Business
Do you think a bachelor’ degree will help you succeed in the music business? If so, then you are on the right track. The music business is just that – a business. It requires the same skills and knowledge as any other industry. You need to be able to:
- Preserve your profits
- Target your advertising
- Develop a marketing strategy
- Understand contracts
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business-Woodbury offers a business management degree with an emphasis in music business, a program that will prepare you to do those things and more. It will show employers and musician-clients that you understand the industry and have the basic management knowledge to accomplish the tasks associated with running a club, promoting an artist or marketing a program. To learn more about the Bachelor's in Business Management: Music Business degree program, call our Woodbury campus at 651-730-5100 or send an e-mail to find out whether our program is right for you.
Preparing for exciting jobs in the music industry
A bachelor’s degree in Business Management: Music Business is a way to turn the dream of a career in the music industry into a reality. Graduates are prepared for careers in:
- Promotion, management and booking
- Internet branding for artists and record labels
- Digital audio production
- Business management for an artist studio
The Twin Cities region is lucky to have a vibrant music scene that opportunities not just to our graduates but our students. There are many opportunities for internships and jobs with sound companies, booking agencies, nightclubs and other venues, radio stations, and record labels. Students in this Business Management program have their own web site at http://www.msbmusicbiz.com and invite you to check it out to get a feel for the opportunities available to students and graduates.
Bachelor’s degree program details
In addition to spending the first two years of the program studying core business topics such as accounting, advertising and management, students in this bachelor’s degree program take classes in topics such as music fundamentals, employment law, promotion, the recording industry and artist management. The degree also requires 15 credits of upper level business electives and 55 general education credits.
Building on an associate’s degree
It is possible for students to fulfill some of the requirements for the bachelor’s degree in Business Management: Music Business with an associate degree in music business, business administration or accounting. The AAS in Music Business program requires 64 core credits in basic business and music business topics and 30 general education credits.
If you’ve always dreamed about a career in the music business, these programs may be for you. Call the Woodbury campus of GU/MSB at 651-730-5100 or send an e-mail to find out how to turn those dreams into reality.
Globe University/ Minnesota School of Business (GU/MSB) in Woodbury is one of 13 locations that are also part of the Globe Education Network. Other members include Utah Career College , Institute of Production and Recording (Edina, MN), Minnesota School of Cosmetology, and the Duluth Business University. Globe Education Network provides academic and operational support and manages shared resources that benefit students. Through approved consortium agreements, students are able to earn credit for coursework from member schools.