Music Industry Management & Promotion, MA

If you have ambitions to make it big in the music business, then this course will give you the knowledge and industry experience you need to manage your own career and commercialise your activities.

What youll do

• Incredible opportunities for real industry experience – previous students have overseen the promotion of national concert tours, book launches, films and celebrity appearances.
• Other students have worked with international artists and record labels, developed new music brands, organised festivals and other live music events, and much more.
• Opportunities to work alongside and be mentored by leading industry practitioners, attend talks and guest lectures, and work on collaborative projects with professional musicians.

• The programme prepares students to navigate the constantly changing environment of the music industry with a focus on sustainable careers and how to get ahead in what is a challenging but immensely enjoyable and rewarding industry.
• This is achieved by triangulating the rigorous academia and research that you would expect to find in a world leading Masters programme, with access to expert industrial insight from accomplished practitioners and experiential learning gained through working on practical real world projects.
• The course is very much centred around each individual students' career aims and the expertise available affords insight and enables exploration of any aspect of the modern music industry, whether you are a creative seeking to take control of your own career, or someone with interests in industry management roles.

If your academic and/or English language qualifications are not sufficient to allow for direct entry to one of our undergraduate or postgraduate taught programmes, you may wish to consider one of our Undergraduate or Master Foundation Programmes, offered at the University of Central Lancashire by ONCampus. Successful completion of this programme can guarantee entry to a wide range of programmes with us.