Music Business BA (Hons)

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.

Our Music Business BA is accredited at level 6 by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), an internationally renowned professional body. While studying on this course you'll gain membership to CMI and will be able access its facilities, attend events, join a mentoring scheme and access over 200,000 live management job postings.

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have: 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) These requirements may be varied in individual cases. If you don't have traditional qualifications or can't meet the entry requirements for this undergraduate degree, it is possible for you to complete the first year of our Business Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) and then transfer to this course. The generic business foundation year will equip you with all the necessary skills and knowledge to excel at university, plus the necessary academic credits to progress onto this three-year Music Business BA (Hons) course. Academic IELTS Overall score required: 6.0 Component scores required: Listening: 5.5 Reading: 5.5 Writing: 5.5 Speaking: 5.5 Test of English as a Foreign Language - Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT) Overall score required: 72 Component scores required: Listening: 17 Reading: 18 Writing: 17 Speaking: 20