Music business courses at NMIT cover the business side of the music industry and offer valuable insight and information to those seeking a career in the industry.

Programs are specifically designed to enhance the career prospects of those working creatively in music, including; writers, composers, performers and those planning to work in the many and varied business areas of industry. Future professionals will gain the specific music industry knowledge and business skills needed to survive and prosper in an industry undergoing rapid change.

Studying music business at NMIT provides you with the networking advantages of one of Australia’s largest providers of contemporary music education.

Your studies will allow you to create work contacts within a vast student body as well as foster direct links with music industry personnel. The Performing Arts department includes students doing courses in the areas of Music Performance, TV and Sound Production. Interaction between these student groups is encouraged via projects and timetabled events throughout the various programs.

Some of the career options and/or employment fields available are:

  • Band manager
  • Event manager
  • Music agent
  • Promoter
  • Publicist

NMIT also offers a range of music performance courses.

Available Courses (4)

Certificate IV in Music Business

The Certificate IV in Music Business is an embedded exit point within the first year of the Advanced Diploma of Music Business. This course covers the introduction to the business side of the music industry. The Certificate IV in Music Business offers valuable insight to those seeking a career in the music industry. Designed to enhance the career prospects of those working creatively in music, including writers, composers, performers. Gain specific music industry knowledge and business skills needed to survive and prosper in an industry undergoing rapid and fundamental change.

Advanced Diploma of Music Business

The Advanced Diploma of Music Business incorporates the Certificate IV in Music Business within the first year of study. This course covers the business side of the music industry and offers valuable insight and information to those seeking a career in the industry. The course is specifically designed to enhance the career prospects of those working creatively in music - writers, composers, performers and those planning to work in the many and varied business areas of industry. Future professionals will gain the specific music industry knowledge and business skills needed to survive and prosper in an industry undergoing rapid and fundamental change.

Associate Degree of Music Industry

Embedded within the Bachelor of Music Industry, the Associate Degree in Music Industry is a practical program built upon a foundation of real industry projects and analysis of the ever changing contemporary music industry.

Bachelor of Music Industry

A career in the music industry and a bachelor degree are not mutually exclusive - this brand new course, to be offered in 2012, is designed to prepare students for employment in the Australian music industry. The Bachelor of Music Industry (BMI) is built around the specialist streams of record production, songwriting and management. With real industry projects such as recording and producing at NMIT's studios in Fairfield  or managing an on-site music festival, you will learn to understand the shifts within popular music culture and deliver real musical products to the public. 

Higher Ed. Courses (2)

Associate Degree of Music Industry

Embedded within the Bachelor of Music Industry, the Associate Degree in Music Industry is a practical program built upon a foundation of real industry projects and analysis of the ever changing contemporary music industry.

Bachelor of Music Industry

A career in the music industry and a bachelor degree are not mutually exclusive - this brand new course, to be offered in 2012, is designed to prepare students for employment in the Australian music industry. The Bachelor of Music Industry (BMI) is built around the specialist streams of record production, songwriting and management. With real industry projects such as recording and producing at NMIT's studios in Fairfield  or managing an on-site music festival, you will learn to understand the shifts within popular music culture and deliver real musical products to the public.