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Music Business & Culture, MA (CE)
- Organisation:
- Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
- Typ:
- Part-time
- Certificate:
- Master of Arts (Continuing Education)
- Duration:
- 5 semester(s)
- City, country:
- Krems, Lower Austria, Austria

Programme
The MA (CE) Music Business and Culture is an international, cutting-edge program that combines all aspects and complexities of the music business sector. The program includes courses on music organizations, music entrepreneurship, music economy, IP law, cultural management, as well as courses on timely issues and challenges the music sector is facing such as gender and intersectionality, sustainability, globalization, the digital shift, and careers.
The program offers a balanced mix of theory and practice, as well as networking opportunities with international experts and practitioners. It is English speaking, low-residency and can be combined with one’s professional career and work path. The study program can be completed within 5 semesters while working. There are two weeks per semester of on-site attendance, supplemented by online courses and independent learning in between.
Target Group
The master's program is aimed at people who already work, or wish to have a career in the music business as entrepreneurs or in music institutions. It is suitable for people with professional training in the broader music sector (e.g. music entrepreneurs, music and theater scholars, music educators, musicians, music producers) or with working experience in a music organization or in a related area (e.g. music archives, music publishers, collecting societies, music media).
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Emphasis/Curriculum
Music Organisations (Certificate Program)- Theories of Cultural Organisations Management
- Music Organisations Management Practices
- Music Organisations Communication and Development
- Audiences and Audience Development
- Structures of the Music Business Sector
- Law and Regulation in the Music Business Sector
- Economics of the Music Business Sector
- Digital Developments in the Music Business Sector
- Music and Aesthetics in the Cultural Sector
- Music and Aesthetics in Practice
- Music and Society
- Cultural Policy
- Methods of Arts and Cultural Studies
- International case studies in music
- Master-Thesis and Colloquium on Master-Thesis

©Walter Skokanitsch
Entrance requirements
- Subject-related degree at least at Bachelor's level (180 ECTS points)
- Two years of qualified professional experience
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Organisation
The University for Continuing Education Krems is the leading public university for continuing education in Europe. As university for continuing education we specialize in enhancing the qualifications of working professionals. The strength of the university is providing university courses that keep pace with the times and are oriented toward current and future societal challenges. Almost 8,000 students are currently enrolled in the University for Continuing Education Krems, more than 30,000 have already completed their studies successfully. The university combines ongoing innovation in research and teaching with the highest standards and holds the seal of quality of the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria).
©Walter Skokanitsch
Programs of Study
The University for Continuing Education Krems provides Master’s programs and shorter courses in the following areas:
- Arts & Culture
- Building & Environment
- Digitalization & Sensors
- Economics & Business Management
- Education
- Health & Medicine
- Law & Administration
- Media & Communication
- Migration & International Affairs
- Psychotherapy & Social Services
Please find our complete study program in our course catalogue.
Studying in Krems
The range of studies offered by the University for Continuing Education Krems is specially designed to meet the requirements of adult students. It gives students the opportunity to complete academic continuing education alongside their careers, thereby acquiring competencies for professional and personal ongoing development. There are specific admission prerequisites, depending on the type of study and the subject area of the course, which you can find out about in the respective course at www.donau-uni.ac.at/study
©Walter Skokanitsch
Campus Krems is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities, comfortable accommodations, a varied range of food services, and an arthouse cinema. It offers the ideal environment for learning, research and living. Course guidance

- Andrea Kaufmann
- +43 2732 893-2571
- andrea.kaufmann@donau-uni.ac.at
Contact
Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
- Phone:
- +43 2732 893-2571
- E-Mail:
- andrea.kaufmann@donau-uni.ac.at
- Web:
- Link to the organisation