Universities United Kingdom University of Westminster Courses MA Live Music Management

MA Live Music Management
at University of Westminster

London, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 15,000
Country Rank#83
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Live music is at the centre of music as an industry and cultural experience. There is a rich set of global opportunities arising from the significant economic and cultural global growth of live music. Central to this are music festivals as economic, social and cultural centres of importance, enhanced by the link between social media and experiential experiences.

This new course will help you to develop comprehensive knowledge and critical understanding of business and practice in the live music and events industries and equip you to navigate this fast-changing and challenging environment. It also sets out to examine how the live music and events industries interact with wider social and technological transformations, critically important in a socially distancing environment necessitating new business models such as live streaming, augmented reality and virtual reality.

At Westminster, we already have a highly regarded background and established a reputation for successful teaching and research in music and events from the very heart of the global centre for live music, London. Our Live Music Management MA has been developed alongside and is heavily integrated with the industry and will be delivered by both leading academics as well as frequent guest speakers from the live music industry (including leading industry spokespeople and companies).

Course Content
Course structure

As well as a deeper perspective of what it’s like to work in this exciting and challenging sector, across the modules offered on the course you will, amongst other things, examine live music as a business, sharpen your creative insight and gain understanding of logistical and regulatory considerations. Entrepreneurship is embedded in this industry facing course to ensure you graduate with enhanced abilities to work as a self-employed professional or launch your own business within music or the wider events industry. The course culminates in a 60 credit Project that builds upon the skills and experiences gained throughout the course and offers you the chance to create a major study relevant to your own unique identity and career trajectory.

The following modules are indicative of what you will study on this course.

Core modules
- Entrepreneurship for Live Music
- Live Music Business and Commerce
- Creating the Attraction and Event Experiencescape
- Event Planning and Management
- Managing the music city: Policy and Strategy Issues in the Live Music Economy
- Live Matters: Music Performance as Culture and Industry
- Live Music Management Final Project
Entry Requirement
A minimum of an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a relevant degree or with relevant experience.

Applicants without formal qualifications should be able to demonstrate significant experience of working in the live music industry or related music industries.

If your first language is not English you should have an IELTS 6.5 with 6.5 in writing and speaking.
Fees & Scholarships
International tuition fee: £15,000 (Price per academic year)
Career Prospect
Our course equips you with a deep understanding of the business of festivals, touring, clubbing and underlying concepts such as the “experience” economy and entrepreneurship, providing coherent, focused study, for those working in or interested in a career within live music, festivals, touring and events, worldwide.

Cost Of Studying At University of Westminster

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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MA Live Music Management at University of Westminster