cardiff).

Get the support you need to succeed
While you’re learning, you’ll be matched with a Personal Tutor directly related to your course. You’ll also get support from our Student Learning and Graduate Academic Assistants, who have experience in your subject area.

You’ll gain the music business and management skills needed to launch your career. With opportunities in event management, arts administration, the record industry and artist development, former students have secured roles with the likes of MTV, Help Musicians UK, Universal, PRS for Music, Columbia Records, and PPL.