Overview
Our modern BA Music Business and Arts Management degree prepares you for employment or further study in a broad area within the music and arts sectors.
Why study BA Music Business and Arts Management at Middlesex University?
Covering areas such as entrepreneurism, project management, live music, musicology, copyright and consultancy, this multi-disciplined degree gives you an excellent overview of the music business as well as contemporary issues in arts management. Its content, an attractive blend of compulsory and elective modules, allow you to specialise in certain areas of expertise as your studies progress. The degree cuts across music, business, cultural studies and law.
Our Performing Arts department has a vibrant character like no other and gives you regular contact with the professional music world, with visiting lecturers from the industry who, along with our core teaching team, provide invaluable knowledge and guidance. You can find information on our key staff - all either active practitioners or researchers in music or business - under the Profiles tab.
Our students have secured, and continue to secure, internships and placements with the likes of the NME, Bath International Music Festival, EMI, the Barbican and The Puppini Sisters, among many others. You can read more on the employment success of our students under the Careers tab on this page.
Course highlights
You will have access to key performing arts organisations and performance providers across London and the UK.
With exciting work placement opportunities, our careers service offers you a range of support both while you're studying and after you've graduated
We run a weekly Concerts and Colloquia series and invite guest speakers to speak at the University. Previous guests include Mark Lawrence (PRS for Music), Geoff Travis (Rough Trade), Tom Robinson (BBC and singer-songwriter), Dave Tomberlin (Interscope-Geffen-A&M), Dr Shruti Jauhari (KM Music Conservatory, India)
In recent years, final-year students have attended MIDEM (Cannes), Berlin, Music Futures (Sage Gateshead), and the AIF Congress (Cardiff)
As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1:
Introduction to the Music Industries (30 credits) - Compulsory
Managing Arts and Music Projects (30 credits) - Compulsory
Music Contracts and Copyrights (30 credits) - Compulsory
Critical Thinking about Music (30 credits) - Compulsory
Year 2:
Live Music Industry (30 credits) - Compulsory
Music Entrepreneurship (30 credits) - Compulsory
Principles of Arts Marketing (30 credits) - Optional
Music and Culture (30 credits) - Optional
Music Journalism (30 credits) - Optional
Year 3:
Critical Studies in Music Business and Arts Management (30 credits) - Compulsory
Major Project (60 credits) - Optional
Independent Project (30 credits) - Optional
Community Arts and Music Education (30 credits) - Optional
Contemporary Music Studies (30 credits) - Optional
Music Funding and Finance (30 credits) - Optional
Popular Music Studies (30 credits) - Optional
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W3N2
Institution code:
M80
Campus Name:
Hendon Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
We have a personalised admissions approach in which we make fair, but aspirational offers to our applicants. We feel it’s important that you continue to aim high and achieve great results. If you don’t quite make the grades you hoped to, we’ll look at more than your qualifications when making our final decision. We’ll take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning, especially with potential disruption due to the coronavirus, your achievements in other areas and your personal statement. At Middlesex, we’ll always aim to be as flexible as possible. We pride ourselves on how we recognise potential in our applicants, and support them to succeed in the future.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course