Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Music Business Graduate

WHAT IS THE NYU MUSIC BUSINESS GRADUATE PROGRAM?

The Music Business Graduate Program is a specialized graduate degree that addresses the music industry as a unique business operating within corporate and entrepreneurial structures.

The skills you develop will serve you well in a fast-paced industry that needs thoroughly trained personnel who can apply business and administration theory to problems that have a strong aesthetic and artistic dimension.

Underlying our curriculum is a four-step process of teaching and learning that answers the question: what can you learn at a university that will prepare you to succeed in an industry that is notoriously fluid and capricious? First, we teach the structure of the industry -- its systems, practices, rules and regulations; second, we explore the changes in and reasons behind that structure; third, we encourage critical analysis and interpretation of the structure. The fourth step is up to you -- final colloquy projects propose changes and innovations to take the industry forward. A list of recent colloquy titles is included in this packet.

New York University is one of the few universities in the country to offer a graduate degree in the music business field. Successful candidates are expected to be highly motivated and prepared to take advantage of a professional program set in the world's music business capital. In addition to providing structured courses, the curriculum promotes student autonomy through an interactive classroom atmosphere, internships, and research requirements. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities such as the Concert Program Board, radio station WNYU and the Music Industry Students Association.


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