Music Business Certificate

Terry College of Business

Certificate

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Overview

The purpose of the Music Business Certificate at the University of Georgia is to develop business leaders for the music industry. 

The curriculum is designed around fundamental skills and specialized competencies, drawing together diverse and distinct areas of music and business content.  Students learn from key industry experts, including artists and managers, while gaining hands-on experience from coordinating and marketing events, producing content, managing artists, and operating labels.  An internship supplements courses in accounting, business fundamentals, emerging issues in the music business, entertainment law, music history, new media, and others.

Students are prepared for recruitment to full-time positions in various sectors of the music industry and have gone on to jobs at Live Nation, Thirty Tigers, ATO Records, The Georgia Theatre, and Warner Music Group.

Spotlight

Management Analysts
John Morris
Class of 2021

So many of my friends are incredible musicians, and supporting them got me really interested in music. I decided to pursue a Certificate in Music Business during my second year and began managing a local rock band, Everyday Dogs, to get some real experience. This experience has been fun and taught me so much about the importance of organization, long-term planning and maintaining relationships.

Once I started my Music Business coursework a year later (during my third year), the music scene had become pretty familiar to me, and the classes quickly became among my favorites. Two other friends had recently started a new band, Hotel Fiction, and I have started supporting them in a management role as well. In addition, I got an internship doing music production at the 40 Watt Club through the Music Business Program.