Birmingham City University

Music Business - BA (Hons)

Birmingham City UniversityCity Centre, United Kingdom

Course overview

If you are interested in a career promoting and managing live music events, working with artists, creating music media content, working with digital data, and want to understand the wider creative and cultural industry of music, then our BA (Hons) in Music Business is the ideal course for you....

Key highlights

  • Covers promoting and managing live music events
  • Explores working with artists and artist management
  • Develops skills in creating music media content
  • Includes working with digital data in the music industry
  • Examines the wider creative and cultural industries of music

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points: 112 — Essential requirements Standard offer: 112 UCAS Tariff points.
  • UCAS tariff points: 80 — accelerate offer

Scholarships

  • Accelerate Scholarship

    If you come from a lower income family or household, you could receive an offer that is up to four grades below our normal entry requirements – and possibly claim a £1,000 scholarship too.

    Up to £1,000
  • International Undergraduate Scholarships

    BCU is offering a guaranteed scholarship of £5,000 to all self-funding international undergraduate students joining BCU on a full-time degree in September 2026.

    Up to £5,000
  • Sports Scholarship

    Enhanced performance support funding.

  • The High Achievers' Scholarship

    You will be eligible for a £1,000 scholarship to get your university life off to a flying start.

    Up to £1,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Live music promoter
  • Artist manager
  • Events manager
  • Music content creator
  • Music industry data analyst
  • Music marketing executive

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 in 2026/27 | International: £18,570 in 2026/27

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 Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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