Music business courses can help you learn contract negotiation, marketing strategies, copyright law, and financial management. You can build skills in audience engagement, digital distribution, and brand development. Many courses introduce tools like social media analytics, music distribution platforms, and project management software that are essential for navigating the industry and executing effective promotional campaigns.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Time Management, Planning, Delegation Skills, Resource Management, Expectation Management, Organizational Skills, Productivity, Personal Development, Prioritization, Overcoming Obstacles, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Sales
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Coaching, Constructive Feedback, Employee Performance Management, Professional Development, Performance Management, Leadership Studies, Mentorship, Problem Solving, Leadership and Management, Empathy, Active Listening, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Performance Review, Team Performance Management, Google Workspace, Productivity Software, Employee Performance Management, Performance Improvement, Process Development, Team Motivation, Employee Surveys, Workflow Management, Business, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Content Management Systems, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Keyword Research, Web Content
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing, Marketing Management, Branding, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Consumer Behaviour, Product Marketing, Go To Market Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Value Propositions, Market Analysis, Target Market, Customer Insights
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Document Management, Intranet, Collaborative Software, Microsoft 365, Team Management, Content Management Systems, Newsletters, File Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Social Media, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Search Engine Marketing, Target Audience, Brand Awareness, Influencing, Relationship Building
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Branding, Employee Engagement, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Storytelling, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Non-Verbal Communication, Communication, Cultural Responsiveness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Service Design, Customer experience improvement, Financial Services, Innovation, Economics, Product Design, Case Studies, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Administration, Payroll Processing, Payroll Systems, Payroll Reporting, Compensation Management, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Customer Service, Communication Strategies, Compliance Management, Continuous Improvement Process
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Digital Marketing Institute
Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Strategies, Digital Content, Social Media Strategy, Integrated Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Transformation, Content Strategy, Scheduling, Target Audience, Customer Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Email Automation, Business Process Automation, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Initiative and Leadership, Tool Calling, Anthropic Claude, ChatGPT, Automation, Responsible AI, Marketing Automation, Business Solutions, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Prompt Engineering, IT Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks