Music Industries

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months MusicEvents managementMarketing

About this course

This programme provides an opportunity to explore the music industries - with a focus on popular music - from the perspectives of history, research methods and theory, contemporary debates, and work-based learning. Making the most of the city of Glasgow and its vibrant popular music ecosystem including a rich network of venues, festivals, and small to medium music businesses, this degree is distinctive for its emphasis on work-based learning with opportunities for arranged projects with existing music companies and artists on the one hand, or supervised music entrepreneurship projects on the other.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • Our approach is multidisciplinary: we employ a variety of academic approaches and draw upon the University's expertise in a range of disciplines including sociology, cultural studies, musicology and politics.

  • You will be studying in the City of Glasgow with its vibrant and exciting music scene – the UK’s first UNESCO city of music.

  • You will benefit from access to our facilities including seminar and practice rooms, a small library, an audio lab, studios, and the University’s concert hall.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    The programme combines a range of disciplines including sociology, cultural studies, musicology and politics.

    The Music Industries Project, which runs over semesters one and two, provides the opportunity to undertake a work-based project in a music industries environment.

    Semester 1

    In semester one you will take a compulsory core course, and choose one credit compulsory core course, and one elective option.

    Core Courses POPULAR MUSIC RESEARCH WORKING IN MUSIC SINCE 1900 (or an approved elective option) MUSIC INDUSTRIES PROJECT (part 1) - The first half of a 40 credits full year course with entrepreneurship and arranged project pathways within the Scottish music industries.

    Semester 2

    In semester two you will take one credit compulsory core course, one compulsory core course, and one elective option.

    Core Courses THE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC INDUSTRIES POPULAR MUSIC POLITICS (or an approved elective option) MUSIC INDUSTRIES PROJECT (part 2) - The second half of a 40 credits full year course with entrepreneurship and arranged project pathways within the Scottish music industries.

    Summer MUSIC INDUSTRIES DISSERTATION

    At the end of semester two, you will undertake an in-depth research dissertation of 12,000 words, to be submitted in August.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    3415 Musicians
    5243 TV, video and audio servicers and repairers

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Music, Events management, Marketing

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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