General Catalog 2025-2026

Music Business Management (A)

The Associate Degree in Music Business Management has the aim of providing students with the resources necessary to carry out successfully the management of any company related to the music business, such as their own or private disco graphic companies, music publishing companies and the management and promotion of concerts.

The Program aims to develop the following competencies: to know the different types of musical enterprise models, the legal principles and the different types of contracts related to this industry. In addition, it proposes to familiarize the student with the techniques available to finance musical works. Similarly, the program endeavors to make students aware of the possibilities of self-employment in a highly competitive world.

The Metropolitan Campus is authorized to offer this Program.

Competencies Profile of Graduates

The program is designed to permit the development of the following competencies:

Knowledge

To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

  1. the structures of the contemporary musical industry.
  2. the managerial, legal and technological foundations to develop businesses related to the musical industry.

Skills

  1. To apply the managerial principles to develop competitive small and medium sized businesses.
  2. To communicate effectively the basic strategies of marketing of the diverse musical services.
  3. To apply effective managerial strategies for team work.

Attitudes

  1. To appreciate the value of the undertaking and the ethical values in the entertainment industry.
  2. To creatively visualize the opportunities in the entertainment industry.
  3. To recognize the importance of interpersonal relations between artists and managers.

Requirements for the Associate Degree in Music Business Management

General Education Requirements 27 credits
Major Requirements 36 credits
Total 63 credits

General Education Requirements - 27 credits

GESP Spanish - Select 6 credits from the GESP category

6

GEEN English - Select 6 credits from the GEEN category

6

GEP-GECF 1010Introduction to the Christian Faith

3

GEP-GEIC 1010Information and Computing Technologies

3

GEP-GEMA 1200Fundamentals of Algebra

3

GEP-GEHS 2010Historical Process of Contemporary Puerto Rico

3

GEP-GEEC 2000Entrepreneurial Culture

3

Major Requirements - 36 credits

MUBA 1000Introduction to Business in the Music Industry

3

MUBA 1100Music Marketing

3

MUBA 1200Principles of Management of Artists

3

MUBA 1400Legal Aspects in The Music Business

3

ACCT 1161Introduction to Financial Accounting

4

BADM 2050Business Finance (For Associate Degree Candidates)

3

ITEC 1100Introduction to Information Technology

3

ENTR 2200Foundations of Entrepreneurship

3

MAEC 2211Principles of Microeconomics

3

MKTG 1210Introduction to Marketing

3

MUSIC 531Theory and Sight Singing I

3

 

MUSIC 1563Group Piano I

2

Or

MUSIC 1661Group Guitar I

2