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Popular Music and Business Management, BA (Hons)

University of Derby, United Kingdom

 
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Subject ranking

Marketing And Public Relations
UK / Guardian 2025
15th
Music
UK / Guardian 2025
39th
Marketing
UK / CUG 2024
44th

Costs

Course feesS$24.6K / year
Entertainment, books
food & rent
S$16.5K / year
Beer S$5
MacDonalds S$10
Cinema S$15
Coffee S$4
TotalS$41.1K / year

Entry requirements

A Level BBC
Diploma
International Baccalaureate

Scholarships

Derby International Excellent Scholarship
£5000 for tuition
Limited quantity
British Chevening Scholarships
100% for tuition and living expenses
Limited quantity

Information

Course
Code
J3N2
Upcoming
Intakes
Sep 2025
Pathway
Programmes
See pathways
University
Information
WHATSAPP
+65 9650 3225
HOTLINE
+65 6333 1300

Duration

3 years
Graduate
2028
About the course

Course summary

This distinctive programme will equip you with the ability to interact and innovate within a vibrant environment, nurturing a specialism in popular music and related industries. You will also study key business and management themes to enhance your understanding of how businesses operate. KEY FEATURES OF THE COURSE

  • Combining two subjects boosts your employability and gives you the opportunity to develop knowledge and expertise in two subject areas, making you a more versatile graduate
  • Combine Popular Music Production with Business Management to develop your creative and entrepreneurial flair so you can respond to technological and artistic innovations in the industry
  • You'll develop your skills on your chosen instrument through group-based learning activities. You'll also develop your expertise in composition and song writing and will study the social and business context of the world of commercial music
  • Underpin your studies with key business themes such as logistics, management, marketing and human resources to add a global business context to your studies
  • Supercharge your employability with an optional placement year or summer internships to put business theory into practice
HOW YOU’LL LEARN: Our teaching methods are varied and can include:
  • Formal lectures which will at times include expert speakers
  • Seminars: These can be tutor-led or student-led and can include discussions critical analysis of reading, presentations, group work, debates and general problem solving, interaction with real businesses, case study analysis, computer lab work, practical analysis and formative assessment
  • Tutorials: one-to-one sessions with a tutor to discuss the development of assignments
  • Work experience projects
  • Self-directed study
YOUR CAREER: Our graduates are equipped for employment within the modern commercial music sector as performers, composers, producers, educators, promoters, publishers, academics, recording studio engineers and entrepreneurial freelance musicians. They also work in a range of media organisations.  Others have gone on to further study at MA, MSc or PhD level, or successfully completing PGCE for school of college level teaching, some gaining QTS teaching qualifications for primary or secondary education. This enables them to become teachers, entering the primary and secondary education sector, lecturing for colleges of further education and freelance instrumental teaching. Due to the transferable nature of the skills you’ll learn through your Business Management modules, lots of different job roles will be open to you in areas such as:
  • Project management
  • Analysis
  • Consultancy
  • Accountancy
  • Operations
  • Human resource management
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Logistics
  • Finance
STUDY OPTIONS: On the Joint Honours programme, there are different pathways of study available. You can often study both subjects equally or choose to major in a subject. Please view the course page on our website for more information on pathways.

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