BA (Hons) Management (Music Industry Management) Bachelor's degree at LIPA
BA (Hons) Management (Music Industry Management) at LIPA combines core management principles with specialist focus on the music industry.
About this course
LIPA is a specialist university-level provider of world class learning for performers and those who make performance possible. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Management (Music Industry Management) is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at LIPA, based in LIPA Mount Street Main Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Music graduates from this provider, 100% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 55% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £25,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Business & Management, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 15; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 100% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 85% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 7 modules
- Contracts, Copyright and Intellectual Property
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In this module you develop an understanding of UK Copyright Law and Intellectual Property legislation so you can confidently engage with it. You are introduced to contracts and their primary purposes in the creative industries and performing arts and learn how to understand and analyse them.
- Content Creation
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In this module you develop an understanding of how secondary creative content is produced and used. You are mentored and guided in the use of creative digital skills so you can devise, produce, and deliver digital media assets that are focused on promotion, communication, or marketing.
- Fundraising
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This module develops your knowledge of and practical engagement with a variety of funding opportunities and application processes primarily focusing on the subsidised performing arts sector.
- Essential Management Skills
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In this module you become confident in the use of skills that are critical to your studies and future career. These include communication, decision-making, problem-solving, team management, and strategic planning.
- The Contemporary Creative Industries
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In this module you learn about the creative industries and performing arts' key organisations, leading practitioners and executives. You develop the ability to analyse the sector and understand the impact of cultural policies.
- Marketing
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In this module you will be introduced to marketing concepts whilst developing your abilities to identify and explain the key models and tools necessary to create and run a successful marketing campaign.
- Practical Creative Project
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In this module you work in collaboration with other Management students and students from other disciplines to design, manage and deliver a practical creative industry or performing arts project. Supported by tutors throughout, it is an opportunity to put your new knowledge into action, experiment and learn. For example, the project could be a live performance or event, a digital performance or screening, an online immersive project or website development.
Year 2 7 modules
- Marketing Analytics
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This module enables you to understand, analyse and apply data and insights to strategic creative industries and performing arts marketing campaigns and business plans. It will introduce you to industry standard analytics tools and dashboards and teach you how to utilise these assets in order to reach new audiences, consumers and fans. You will learn how to use data as a strategic tool to maximise the effectiveness of your digital marketing campaigns.
- Business and Enterprise
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This module focuses on the requirements of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) trading in the creative industries and performing arts. You will be introduced to the concepts of commercial enterprise, finance for private business, and the legal requirements for UK SMEs operating in the creative sector.
- Strategic Marcomms
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Building on the Level 4 Marketing module, you will learn and apply the key steps to developing a strategic integrated marketing communications plan and expand your knowledge of broader marketing techniques and the cultural context. You will learn how to implement a marketing strategy, set marketing goals, undertake a marketing audit, do market research and engage in analysis. You will consider audience segmentation, budgeting, scheduling and the evaluation process. The curriculum also introduces
- Personal and Professional Development for Managers
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In this module you reflect on your ambitions and aspirations and then consider what personal and professional development is required to achieve them. You receive guidance and mentoring as you devise strategies to help you reach your goals, with targets to help you progress to graduation and beyond. Guest industry professionals lead seminars to increase your understanding of the sector as you plan for your third-year placement.
- Practical Management Project
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Building on your learning and experience in your first year, you will be taught, guided, and mentored in understanding, analysing and applying the skills, strategies and managerial creativity, required to successfully produce and deliver a practical project, of any sort, appropriate to the broad creative industries and performing arts sector.
- Music Industry Management
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This module equips you with the knowledge, insight, and skills needed to analytically devise, design and deliver a coherent and constructive, music industry management project of your own choosing. For example, you may choose to co-ordinate and book a tour, plan a commercial release, originate a range of merchandise or plan a marketing campaign. The project enables you to develop your personal and professional resilience, planning techniques, research methods and decision-making skills.
- Popular Music - Context and Culture
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In this Module you will study Western popular music from both an aesthetic and cultural perspective. You advance your knowledge with an understanding of the developments, both cultural and technological, that have shaped and continue to shape the creation and consumption of mainstream popular music.
Year 3 4 modules
- Industry PlacementOptional
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You have a choice between undertaking a Industry Placement or an Enterprise Project. The Placement Project is an extended work placement within within the broad creative industries, performing arts or entertainment sector, and which reflects your career aspirations. During your placement, you apply your skills and knowledge in a real-world professional environment as you gain invaluable experience to help you gain employment or self-employment. It is also an opportunity to highlight your capabil
- Enterprise ProjectOptional
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You have a choice between undertaking an Industry Placement or an Enterprise Project. The Enterprise Project is an opportunity for you to spend three months developing and building a business or enterprise concept. This module has been used in the past by students to plan, develop, set up and trial business enterprises which have then become their primary employment following graduation.
- Contemporary Issues in Management Conference
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In this module you research a specific topic of your choice regarding a contemporary management issue in the creative industries and performing arts that is related to your interest and aspirations and present that research at our annual Contemporary Issues in Management conference.
- Management Research Project
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In this module you carry out a research project that enables you to gain a deeper understanding of, and engagement with, a contemporary issue from within the creative industries, performing arts and entertainment sector. You carry out primary and practical research in order to develop and deliver a coherent, constructive piece of individual research.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This degree combines management fundamentals with a focus on the music industry. You'll begin with core business studies, how organisations work, marketing principles, and business economics, alongside practical data skills. Year 2 deepens your knowledge in operations, organisational behaviour and human resources, and strategy. In Year 3, you'll choose specialist options such as entrepreneurship, international business, digital business, consulting and marketing, before completing a capstone project or consultancy brief. Throughout, the course integrates the realities of music industry management into a management framework, preparing you to lead in performance organisations and music businesses.
Who it's for
This course suits school leavers and mature students interested in management careers within the music industry. Most entrants held A-levels or equivalent qualifications; the typical UCAS tariff among accepted students was 160–175 points. You'll need English-language proficiency for full-time study.
Careers & job market
Across Business & Management courses nationally, 87% of graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating. Of those working, 60% are in highly skilled roles or continuing their studies. National Graduate Outcomes data shows starting salaries of £24,000–£32,000 at 15 months post-graduation, rising to £26,350–£37,200 after five years.
University & format
This BA (Hons) is awarded by LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts), a specialist university founded in 1996, located at LIPA Mount Street Main Campus. The course is full-time, taught in English, and runs for 3 years. LIPA is a recognised UK degree-awarding body whose degrees are nationally recognised. The University received a Silver rating for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
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Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 99% |
| a Baccalaureate | 1% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. Check how your predicted grades compare and whether a contextual offer applies.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at LIPA →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
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Careers & earnings
What Business & Management graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £25,000 | £21,000 – £28,000 | 15 |
| 3 years after | £21,500 | £14,500 – £24,000 | 55 |
| 5 years after | £26,500 | £19,500 – £33,000 | 45 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 15; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate / AnalystOn a scheme or first role · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / ManagerOwning an area, marketing, finance, ops · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / Head ofLeading a function and a team · 5–10 yrs
- 4Director / FounderRunning a business unit or your own company · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Business & Management nationally
National figures for Business & Management graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 15; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Business & Management courses at the same study level.
Compared with 3,421 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Artistic, literary and media occupationsSOC 2020 341 · 30% of published destinations · ASHE median £33,824
- Business and public service associate professionalsSOC 2020 35 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £38,760
- Administrative occupationsSOC 2020 41 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,006
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupationsSOC 2020 62 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £22,297
- Elementary occupationsSOC 2020 9 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £19,087
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 75; response rate: 70%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Is BA (Hons) Management (Music Industry Management) worth it?
Weigh it carefully. On these figures graduates of BA (Hons) Management (Music Industry Management) earn close to non-graduate pay, so on cost alone the course is slow to pay off.
Cumulative earnings vs. going straight to work at 18, counting tuition and 3 years of wages given up while studying. The model remains below break even after 30 years. This is a simplified gross-earnings comparison, not a forecast of cash loan repayments.
Model: this course’s own median graduate earnings (Graduate Outcomes / LEO) above the £24,000 non-graduate baseline (ONS), net of £9,790/yr over 3 years (published course home fee). Eligible England-domiciled students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan; repayments are 9% only on income above the threshold, with anything left written off after 40 years. That makes the cash flow different from conventional commercial debt. Opportunity cost assumes £18,000 gross earnings forgone in each study year; figures are nominal and exclude tax, living costs, investment returns and loan interest. A simplified estimate. Earnings and actual fees vary by graduate, provider, fee status and UK nation.
Job market & outlook
How Business & Management graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine reporting and data pulls
- First-draft decks and copy
- Standard forecasts and reconciliations
- Scheduling and admin workflows
More human than ever
- Strategy and judgement under uncertainty
- Leading, negotiating and selling
- Sense-checking and owning what AI produces
- Relationships with clients and teams
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Business & Management graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Consultancies
- Corporate graduate schemes
- Retail & FMCG
- Startups & scale-ups
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Business & Management graduates.
Business Director, Marketing ScienceXcedeBusiness ManagerLGPS CentralBusiness Change ManagerIGA Talent SolutionsBusiness Case ManagerPeregrineBusiness DirectorMedialab GroupBusiness Rates SurveyorW TalentIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
Published home tuition is £9,790/year for this course. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
100% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £25,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.6 out of 10: NSS 72.7% · in work or study 100% · continued 85%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Business and management across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around LIPA Mount Street Main Campus
5,027 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Business & Management right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to LIPA from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by LIPA; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check LIPA’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with LIPA and gov.uk before you apply.
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