This course enables you to build the specialist skills necessary to start and progress in music management, develop a career in the music industry, promote yourself as an independent/DIY musician, or be part of a large music business organisation in the global music sector.
Through core modules you’ll explore the promotion and management of live music, the contemporary recording industry, the music publishing and copyrights business, and management in the creative industries more broadly, developing your understanding of the music business through real-world examples. Your major project will take the form of our distinctive music management project giving you the chance to put all your learning and research into practice, as well as offering you an opportunity to develop your music-management CV. You’ll have the chance to study digital business, entrepreneurship or intellectual property law, gaining knowledge and skills that you can then apply in your project work and in your future career.
We have a variety of excellent facilities to support your learning, including rehearsal, performance and practice spaces, recording and electronic music studios, a music psychology lab, and five libraries that provide access to a wide range of books, periodicals, and online resources. We are also one of the few Schools of Music with an Industrial Advisory Board, which includes leaders from across the music industry and supports the ongoing development of our courses and curriculum.
The University of Leeds is ideally situated for studying music management owing to our city’s great musical, artistic and cultural diversity, and our leading venues including the First Direct Arena, O2 Academy, Leeds Grand Theatre and Leeds Town Hall. The School of Music also has close working relationships with prestigious arts organisations: we host BBC Radio 3 concerts, Leeds Lieder and the Leeds International Piano Competition, and we engage with the flagship DARE partnership between the University and Opera North. We are also closely associated with Jazz Leeds and we engage with many other performing arts organisations in Leeds, a city that enjoys a thriving music and cultural scene.
This course is ideal if you wish to pursue a management career in the music industry, including as a self-employed musician, and for existing music-industry managers wishing to enhance their skills or undertake continuous professional development.
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUBS5249M | Creative Industries Management | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS5001M | Music Management Project | 60 | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | PFP |
| MUS5111M | Live Music Management and Promotion | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS5112M | The Recording Industry Now | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MUS5211M | How Songs Make Money | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 15 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW5687M | Intellectual Property Management | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LUBS5963M | Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Creation | 15 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LUBS5978M | Managing Digital Business | 15 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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