University of Southampton

Music and Business Management (BA)

University of SouthamptonHighfield, Southampton

Course overview

The BA Music and Business Management degree combines a broad music curriculum with the study of business management. You'll prepare for a career in the industry as you explore classical music, jazz, pop and commercial styles. Management topics will give you an understanding of the modern business world, ready for you to drive improvement and change within it.

You can tailor your degree to focus on the areas of music and business that you're most interested in. Choices range from performance to project management, music therapy to marketing. Our students sing opera and music theatre, play funk guitar and classical oboe, and make electronic dance music.

Whatever your passion for performance, we'll help you develop through: regular performance and composition workshops with our superb teaching team high-profile performance projects with internationally renowned performers up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year for solo performers, as well as ensemble and conducting coa

Key highlights

  • Combines broad music study with modern business management
  • Explores classical, jazz, pop and commercial music styles
  • Options range from performance and music therapy to marketing
  • Regular performance and composition workshops with expert teaching staff
  • High-profile performance projects with internationally renowned performers
  • Up to 20 hours of funded individual tuition yearly for soloists

Entry requirements

  • A-level: ABB-BBB — to include including Music, and Grade 6 (Grade B) in GCSE Mathematics, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard*
  • GCSE: 6/B — to include Mathematics
  • A-level: BBB — to include including Music, and Grade 6 (Grade B; with EPQ
  • A-level: BCC — Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is either BBC or BCC from 3 A levels.
  • BTEC: DDM — BTEC National Extended Diploma; combined with A levels
  • BTEC: DD — BTEC National Diploma; combined with A levels
  • A-level: AB-BB — combined with BTEC

Scholarships

  • Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Education School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Engineering Global Talent Scholarship

    Up to 5 scholarships of £2,000 are available to international students for the first 3 years of study on an undergraduate degree within the School of Engineering.

    Up to £2,000

  • Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Health Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Law School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Psychology Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • School of Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Southampton Arts and Humanities Deans Global Talent Scholarship

    Successful applicants will get £10,000 towards their tuition fees.

    Up to £10,000

  • Southampton Chemistry Deans International Scholarship

    If you are awarded this scholarship, you'll get £5,000 towards your tuition fees in your first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Electronics and Computer Science Global Scholarship

    There are 12 scholarships for £5000 each.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Physics and Astronomy Achievement Scholarship

    The scholarships are renewable for subsequent years of study (subject to continuing academic performance) for up to £20,000 total. There are 10 stipend scholarships of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Artist manager
  • Music marketing executive
  • Arts administrator
  • Events and concert manager
  • Music publishing assistant
  • Performer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £24,800 per year

Admission

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