Music Business and Management Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

BA Music Business and Management at Middlesex University is designed to launch your career in the global music industry, developing the business, marketing, management and entrepreneurial skills you need to manage artists, events and creative ventures. Taught jointly by the Music Department and Business School, the course combines music industry insight with business and marketing expertise. Through live projects, industry collaborations and a final-year placement opportunity, you’ll develop practical experience and industry connections to pursue careers across music and the wider creative industries.

Why study Music Business and Management at Middlesex?

You’ll develop a comprehensive understanding of the music industry, with a focus on music business, marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Explore how artists, record labels, publishers, streaming platforms, promoters and live events operate, while developing the skills to respond to emerging industry trends and commercial opportunities.

Our practical, industry-focused approach will give you experience of managing music projects, developing marketing strategies, building brands and understanding audiences. Through live projects, creative collaborations and industry engagement, you’ll develop the professional, strategic and collaborative skills needed to tackle real-world challenges across the music industry.

A final-year placement will give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a professional environment, gain valuable industry experience and build connections that can support your future career.

What will you learn?

You’ll develop the business, creative and professional skills needed to understand and work across the music industry, preparing you for a range of careers in music business and management.

You will learn how to:

• Explore how artists, record labels, publishers, streaming platforms, promoters and live events operate

• Develop your understanding of music marketing, branding and audience engagement

• Plan and deliver music projects while developing your organisation, communication and collaborative skills

• Explore finance, entrepreneurship and commercial opportunities across the music industry

• Understand emerging industry trends and technologies and their impact on the changing music landscape

• Build industry connections and gain practical experience through live projects, creative collaborations and engagement with the music industry

• Apply your knowledge and skills through a final-year placement, gaining practical experience and building valuable industry connections

By the end of the course, you’ll have developed the commercial, creative and entrepreneurial skills to pursue opportunities across music business and management and the wider creative industries.