Music Business BA(Hons)

Across year one, you'll explore approaches for managing yourself and others, as well as organisations and resources. You'll dive deep into the A&R world to understand creative processes and development and study the structures, shapes and roles within the music business. You'll also put on your first live event, having learned about the live music business and how to market artists and products effectively and ethically.

Modules

Marketing & Digital Media

Management: Organisations, Artists & Self

Live Music & Business

A&R & Creativity

Sound Cultures

Music Industry Environment

In year two, you'll get to grips with contracts, negotiations and intellectual property while dissecting the differences between DIY and corporate music sectors, as well as digital and physical products. You'll also explore the power of fan cultures and how they influence what products are created.

Modules

Sound Business 1

Sound Cultures 2

The Business of Things

Collaboration

Sound Business 2

DIY Entrepreneurship

You can choose to take an optional professional placement after your second year on a three-year programme.

You’ll be responsible for finding your own placement, with support from the Employability team. 

Choosing this option will enhance your industry experience and skills while studying. 

How you’ll study during your professional placement 

You’ll spend time working in a professional context, as part of a business or organisation. This can be in one role, or up to three, and must be for a minimum of 24 weeks. 

You’ll develop in-demand workplace skills, deepen your insight into industry and grow your network of contacts, all of which could help you get ahead in your career after graduation. 

Throughout this year, you’ll develop a portfolio of work that includes critical self-reflection on what has been learned from the experience. You’ll be required to evidence your experiences, the skills you’ve learned and your professional growth. 

In your final year, you'll put your knowledge into practice and debate ethical approaches to leadership and management at strategic levels. You'll have the opportunity to develop your specialisms through research and practical projects - creating a professional portfolio, ready to graduate into the music business.

Modules

Creative & Ethical Leadership

Music Business Project

Final Project Contextualisation

Future Skills

Final Project Professional Portfolio

You'll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, project work and masterclasses. You'll also develop your music business skills and understanding through collaborative projects and guest speakers.

At Falmouth, we use a 'digitally enhanced learning & teaching' approach. Your experience will always be predominantly in-person, including seminars, tutorials and studio teaching, with some, more targeted elements, being online either live (synchronous) or pre-recorded (asynchronous). You can read more here.

You'll be assessed with practical exams and coursework.

Assessment methods

Assessments can take many forms, including:

• Practical projects
• Presentations
• Portfolios
• Written work