Bachelor of Science in Music Business

The sold-out tour everyone’s talking about. A viral video that defines a genre. The song that seems to be everywhere. Now more than ever, artists depend on innovative approaches to give them an edge in the market. You could call it luck – or fate – but the truth is that behind every great artist is a great team.

In Full Sail’s Music Business program, you’ll develop skills that extend beyond the recording industry into the realms of film, television, video games, and sports. From marketing and publishing to artist management, and retail, you’ll learn to be an effective player in the music business.

Course Highlights

• Music Copyright and Publishing - This course teaches students how to protect their creative works and provides an overview of the business mechanisms that can affect the use of their songs and those of their clients.
• Music Supervision - In this course, students will learn how to serve as a creative liaison between the music industry and the visual-media industries, including film, television, video games, and advertising.
• Concert Management and Touring - This course takes a ground-level approach to concert-promotion basics, including production management and how to develop and execute an artist’s tour.

Full Sail is dedicated to helping creative students follow their dreams in the entertainment and media industry. Whether they are passionate about music, art, and design, web and technology, filmmaking, or the business behind entertainment, an education at Full Sail University can prepare students for a career path doing what they love. Through Full Sail’s real-world approach , students work in studios and labs using industry-standard equipment, compiling a portfolio showcasing their work to potential employers. Located in Winter Park, Florida (just minutes from Orlando), the Full Sail campus has the look and feel of a creative studio environment, complete with industry-standard recording studios, spacious film soundstages, a motion capture studio, game studios, and a professional performing arts venue – all housed in a 191-acre multimedia complex.

Create the content you love Push your creativity to the next level Degrees focused on what you love Creative programs for creative minds

• For over 35 years, Full Sail has offered an innovative style of education focusing on the needs of the entertainment and media industry.
• Full Sail’s curriculum combines elements of creativity, art, business and life skills, technical prowess, and academic achievement.
• Full Sail uses immersive teaching methods in production studios and classrooms that are on par with those used in the industry.
• Students work with industry-standard tools and technologies, allowing them to gain practical knowledge and real-world experience.
• Students from over 73 countries around the world come to Full Sail to pursue degrees focusing on the needs of the entertainment and media industry.
• Full Sail offers accelerated programs, so a degree that would normally take four years takes 24 months on average.
• The campus is home to several art and design studios where students can study figure drawing, sculpting, photography, 2D animation, and more.
• The Full Sail Studios Backlot gives Film students the opportunity to shoot on location without having to leave campus.
• With professional analog and digital studios, Recording Arts students utilize equipment used by industry professionals.
• Join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram to interact with our community, read about grad success, and see campus images.
• Full Sail’s online learning system offers flexibility and collaboration while maintaining industry input and real-world experience.
• Full Sail’s Live Venue gives students the opportunity to learn the many aspects of live production, including controlling the light and sound.