I attend UCA doing Music Business and Management via the business school.

The main thing to consider before joining UCA, specifically on a business course, is that a lot of the units are cross-taught. Entire units will be a mix of fashion, music and general advertising. If you’re looking for a more well-rounded education in the creative industries, then this would be a good fit. However if you’re looking to specialise in one of the industries as a whole, you may find it frustrating, as there isn’t a whole lot of deep-diving into industry specifics.

Securing placements via the uni are difficult, and can feel like you’ve been thrown in to the deep end without armbands.

Lecturers themselves are hit or miss, with some being genuinely interested in your progression and some being very by the book and dismissive of criticism. Some also can be very patronising and treat you like you’re a child.

I’d recommend UCA to anyone looking for a well-rounded creative career but not to anyone looking to specialise and deep-dive into one specific creative industry.

After completing my bachelor’s in Audio Engineering, I decided to expand my knowledge in the music business industry. I applied for master’s in Music Management in the UK at UCA, Epsom. Course content related to music and the business side of it is quite standard and up-to-date with the trends. What is not quite worth it is the common units where I am made to study ‘Human Innovation and Accounting’ which are not so much related to the music industry. Halfway through the course and I still lack some of the basic industry knowledge. More classes on music industry are required than usual. Assignments are very helpful, feels like working professionally in the industry.