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Program Description
The MA program in Music Business addresses the music industry as a unique business operating within corporate and entrepreneurial structures. The skills students develop in the program prepare them to work in a variety of positions and settings 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.
The MA program harnesses the strengths of NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions and the NYU Stern School of Business by requiring classes in both schools. In addition to providing structured courses, the curriculum promotes student autonomy through an interactive classroom atmosphere, internships, international opportunities, and research requirements. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities such as the MUBG Student Ambassador Board, the NYU Concert Program Board, and radio station WNYU.
Career Opportunities
The program prepares highly skilled, disciplined, and thoroughly trained management professionals for the commercial (for profit) music business sector. Graduates serve as managers, new product developers, promoters, record administrators, digital strategists, music publishers, marketers, distributors, entrepreneurs, data analysts, producers, and in many other capacities.
Admissions
Admission to graduate programs in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development requires the following minimum components:
- Résumé/CV
- Statement of Purpose
- Letters of Recommendation
- Transcripts
- Proficiency in English
See NYU Steinhardt's Graduate Admissions website for additional information on school-wide admission. Some programs may require additional components for admissions.
See How to Apply for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 42 credits, and offers a concentration in Music Technology (see below for concentration requirements).
Note: Statistics will be required as a prerequisite for the proposed program. This requirements may be satisfied by prior work at the undergraduate or graduate level. Students who have not met this prerequisite will complete this requirement during their first semester and graduate with 45 credits.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| MPAMB-GE 2001 | Music Business Graduate Prof Develpmnt Sequence (register for this each semester) | 0 |
| MPAMB-GE 2101 | Principles and Practice in The Music Industry | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2102 | Law and Music Industry | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2103 | Environment of The Music Industry | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2203 | Emerging Models and Markets for Music 1 | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2301 | Music Business Graduate Internship (Variable 1-3 units per semester; 3 units total) | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2401 | Colloquy Music Business | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2211 | Data Analysis in the Music Industry: Strategy & Application | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2225 | Music Publishing: Background Practice | 3 |
| COR1-GB 1302 | Leadership in Organizations (Steinhardt Students Section) | 3 |
| COR1-GB 1306 | Financial Accounting and Reporting (Steinhardt Students Section) | 3 |
| 3 |
| 9 |
| Artists and Repertoire Seminar Music Business | |
| Promotion/Publicity in The Music Industry | |
| Concert Management | |
| Strategic Marketing in The Music Industry | |
| Music Innovation and Social Change | |
| Global Music Management 2 | |
| Total Credits | 42 |
Music Business with a Concentration in Music Technology
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| MPAMB-GE 2001 | Music Business Graduate Prof Develpmnt Sequence | 0 |
| MPAMB-GE 2101 | Principles and Practice in The Music Industry | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2102 | Law and Music Industry | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2103 | Environment of The Music Industry | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2203 | Emerging Models and Markets for Music 1 | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2301 | Music Business Graduate Internship (Variable 1-3 units per semester; 3 units total) | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2401 | Colloquy Music Business | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2211 | Data Analysis in the Music Industry: Strategy & Application | 3 |
| MPAMB-GE 2225 | Music Publishing: Background Practice | 3 |
| MPATE-GE 2600 | Graduate Seminar in Music Technology | 3 |
| 3 |
| Graduate Fundamentals of Music Technology | |
| |
| COR1-GB 1302 | Leadership in Organizations (Steinhardt Students Section) | 3 |
| COR1-GB 1306 | Financial Accounting and Reporting (Steinhardt Students Section) | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Audio Mastering | |
| Mixing in the Digital Audio Workstation | |
| Electronic Music Performance | |
| Concert Recording I | |
| Audio for Video I | |
| Aesthetics of Recording | |
| Adv Audio Production | |
| |
| Total Credits | 42 |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Apply business and administration theory to problems that have a strong aesthetic and artistic dimension.
- Define, critique, and evaluate the structure and operation of the music business.
- Devise organizational objectives and make strategy decisions to reach goals.
- Design final Colloquy projects that propose changes and innovations to take the industry forward.
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