Here in the Terry College Music Business Program, we like to say Music means business!

The UGA Music Business Program was launched in January 2006 as a response to the growing music and entertainment industry in the state of Georgia. Georgia is now recognized as the "4th entertainment center" in the country behind New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville, and is rapidly being recognized as a hotbed for music and film production. Entertainment and music have become one of the top exports for the United States, so this is "big business" in the state of Georgia. The UGA Music Business Program is proud to be providing future leaders for this industry.

Our students are exposed to the many facets of the industry through hands-on experience provided in our internship and externship programs. We bring in music and entertainment industry executives from across the country to speak to our classes providing not only "real world" perspective, but also networking opportunities.

We are proud of the success we have had thus far and have placed over 50 students in entertainment and music industry related jobs since our inception. Our program is building momentum with 100 students currently enrolled in our Certificate Program, and another 75 students participating in our newly created Introduction to the Music Business course as of the 2009 fall semester.

The UGA Music Business Certificate Program is 100% privately funded, paying for all programming and salaries/benefits of the Director and staff members who work for the program. We are entirely donor based and are very appreciative for the growing support our program continues to receive. We look forward to the future and our continued growth in this exciting and thriving industry. We hope that you will call upon us if you have any questions or need further information.

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