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2 Years
Face to Face with some online components.
Full time / Part time
February, May and September in Sydney. February & September in Melbourne.
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
120 King St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Graduates from the Associate Degree of Music (Music Business) / Bachelor of Music Business are shaping the music industry as:
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Art Meets Commerce: An Overview of the Arts and Entertainment Industry
Gives you a broad grounding in the music business, examining the history, function, and key activities of its numerous sectors. Uses historical analysis as a springboard for forward-looking thinking.
Collaboration Project: Music Publishing
Industry-focused collaborative project applying theoretical and technical knowledge of music publishing in a practical context, working in cross-disciplinary group projects.
Introduction to Higher Education Studies
Builds the academic skills you'll draw on across your entire degree, covering essay technique, referencing, and scholarly research practices.
Arts and Entertainment Law
Provides an overview of the legal frameworks and environments that exist within the music business, with a focus on the start-up perspective.
Marketing, Meaning, and Finding Your Tribe(s)
Establishes a grounding in the principles and practices of marketing and audience development within the music business, including promotion, publicity, and PR.
Collaboration Project: Artist and Talent Management
Examines the management of artistic talent, investigating the creative mindset and how to nurture, develop, and work effectively with artists through the lens of inclusivity and diversity.
Media Communications and Publicity
Provides an introduction to media communications and publicity, including the media landscape, ethical issues, and skills to develop and execute media communications strategies.
Leadership, Management and Corporate Governance
Develops theory and understanding of management and leadership principles within music business organisations, integrating theory with real-world applications.
Innovation, Disruption & Conformity
Examines the role of disruption in the arts and entertainment industry, exploring how emerging technologies reshape products, business models, and entire sectors.
Economics and Financial Management
Develops understanding of the economic principles at work within the music business and builds financial management literacy through applied principles of fundamental accounting theory.
Startups: Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy
Associate degree capstone unit developing an entrepreneurial mindset suited to a music business defined by innovation and disruption, including validating business concepts and assessing revenue model viability.
Elective 1
Explore your interests through a choice of electives spanning AIM's course areas.
Live Performance and Production Management
Provides an overview of the Australian and international live entertainment landscape and examines the processes and principles of producing live entertainment.
Collaboration Project: Record Labels
Industry-focused, student-led collaborative project examining the evolution of the record label and managing the creation and promotion of a release.
Business Planning and Strategy: A Global Perspective
Develops the critical thinking needed to build and sustain successful enterprises in the Arts and Entertainment industry, grounded in strategic management and venture planning.
Elective 2
Explore your interests through a choice of electives spanning AIM's course areas.
The Data Economy: Leveraging Data and Analytics
Explores the strategies and technologies used by enterprises when analysing data and information, with professional skills to manage, analyse, interpret, and extract key knowledge from data.
Collaboration Project: Event Management
Student-led collaborative project to plan and execute a real-world event, providing both a theoretical and practical grounding in event management.
The Politics of Art: Cultural Policy and Arts Funding
Examines Australian cultural policy and government arts funding, situating both within an international context through comparison with alternative models.
Elective 3
Explore your interests through a choice of electives spanning AIM's course areas.
Capstone Project: Industry Placement
Final capstone unit applying theoretical concepts and principles of the music business within a real-world industry placement, gaining practical insight into professional processes across a relevant sector.
Common Questions
For domestic students, the Bachelor of Music Business takes 6 study periods (2 years full-time) or a part-time equivalent. International students complete the course over 9 study periods (3 years) full-time.
The indicative total course fee for domestic students is $75,600, and for international students it is $85,680. Fees are indicative only and are subject to change. FEE-HELP is available for eligible domestic students.
The course is offered at both Melbourne and Sydney campuses. Intake dates are February, May, and September in Sydney, and February and September in Melbourne.
The curriculum spans marketing, contract law, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, event management, and strategic business planning, equipping students to master the four pillars that define a powerful career in the global music industry. Students also undertake industry-focused collaborative projects in areas such as music publishing, artist and talent management, record labels, and event management.
Domestic school leaver applicants must attend an over-the-phone interview with a future student advisor and provide a 300–500 word personal statement explaining their interest in Music Business and any previous experience in the field.
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