BA (Hons) Music Business with Professional Placement Year in Birmingham United Kingdom | Birmingham City University

Our BA (Hons) Music Business program provides the perfect foundation for aspiring music industry professionals. You'll cultivate inventive entrepreneurial abilities and creative strategies essential not only for working in but transforming today's vibrant, multi-faceted music sector.
Based in our state-of-the-art media facility in central Birmingham, you'll learn within a welcoming environment from faculty comprising both music business practitioners and scholars with real-world experience. Our dynamic popular music research team shares cutting-edge insights while actively contributing to course content through their globally recognized studies and publications.

Professional Placement Opportunity
This degree features an optional professional placement year, enabling you to gain valuable experience with an employer between your second and third years. Many students maintain connections with their placement organizations after graduation.
Our institution leverages its broad network of local and national employers to help secure placements aligned with your career interests. Should you not find an appropriate placement, you'll seamlessly continue with the standard degree pathway.

Career Development Focus
Graduates have secured diverse positions across the music sector, including roles with performance rights organizations, industry associations, concert promoters, recording companies, and music media outlets.
Notable employers include: NEC Group, major record labels (Universal, Warner, Sony), Nuclear Blast Records, Punch Records, prominent venues (Barclaycard Arena, Symphony Hall, O2 Arena), and festivals (Birmingham Jazz, Shambala, Supersonic).
Beyond specialized training, our Graduate+ initiative offers additional career-boosting opportunities through professional development workshops, employability programs, volunteer positions, and part-time work placements.