The Business of Music (Summer Scholars Program)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (no requirement to be a musician)

Admissions and Tuition/Cost information

Application Deadline information

Typical time to complete:  3 weeks

Curriculum Information

Bachelor of Music in Music Industry

Program overview

Audition requirement: Yes (must be a talented musician)

Typical time to complete: 4 years

Application information

When to apply: By December 1^st for admission the following fall semester

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (no requirement to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 4 years

Application information

When to apply:

For new students applying to UM/Frost: Early Action by November 1; Regular Decision and Transfers from other institutions by December 1^st for admission the following fall semester

For existing UM students looking to transfer into this program: click here to submit your application

The deadline to apply to start the BA in MIND in the next Fall semester is March 1 (application opens in January). The deadline to apply for consideration to start the BA in MIND in the Spring semester is October 1 (application opens in September). You must be logged in to your UM account to access the transfer application.

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Minor in Music Industry (for existing University of Miami undergraduate students)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (not required to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 2 years

How to apply: speak to your academic advisor about how to declare the minor

When to apply: Student typically declare this minor at the start of the spring semester of their sophomore year

Curriculum information

Master of Arts in Music Industry (on campus)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (no requirement to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 21 months

Application information

When to apply: For international students, by December 1^st for admission the following fall semester. For US students, priority deadline is December 1^st, general deadline is June 1^st.

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Master of Arts in Music Industry (online)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (no requirement to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 18 months

Application information  

When to apply: Three different dates per year; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Joint degree: Master of Arts in Music Industry + Juris Doctorate (on campus)

Program Overview

Audition requirement: No (not required to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 3 years to 4 years

Admissions information (the process begins with applying to the UM School of Law)

When to apply: For the Juris Doctorate, it varies. See the Admissions information link above. For the Master of Arts in Music Industry (on campus), once you are a first year or second year law student at UM, you can then click here to apply to the program

Tuition/Financial aid information (UM School of Law) info. Note, the Frost School will typically match the level of tuition scholarship that the law school awards to an applicant. For example, if the law school offers you a 40% tuition waiver for your law courses, the Frost School of Music would offer the same waiver for your Music Industry courses.

Curriculum information

Graduate Certificate in Legal Aspects of the Music Business (online)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (not required to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 21 weeks (under 6 months)

Application information

When to apply: Three different dates per year

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Graduate Certificate in Music Business Fundamentals (online)

Program Overview

Audition requirement: No (not required to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 21 weeks (under 6 months)

Application information

When to apply: Three different dates per year; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Graduate Certificate in Music Rights Administration and Licensing (online)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (not required to be a musician)

Typical time to complete: 21 weeks (under 6 months)

Application information

When to apply: Three different dates per year

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information

Graduate Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship (online)

Program overview

Audition requirement: No (however, program is designed for musicians)

Typical time to complete: 21 weeks (under 6 months)

Application information

When to apply: Three different dates per year

Tuition/Financial aid information

Curriculum information