Program Overview

Music Business Management MA

Overview

The Music Business Management MA is an exciting and challenging course reflecting the dynamism, creativity, and inventiveness of the global popular music sector. This course aims to develop the next generation of creative, and critically agile music professionals. Music is at the heart of everything we do, and we use it as the lens through which we critique and enhance the potential of the creative industries to produce a rich, sustainable, inclusive, and diverse environment from which all can flourish.

Course Structure

• Duration: 1 year
• Attendance: Full-time - September 2025, Part-time evening only - September 2025, Full-time - September 2026, Part-time evening only - September 2026
• UK Fees: £10,700 *
• International Fees: £15,500 *
• Alumni Discount: See details
• Campus: Harrow, North-West London, and Cavendish, Central London

Course Summary

The Music Business Management MA is at the forefront of research initiatives, investigating all aspects of music. Our research groups which include the Black Music Research Unit, Centre of Research in Arts and Media and Communication and Media Research Unit contribute to our rich and diverse profile of high-quality research. You’ll be encouraged to become leaders in various fields, ranging from music entrepreneurship and ethical management to social justice and sustainability in the music ecosphere.

Top Reasons to Study with Us

• Our exciting and challenging course is focused on enhancing your employability and preparing you for future music industry leadership
• Contemporary global popular music and entertainment culture is at the centre of all of our teaching
• Music industry guests deliver in-class talks every week throughout the teaching semesters
• Our teaching team is involved in cutting-edge music industry research, from music and mental health, to the new landscape for emerging musicians, to diversity and inclusivity

Course Team

• Jamie Reddington - Lecturer
• Julia Toppin - Senior Lecturer
• Sally Anne Gross - Reader in Knowledge Exchange
• Zoe Hodge - Lecturer
• Dr Chris Christodoulou - Senior Lecturer

Entry Requirements

• UK:
  • A minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a relevant degree
  • We will consider non-graduates if they have extensive industry experience
  • All applicants should be able to demonstrate some experience of working in the music industry, an aptitude for music business management and an enthusiasm for learning more about music and related industries
  • Applicants may be required to attend an online interview
  • If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing and no element below 5.5
• EU/International:
  • A minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a relevant degree
  • We will consider non-graduates if they have extensive industry experience
  • All applicants should be able to demonstrate some experience of working in the music industry, an aptitude for music business management and an enthusiasm for learning more about music and related industries
  • Applicants may be required to attend an online interview
  • If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing and no element below 5.5

Fees and Funding

• UK:
  • UK tuition fee: £10,700 (Price per academic year)
  • Paying your fees: If you don't wish to pay the whole amount of your fees at once, you may be able to pay by instalments
  • Alumni discount: This course is eligible for an alumni discount
  • Funding: There is a range of funding available that may help you fund your studies, including Student Finance England (SFE)
  • Scholarships: The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible postgraduate students
• International:
  • International tuition fee: £15,500 (Price per academic year)
  • Paying your fees: If you don't wish to pay the whole amount of your fees at once, you may be able to pay by instalments
  • Alumni discount: This course is eligible for an alumni discount
  • Funding: There are a number of funding schemes available to help you fund your studies with us
  • Scholarships: The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible postgraduate students

Teaching and Assessment

• How you’ll be taught: Teaching methods across all our postgraduate courses focus on active student learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, problem-based and blended learning, and where appropriate practical application
• How you’ll be assessed: Our postgraduate courses include a variety of assessments, which typically fall into two broad categories: Practical and Coursework

Research Groups

• Black Music Research Unit
• Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media
• Communication and Media Research Institute

Supporting You

• Study support: Workshops, 1-2-1 support and online resources to help improve your academic and research skills
• Personal tutors: Support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team: Provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits and visas
• Extra-curricular activities: Volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events and more

Course Location

• Harrow Campus: Our Music Business Management MA is part of the Westminster School of Arts, based at our Harrow Campus
• Cavendish Campus: Teaching takes place at both our Harrow and central London, Cavendish campuses, with the majority of sessions held in Harrow

Related Courses

• Audio Production MA
• Media Management MA