MA Music Business (online) at Nottingham Trent University

Programme overview

A one-year online MA delivered by NTU London, aimed at ambitious music business professionals. It develops expertise in project management, IP management, budgeting, contracts, emerging technologies and data analysis, and includes running the Denizen Records label and building an entrepreneurial portfolio.

Faculty: Nottingham School of Art & Design | Duration: 1 year full-time (online) | Intake: September 2026 | Study mode: online | Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Creative Entrepreneurial Approaches, Music Business Practice and a Research Project. Students are paired with an industry mentor and join online camps, A&R panels and music business surgeries; campus studios are not available to online students.

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Entry requirements

Open to graduates from any discipline, but applicants need previous related experience. Minimum 2:2 honours degree or appropriate equivalent from a recognised British or overseas institution, in a related subject. Applicants without a suitable degree should supply links to recordings or compositions, state their role and describe techniques used, plus industry experience. Non-standard applicants with at least three years' industry experience are welcome; an interview may be required. International applicants taught and assessed in languages other than English need an English language equivalent to IELTS 6.5.

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 1 year full-time (online)

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