Humber College offers PGCert in Music Business, a postgraduate certificate in Music programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,363 per semester (CAD 3,165 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Music
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,165 / semester
International tuition: CAD 17,363 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This two-semester graduate certificate at Humber Polytechnic's Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design combines theoretical and practical business training for the music industry, taught at the Downtown campus. The curriculum covers the structure of the Canadian music industry, artist and venue management, contracts, licensing and copyright, national and international distribution, marketing, promotion and sales, alongside communication and interpersonal skills. Instruction is delivered by faculty who are current or former music-business professionals, supplemented by industry experts. The program runs in an accelerated format beginning in May, with a field-experience component from September to December that provides applied, industry-connected learning. It suits graduates seeking entry into areas of the music business such as artist representation, licensing, distribution, marketing or label operations, rather than the performance or production side of the industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a bachelor's degree, advanced diploma, diploma, or equivalent. The English-language requirement here is Humber's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Policy at the Graduate Certificates and Master's Degrees band: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with a minimum of 22 in each skill, PTE Academic 61-64, Duolingo English Test 125 or above, or CAEL 70 overall including Writing. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident schooled outside Canada must have credentials assessed - ICAS course-by-course for a secondary transcript, WES for post-secondary study, particularly where transfer credit will be sought.
Application Details
Start Date:May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
