Course Summary

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

http://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/help-with-your-application/undergraduate-application/entry-requirements

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 6.0 With a minimum of 5.5 in each component
TOEFL (iBT) 72.0 With at least 17 in listening & writing, 20 in speaking and 18 in reading
PTE Academic 51.0 With at least 51 in all components
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 45%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 85%

Go onto work and study: 85%

Fees and funding

England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 9250.0 Year 1
EU 14000.0 Year 1
International 14000.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Hendon Campus
The Burroughs
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Barnet
NW4 4BT

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