BA (Hons) Music Business at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

If you are interested in a career promoting and managing live music events, working with artists, creating music media content, working with digital data, and want to understand the wider creative and cultural industry of music, then our BA (Hons) in Music Business is the ideal course for you. We will support you in developing innovative and creative entrepreneurial skills and approaches needed not just to work in, but to shape the exciting and dynamic, multi-platform music industries.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Media | Department: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time (optional professional placement) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The ways in which we consume, conceptualise, and interact with music is being constantly redefined in the face of rapid technological change. Driving this transformation is the demand for music media content, as evolving services and features that allow fans and audiences to interact and play with music rather than just play music. Modules include Creating Music Media Content, Understanding Media Texts, Industries and Audiences, Investigating Media Texts, Industries and Audiences, Music, Commerce and Culture, Music Cities, Community and Industry Collaboration, Digital Music, Data and Media, Music Business Ecologies.

Career pathways

Previous students have gone on to a number of roles within the music industry including work with music collection agencies, industry support bodies, live music promoters, record labels, and within music journalism and music media broadcasting.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112-72 UCAS Tariff points. A Level: 112-72 UCAS Tariff points / BBC-CDE (or equivalent). AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels. A maximum of four subjects will be considered. International Baccalaureate Diploma: Obtain 28-24 points overall. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 3 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

International applicants: GBP 19,220 a year (2027/28). full-time, 3 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/fa090dbe-5526-4583-ba1d-4eacf7b52ebc/course?studyYear=2027

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