Minors
Music Industry Entrepreneurship
Discover the dynamic landscape of the music business with a minor in Music Industry Entrepreneurship. This offering delves into essential business strategies, ethical decision-making, and leadership principles, equipping you with the skills to navigate the ever-evolving music industry. Learn to leverage creativity for business innovation, and gain insights into publishing, marketing, distribution, and artist management. This minor prepares you to create successful business models and advance your career with a strong foundation in music industry practices.
The addition of a Music Industry Entrepreneurship minor will enable you to:
- Discover how to market and brand yourself as a musician
- Learn how to launch your own venture, from a tech startup to a theater company
- Make revenue from your songs and compositions
- Envision the ways that current music and performing arts industries will be impacted through technology and innovation
- Develop basic negotiation skills and an understanding of contract structures and concepts, including work for hire
- Understand how technology enables new creative tools for the digital era
- Understand finance and accounting such as managing debt, basic equity structures, balance sheets, and income statements
- Develop concepts such as professional networking and cultivating relationships
Curriculum
(18 Credits)
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Required Courses (9 Credits)
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Complete the three following required core courses (3 credits each, 9 credits total):
- OMBUS-240Music Business Trends and Strategies
- OMBUS-360Music Business Leadership and Ethics
- OMBUS-391Creative Entrepreneurship
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Elective Course (3 Credits)
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Choose and complete three of the following required elective courses (3 credits each, 6 total):
- OMBUS-126Music Marketing 101
- OMBUS-320International Music Marketing: Developing Your Music Career Abroad
- OMBUS-475Music Business Finance
- OLSOC-180Project Management for Musicians
- OLSOC-200Business Communications
- OLSOC-226New Media Economics: Music, Mobile, Gaming, and Online Markets
Declaring a Minor: Am I Eligible?
There are different considerations to be aware of, depending on where you are in your student journey.
Prospective Students
Choosing a minor is not part of the application process. You are eligible to do this once you have been accepted into an undergraduate degree program at Berklee Online.
Accepted Students
Congratulations! Now that you have been accepted, you are eligible to declare a minor. If you received transfer credit for music electives, this may impact the total number of credits you will need to complete your degree. Please note that your declared minor must be in a different concentration from your major. Contact your Academic Advisor to learn more.
Continuing Students
As long as you are not currently enrolled in your final semester at Berklee Online and you are in good academic standing, you can declare a minor at any time. Please note that your declared minor must be in a different concentration from your major. Most minor courses will count towards the general elective section. If you have already fulfilled this requirement through Berklee Online coursework or transfer credit, contact your Academic Advisor to see how this might impact your degree completion timeline.
Read full undergraduate minor admissions and policy details here.
Benefits of a Minor
Improved Career Outcomes
Completing a minor enhances your résumé and demonstrates your ability to master multiple disciplines, making you a more attractive candidate to employers.
Aligned with Personal Interests
Choose from a variety of minors that match your passions and career goals, allowing you to tailor your education to your unique interests.
Broadened Skill Set
Gain expertise in additional areas of the music industry, equipping you with a versatile set of skills that prepare you for a wide range of professional opportunities.
Demonstrated Versatility
Show your capability to excel in multiple fields within the music industry, highlighting your adaptability and commitment to continuous learning.
Enhanced Professional Network
Engage with an online community of musicians, executives, and industry leaders, expanding your professional connections and diversifying your learning beyond your major.
FAQs
When can I declare a minor?
In order to declare a minor, you must be accepted into one of our undergraduate degree programs and in good academic standing. You are not eligible to declare a minor in your final semester of study in your degree program and are prohibited from pursuing a minor in the same concentration as your major.
Can I transfer credit into a minor?
If you have already completed Berklee Online courses that align with a minor’s requirements, those should automatically apply to your minor once you have declared it. In the rare event that you completed an external course that was deemed directly equivalent to one of the required courses in your minor, that should automatically apply upon minor declaration as well.
Can I use financial aid to cover my minor requirements?
If you qualify for aid, you should be able to use this to cover the cost of the coursework for your minor, provided you are still in the process of completing your undergraduate program requirements.
Can I declare more than one minor?
You can declare up to two minors. Please note that your declared minor must be in a different concentration from your major.
Related Music Career Roles
Employers look for skills learned in this minor, when hiring for the following music roles:
A&R Manager
Artist Relations Manager
Business Manager (Personal)
Concert Promoter
Creative Entrepreneur
Entertainment Attorney
Label Manager
Music Agent
Music Publisher
Project Manager
Promotion Manager
Record Producer
