University for the Creative Arts is a top specialist creative university, home to vibrant campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, and Farnham. With courses in arts, business, and technology, UCA offers state-of-the-art creative facilities, inspiring local surroundings, and the freedom to express yourself creatively amongst like-minded others.
As the second largest creative specialist university in Europe, their campuses are packed full of high-tech, quality equipment for you to use around the clock. And no matter how big or bold your ideas may be, at UCA you’ll be guided to transform sparks of creativity into meaningful projects, while forging your path to a rewarding creative career along the way.
Music Business & Management at University for the Creative Arts
Studying BA/BSc (Hons) Music Business & Management at the UCA Business School for the Creative Industries will set you up with the skills you’ll need for success in the fast-moving and increasingly global music business and management sector.
No matter your dream career - be it record company management, music marketing, talent scouting and development, artist management or live music - this course will provide you with everything you need, as well as the freedom to explore your areas of interest, from merchandising and branding, to management and promotion.In your first year, you will be introduced to the music industry in overview, and learn the fundamentals of business in a music industry context - including foundations in design thinking, understanding consumers, marketing, and business analytics. In your second and third year, you will develop more advanced business skills across areas such as: artist development and management, business strategy, and publishing rights. You will also study elective modules to shape your degree to your interests and career goals, from journalism to festivals to visual communications.
UCA’s Music Business & Management degree is taught at UCA Epsom’s Business School for the Creative Industries (the first of its kind in the UK), where you will have the opportunity to grow your professional network from the exciting roster of contacts the Business School has in one of the UK’s largest and most competitive creative business industries. Every course within UCA's Business School portfolio is taught with a global perspective, giving graduates the skill set required to pursue a music business and management career anywhere in the world. You will also have access to industry-grade facilities, from audio recording studios to digital media suites to fully-equipped photography studios.
Howard Monk
Howard Monk is Senior Lecturer in Creative Business at the University for the Creative Arts. He has vast experience in the industry, having started to work in events whilst at university, performing various roles such as a driver and sound engineer with renowned bands such as Pop Will Eat Itself, Radiohead, Spiritualized and many more. As a drummer in his own bands, Howard got a feel for organising DIY gigs and continued to run shows when his bands stopped playing so often. He started his own promotions and booking agency – Knom Music/The Local – which specialises in giving touring opportunities to new acts from overseas, as well as helping to develop the careers of many UK bands and artists. As an agent, Howard has had his bands play a huge number of festivals, including Glastonbury, Green Man, End of the Road, Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Boardmasters and many more. He runs a stage at Wilderness Festival and hosts the annual ‘Folk Idol’ competition at Camp Bestival. The Local has held events at SXSW, The Great Escape, the Roundhouse and the Southbank Centre. He also runs the annual The End Festival in North London each November. Howard is an experienced Course Leader and Senior Lecturer with expertise in the creative/music business/event management space. His teaching experience ranges from EFL to Higher, via Further Education, and he has recent experience in course authorship. Howard is an educator, innovator, musician and networker.
