Bachelor of Arts in Popular Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Popular Music degree is appropriate for students who wish to study music leading to a career in the music industry. There is no audition required for this major.
- To prepare students for careers in music and music industry professions.
- To help students’ develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the arts and their role in society, thus encouraging lifelong advocacy of the arts.
- To allow students to maintain an emphasis on music while further exploring other academic interests.
- To foster intellectual curiosity, cultural and historical awareness and development of critical thinking and analytical skills.
- To encourage students to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge to aid them in securing employment in the ever-changing global economy.
Potential Career Paths for Popular Music graduates:
- Advertising
- Arts administration
- Arts advocacy
- Arts management
- Arts programming
- Booking
- Branding
- Concert and festival production
- Consulting
- Copyright
- DJ
- Entertainment law
- Merchandising
- Music executive
- Music journalism
- Performing
- Promotion
- Publicity
- Social media
- Songwriting
- Technology development