Music Business - BA (Hons)

London Metropolitan University

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

Our honours degree is unique among other undergraduate music business programmes in the UK. We’re the first university nationally to offer a combination of teaching digital strategies, business models and about digital royalties, while investing heavily in providing practical experience.

The focus throughout will be on the skills and knowledge you’ll need to succeed in the music business. In your first year you’ll embark on independent research projects, reflecting the importance of research in the music industry. Our approach is to cover every business sector of music, from digital streaming and artist management, to merchandising and innovative business models. You’ll explore important topics such as music publishing and copyright in the digital age, focusing on the management of important music rights. Supported by the latest practice and industry commentary, you’ll consider how the future is being shaped by technology and consumer trends.

Our course has a unique focus on innovation and our aim is to enable you become an entrepreneur yourself. Exploring how money is made from music related content, with a special focus on digital streaming platforms such as Spotify and Tidal, you’ll aim to predict the next major business shift. On modules such as Digital Music Business Models, you’ll be taught by experts in the field who have published industry research that has been praised by Forbes. This module will also prepare you for a career within a start-up environment, which is a common business model within the music and technology industry.

From the very start of your degree you’ll be immersed in the music business environment and directly engaged with practice. In the Artist and Repertoire module, while learning the theory of singing and developing artists, you’ll also work with real clients in the music industry. In the past our students managed artists, filmed music documentaries and run marketing campaigns.

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London
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31 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EY

Start date

On request

About this course

This cutting-edge Music Business BA (Hons) degree will give you knowledge and contacts required for a successful career in the music and entertainment industry. During the course you’ll organise your own live event, work with real clients in the music industry and gain up-to-date knowledge of music management.

We’ve reinvented this undergraduate course to offer a great level of subject specialism from your first year, based on research and input from industry connections. You’ll study unique, advanced modules co-delivered with prominent industry partners and gain hands-on experience in the field.

In the 2020 National Student Survey, 91% of our Music Business students said that the course gave them good opportunities to collaborate with other students.

This is an exciting time to enter the music industry, as it transforms into an ever more multifaceted field of practice that utilises digital platforms and new business models. This degree is designed to greatly increase your employment prospects and opportunities in music business.

The course will equip you with the skills required for entrepreneurial practice and management. On graduation you’ll be equipped to follow in the footsteps of our successful students, such as our 2018 graduate who secured a job with a fin-tech start-up within a month of graduating. He later used his experience of working in a start-up and the skills he gained on our course to set up his own digital business.

Our alumni take on a variety of roles in the music industry, from record label managers and live event promoters to digital publishers and professionals in indie label associations such as Association of Independent Music (AIM) and Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Other career opportunities include, but are not restricted to, record company executives, positions in digital music platforms and services, digital marketing and distribution roles, publishing managers, tour managers, artist managers, strategy advisers, marketing and public relations consultants.

a minimum of grades CCC in three A levels (or a minimum of 96 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National, OCR Diploma or Advanced Diploma) in academic or business subjects
English language and mathematics GCSEs at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent)

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Secondary
  • Teaching
  • University
  • School
  • Music
  • Skills and Training
  • Music Industry
  • Marketing
  • Project
  • Technology
  • Industry

Course programme

Year 1 modules include:
  • Business Law and Ethics (core, 15 credits)
  • Event Planning and Management (core, 15 credits)
  • Learning Through Organisations (Professional Practice 1) in Events and Music Business (core, 15 credits)
  • Managing People in Organisations (core, 15 credits)
  • Media Culture and Society (core, 15 credits)
  • Music Publishing (core, 15 credits)
  • Principles of Marketing (core, 15 credits)
  • Understanding the Business and Economic Environment: The Business of Music (core, 15 credits)
Year 2 modules include:
  • Live Events Practice (core, 15 credits)
  • Music Industry Management (core, 30 credits)
  • Music and Entertainment Law (core, 30 credits)
  • Skills, Methods and Analysis (core, 15 credits)
  • Applied Research with Field Course (option, 15 credits)
Year 3 modules include:
  • Artist and Repertoire (core, 15 credits)
  • Digital Music Business Models (core, 15 credits)
  • Intellectual Property in the Entertainment Sector (core, 15 credits)
  • Music Marketing Strategy Lab (core, 30 credits)
  • Research Methods for Dissertations and Consultancy Projects (core, 30 credits)
  • Creative Industries and Events Policy (option, 15 credits)
  • Professional Experience Year Placement (option, 30 credits)
  • Project Management (option, 15 credits)
Assessment

You’ll be assessed through essays, business reports, individual and group research projects and a final year project. Teaching and learning methods include lectures, group tasks and workshops.

Techniques used during workshops and group tasks will include brainstorming, idea generating, role-playing scenarios, case study analysis and project design.

Additional information

UCAS code - W300

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