University of Gloucestershire

Music Business BA (Hons)

University of GloucestershirePark, Cheltenham

Course overview

This is a fast-moving and exciting degree, designed to help you become enterprising and create opportunities in the new music business. We cover all facets of music business to give you a taste of it all. You’ll learn how to run live events, develop and manage artists and audiences, conduct sophisticated promotional campaigns and launch your own music enterprises.

You’ll gain specialist knowledge in music law and copyright, artist management, marketing/PR and events production and management. Mo

Key highlights

  • Learn to run live events and manage artists and audiences
  • Specialist knowledge in music law and copyright
  • Build skills in music marketing, PR and promotional campaigns
  • Covers events production and management in depth
  • Develop the skills to launch your own music enterprise

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 96-120 — UCAS Tariff: 96-120 points

Scholarships

  • Global Scholarships

    £1,500 tuition fee waiver deducted from first years tuition fee at the point of offer.

    Up to £1,500
  • Progression Partner Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee waiver deducted from first years tuition fee at the point of offer.

    Up to £5,000
  • Sports Global Excellence Scholarship

    The value of the scholarship will be £7,500 (spread over the 3 years) for Undergraduate students and £5,000 for Postgraduate students.

  • Sports Scholarships

    Please contact the provider.

  • Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

    £7,500 tuition fee waiver split over the three years of tuition fee.

    Up to £7,500

Careers this course leads to

  • Artist manager
  • Music promoter
  • Events manager
  • Music marketing and PR executive
  • Record label executive
  • Music entrepreneur

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 | International: £9,535

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Gloucestershire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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