12 monthsProgramme duration
18 Aug, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Course summary
What turns a song into a global business? Who gets paid when music is streamed, performed or placed in a game? And what does it take to build a career in an industry where technology keeps changing the rules?
If you want to combine your passion for music with the commercial and entrepreneurial skills to work in the global music industry, MA International Music Management is for you.
At Southampton, you’ll explore the business behind the music. Develop a critical understanding of the legal, economic, social and cultural frameworks that shape the industry while learning how they affect the decisions made by artists, managers, labels, publishers, venues and other organisations.
You’ll get to grips with how music publishing makes money, copyright and licensing, live performance and streaming. Explore how music is placed in television and video games, what goes into the cost of making an album, and how music festivals and opera companies operate.
This is learning with a practical edge. Academics with experience and connections across music and live touring bring professional perspectives into your studies, while masterclasses with industry partners give you further insight into how the business works now.
You’ll also connect with music beyond the classroom through local venues such as Turner Sims and engagement with touring musicians.
Find your place where creativity meets commerce, and develop the critical thinking, industry awareness and entrepreneurial skills to help music reach audiences around the world.
Key features of this course
**Understand the business behind the music.** Explore the legal, economic, social and cultural forces shaping the international music industry, from copyright and publishing to live performance and streaming.
**Follow the money.** Investigate how music publishing generates revenue, what it costs to create an album and how licensing works when music moves between platforms and media.
**See how music reaches different audiences.** Explore areas including live events, festivals, television, video games and streaming to understand the different routes connecting music with listeners.
**Learn from people inside the industry.** Gain professional insight through masterclasses with industry partners including Sony, Universal, Google and YouTube, alongside engagement with venues and touring musicians.
**Build practical industry skills.** Develop commercial awareness, research and critical thinking alongside the professional skills needed to communicate ideas and work effectively within music organisations.
**Take on your own industry question.** Bring your learning together through a final independent project focused on an aspect of international music management that interests you.
Your future career
The music industry needs people who understand creativity and the commercial structures that make it possible.
You’ll graduate with knowledge of the global music business alongside skills in critical thinking, commercial awareness, research and EDI leadership.
Careers directly connected with the course can include artist manager, music producer or assistant producer, promoter, copyright manager or analyst, arts administrator and music venue programmer.
Your skills can also support wider roles including event manager, tour manager, marketing executive, social media manager and management consultant.
Southampton also offers opportunities to develop your entrepreneurial ambitions through initiatives including the Futureworlds start-up incubator and networking events.
Whether you want to manage artists, develop events, work with rights and licensing or build your own music venture, you’ll leave Southampton better equipped to understand how the industry fits together and where you can make your mark.
Further information
This is a 1-year, full-time MA.
The programme combines academic study with practical learning and professional perspectives from the music industry.
You’ll explore areas including live performance, streaming, music publishing, copyright and licensing, event planning, music for television and video games, recording costs, festivals and opera companies.
The course culminates in an independent final project focused on international music management.
Applicants normally need a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject, such as performing arts, humanities, business and management, media and communications, or social sciences.
What turns a song into a global business? Who gets paid when music is streamed, performed or placed in a game? And what does it take to build a career in an industry where technology keeps changing the rules?
If you want to combine your passion for music with the commercial and entrepreneurial skills to work in the global music industry, MA International Music Management is for you.
At Southampton, you’ll explore the business behind the music. Develop a critical understanding of the legal, economic, social and cultural frameworks that shape the industry while learning how they affect the decisions made by artists, managers, labels, publishers, venues and other organisations.
You’ll get to grips with how music publishing makes money, copyright and licensing, live performance and streaming. Explore how music is placed in television and video games, what goes into the cost of making an album, and how music festivals and opera companies operate.
This is learning with a practical edge. Academics with experience and connections across music and live touring bring professional perspectives into your studies, while masterclasses with industry partners give you further insight into how the business works now.
You’ll also connect with music beyond the classroom through local venues such as Turner Sims and engagement with touring musicians.
Find your place where creativity meets commerce, and develop the critical thinking, industry awareness and entrepreneurial skills to help music reach audiences around the world.
Key features of this course
**Understand the business behind the music.** Explore the legal, economic, social and cultural forces shaping the international music industry, from copyright and publishing to live performance and streaming.
**Follow the money.** Investigate how music publishing generates revenue, what it costs to create an album and how licensing works when music moves between platforms and media.
**See how music reaches different audiences.** Explore areas including live events, festivals, television, video games and streaming to understand the different routes connecting music with listeners.
**Learn from people inside the industry.** Gain professional insight through masterclasses with industry partners including Sony, Universal, Google and YouTube, alongside engagement with venues and touring musicians.
**Build practical industry skills.** Develop commercial awareness, research and critical thinking alongside the professional skills needed to communicate ideas and work effectively within music organisations.
**Take on your own industry question.** Bring your learning together through a final independent project focused on an aspect of international music management that interests you.
Your future career
The music industry needs people who understand creativity and the commercial structures that make it possible.
You’ll graduate with knowledge of the global music business alongside skills in critical thinking, commercial awareness, research and EDI leadership.
Careers directly connected with the course can include artist manager, music producer or assistant producer, promoter, copyright manager or analyst, arts administrator and music venue programmer.
Your skills can also support wider roles including event manager, tour manager, marketing executive, social media manager and management consultant.
Southampton also offers opportunities to develop your entrepreneurial ambitions through initiatives including the Futureworlds start-up incubator and networking events.
Whether you want to manage artists, develop events, work with rights and licensing or build your own music venture, you’ll leave Southampton better equipped to understand how the industry fits together and where you can make your mark.
Further information
This is a 1-year, full-time MA.
The programme combines academic study with practical learning and professional perspectives from the music industry.
You’ll explore areas including live performance, streaming, music publishing, copyright and licensing, event planning, music for television and video games, recording costs, festivals and opera companies.
The course culminates in an independent final project focused on international music management.
Applicants normally need a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject, such as performing arts, humanities, business and management, media and communications, or social sciences.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Course summary
What turns a song into a global business? Who gets paid when music is streamed, performed or placed in a game? And what does it take to build a career in an industry where technology keeps changing the rules?
If you want to combine your passion for music with the commercial and entrepreneurial skills to work in the global music industry, MA International Music Management is for you.
At Southampton, you’ll explore the business behind the music. Develop a critical understanding of the legal, economic, social and cultural frameworks that shape the industry while learning how they affect the decisions made by artists, managers, labels, publishers, venues and other organisations.
You’ll get to grips with how music publishing makes money, copyright and licensing, live performance and streaming. Explore how music is placed in television and video games, what goes into the cost of making an album, and how music festivals and opera companies operate.
This is learning with a practical edge. Academics with experience and connections across music and live touring bring professional perspectives into your studies, while masterclasses with industry partners give you further insight into how the business works now.
You’ll also connect with music beyond the classroom through local venues such as Turner Sims and engagement with touring musicians.
Find your place where creativity meets commerce, and develop the critical thinking, industry awareness and entrepreneurial skills to help music reach audiences around the world.
Key features of this course
**Understand the business behind the music.** Explore the legal, economic, social and cultural forces shaping the international music industry, from copyright and publishing to live performance and streaming.
**Follow the money.** Investigate how music publishing generates revenue, what it costs to create an album and how licensing works when music moves between platforms and media.
**See how music reaches different audiences.** Explore areas including live events, festivals, television, video games and streaming to understand the different routes connecting music with listeners.
**Learn from people inside the industry.** Gain professional insight through masterclasses with industry partners including Sony, Universal, Google and YouTube, alongside engagement with venues and touring musicians.
**Build practical industry skills.** Develop commercial awareness, research and critical thinking alongside the professional skills needed to communicate ideas and work effectively within music organisations.
**Take on your own industry question.** Bring your learning together through a final independent project focused on an aspect of international music management that interests you.
Your future career
The music industry needs people who understand creativity and the commercial structures that make it possible.
You’ll graduate with knowledge of the global music business alongside skills in critical thinking, commercial awareness, research and EDI leadership.
Careers directly connected with the course can include artist manager, music producer or assistant producer, promoter, copyright manager or analyst, arts administrator and music venue programmer.
Your skills can also support wider roles including event manager, tour manager, marketing executive, social media manager and management consultant.
Southampton also offers opportunities to develop your entrepreneurial ambitions through initiatives including the Futureworlds start-up incubator and networking events.
Whether you want to manage artists, develop events, work with rights and licensing or build your own music venture, you’ll leave Southampton better equipped to understand how the industry fits together and where you can make your mark.
Further information
This is a 1-year, full-time MA.
The programme combines academic study with practical learning and professional perspectives from the music industry.
You’ll explore areas including live performance, streaming, music publishing, copyright and licensing, event planning, music for television and video games, recording costs, festivals and opera companies.
The course culminates in an independent final project focused on international music management.
Applicants normally need a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject, such as performing arts, humanities, business and management, media and communications, or social sciences.
What turns a song into a global business? Who gets paid when music is streamed, performed or placed in a game? And what does it take to build a career in an industry where technology keeps changing the rules?
If you want to combine your passion for music with the commercial and entrepreneurial skills to work in the global music industry, MA International Music Management is for you.
At Southampton, you’ll explore the business behind the music. Develop a critical understanding of the legal, economic, social and cultural frameworks that shape the industry while learning how they affect the decisions made by artists, managers, labels, publishers, venues and other organisations.
You’ll get to grips with how music publishing makes money, copyright and licensing, live performance and streaming. Explore how music is placed in television and video games, what goes into the cost of making an album, and how music festivals and opera companies operate.
This is learning with a practical edge. Academics with experience and connections across music and live touring bring professional perspectives into your studies, while masterclasses with industry partners give you further insight into how the business works now.
You’ll also connect with music beyond the classroom through local venues such as Turner Sims and engagement with touring musicians.
Find your place where creativity meets commerce, and develop the critical thinking, industry awareness and entrepreneurial skills to help music reach audiences around the world.
Key features of this course
**Understand the business behind the music.** Explore the legal, economic, social and cultural forces shaping the international music industry, from copyright and publishing to live performance and streaming.
**Follow the money.** Investigate how music publishing generates revenue, what it costs to create an album and how licensing works when music moves between platforms and media.
**See how music reaches different audiences.** Explore areas including live events, festivals, television, video games and streaming to understand the different routes connecting music with listeners.
**Learn from people inside the industry.** Gain professional insight through masterclasses with industry partners including Sony, Universal, Google and YouTube, alongside engagement with venues and touring musicians.
**Build practical industry skills.** Develop commercial awareness, research and critical thinking alongside the professional skills needed to communicate ideas and work effectively within music organisations.
**Take on your own industry question.** Bring your learning together through a final independent project focused on an aspect of international music management that interests you.
Your future career
The music industry needs people who understand creativity and the commercial structures that make it possible.
You’ll graduate with knowledge of the global music business alongside skills in critical thinking, commercial awareness, research and EDI leadership.
Careers directly connected with the course can include artist manager, music producer or assistant producer, promoter, copyright manager or analyst, arts administrator and music venue programmer.
Your skills can also support wider roles including event manager, tour manager, marketing executive, social media manager and management consultant.
Southampton also offers opportunities to develop your entrepreneurial ambitions through initiatives including the Futureworlds start-up incubator and networking events.
Whether you want to manage artists, develop events, work with rights and licensing or build your own music venture, you’ll leave Southampton better equipped to understand how the industry fits together and where you can make your mark.
Further information
This is a 1-year, full-time MA.
The programme combines academic study with practical learning and professional perspectives from the music industry.
You’ll explore areas including live performance, streaming, music publishing, copyright and licensing, event planning, music for television and video games, recording costs, festivals and opera companies.
The course culminates in an independent final project focused on international music management.
Applicants normally need a 2:2 degree in a relevant subject, such as performing arts, humanities, business and management, media and communications, or social sciences.
Admission Requirements
67+
120+
92+
6.5+
You’ll need a 2:2 degree in music or one of these subject areas:
performing arts business humanities social sciences
performing arts business humanities social sciences
18 Aug 2027
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