Music Entrepreneurship ,Certificate
Arts Administration, Business, Community Engagement, Music Industry, leadership, marketing
Have you ever thought about combining your music skills with entrepreneurship? In this innovative program, you'll become equipped with the skills and tools you need to design a sustainable music career.
Music entrepreneurship is a discipline that intersects the traditional music disciplines. It harnesses the skills and mindset of the entrepreneur to empower you to create work that is meaningful, sustainable and oriented to community and market need.
If you are in a music degree program or have a background in music, you benefit from the business, marketing and organizational skills you develop through the certificate courses, as applied specifically to and within the arts.
- College/school:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Location: Tempe
2026-2027 Catalog Year
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The certificate in music entrepreneurship consists of 15 credit hours, of which 12 credit hours must be upper division. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better can be used to satisfy certificate requirements. |
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MUP 438 The Enterprising Artist
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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MUP 484 Internship
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MSC 484 Internship
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this certificate.
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The certificate in music entrepreneurship is meant to supplement study for music majors and nonmajors in any discipline who have a music background. Students may be admitted to the certificate program by submitting a statement of interest outlining their music background and personal goals through the School of Music, Dance and Theatre application. For further application details, students should visit the program website.
A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Apply key concepts of entrepreneurship to critical evaluation of music career paths.
- Synthesize knowledge of music entrepreneurship within the Phoenix area and surrounding communities through music entrepreneurship fieldwork.
Graduates who have combined the certificate in music entrepreneurship with their major program of study may become more marketable to employers. They often pursue employment in industries such as arts entertainment, music business, arts administration and performance. Career examples include arts administrator, business owner, community arts advocate, performing musician, and public or community school teacher.
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
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MUSIC E167
mdtadmissions@asu.edu
480-965-5069
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