Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions

Curriculum - Music Business

Music Business Curriculum Master's

M.A. in Music Business: Total 51 points
M.A. in Music Business: Concentration in Music Technology (Total 51 points)

M.A. in Music Business: Total 51 points

Course #

Required Core Music Business Courses (24 points)

 Points
MPAMB-GE 2001

MUBG Professional Development Sequence (register for this each semester)

 
MPAMB-GE 2101

Principles & Practice in the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2102

Law and the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2103

Environment of the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2104

Artist Management and Management Science in the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2105

Concert Management

 3
MPAMB-GE 2203

Emerging Models & Markets for Music

 3
MPAMB-GE 2301

Internship (Variable 1-3 points per semester; 3 points total)

 3
MPAMB-GE 2401 Colloquy: Music Business  3
Course #

Music Business Electives (9 points/at least 3 of these 6 classes*)

 
MPAMB-GE 2201

Graduate Seminar in A&R

 3
MPAMB-GE 2202

Promotions & Publicity in the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2204

Ethics of the Entertainment Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2205

Entrepreneurship for the Music Industry (cross listed undergraduate course)

 3
MPAMB-GE 2206

Strategic Marketing in the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2207

Global Music Management (NYU - London)

 3
*Additional Music Business Electives may be taken as Other Electives.
Course #

Other Electives (6 points)

 
 

(Total of 6 points; can be Music Business Electives, Stern, or other related courses; See advisor)

 6
Course #

Required Business Courses (12 points, at the Stern School of Business)

 
COR1-GB.1302

Leadership in Organizations (Steinhardt Students Section)

 3
COR1-GB.1306 Financial Accounting and Reporting (Steinhardt Students Section)  3
 

EMT (Entertainment, Media, Technology) Elective(s) 3 points total

 3
  Business Elective (can be EMT courses) 3 points total
 3

Prerequisites to study include a course in statistics or quantitative methods prior to coming in to the program.  Alternatively, the statistics requirements may be fulfilled while in the program, and the student will graduate with 54 points instead of 51.

 

M.A. in Music Business: Concentration in Music Technology (Total 51 points)

 Course #

Required Core Music Business Courses (24 points)

 Points
MPAMB-GE 2201

MUBG Professional Development Sequence (register for this each semester)

 
MPAMB-GE 2101

Principles & Practice in the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2102

Law and the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2103

Environment of the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2104

Artist Management and Management Science in the Music Industry

 3
MPAMB-GE 2105

Concert Management

 3
MPAMB-GE 2203

Emerging Models & Markets for Music

 3
MPAMB-GE 2301

Internship (Variable 1-3 points per semester; 3 points total)

 3
MPAMB-GE 2401 Colloquy: Music Business  3
Course #

Required Courses for Concentration in Music Technology (9 points)

 
MPATE-GE 2600

Digital Audio Processing I

 3
MPATE-GE 2601 Digital Audio Processing II
 3
MPATE-GE 2628

Audio for the Web

 3
Course #

Elective Courses for Concentration in Music Technology (6 points, any two courses from this list*)

 
MPATE-GE 2628 Audio for Games
 3
MPATE-GE 2048

Scoring for Film and Multimedia

 3
MPATE-GE 2611 Concert Recording I  3
EDCT-GE 2176 Simulations and Games for Education (ECT in the ALT dept)  3
Course #

Required Business Courses (12 points, at the Stern School of Business)

 
COR1-GB.1302

Leadership in Organizations (Steinhardt Students Section)

 3
COR1-GB.1306 Financial Accounting and Reporting (Steinhardt Students Section)  3
 

EMT ( Entertainment, Media, Technology) Elective(s) 3 points total

 3
  Business Elective (can be EMT courses) 3 points total
 3
  *Additional electives are being developed -- see advisor for details.  

If you would like to register for a MUSB course as a non-major, please fill in our Music Business Course Request Form For Non-Majors.

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