Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem (Certificate)

This 2.0-credit undergraduate certificate in Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem is delivered fully online and asynchronously at Wilfrid Laurier University, offered in partnership with Music Canada and CONNECT Music Licensing, with September, January, and May intakes. Four half-credit courses, each six weeks long, cover entrepreneurship in the music industry, monetizing musical creations through royalties and licensing, record deals and music production, and the business of being a professional musician, including touring, merchandising, and songwriting administration. Some courses may require an in-person exam on campus or at an approved testing location. There are no prerequisites: current Laurier students can enrol in the certificate as electives, external students can enrol with a Letter of Permission from their home institution, and working professionals can apply as part-time students, with international applicants required to meet English-proficiency requirements. The certificate emphasizes practical skills through case studies, networking, and internships. Graduates pursue roles in record deals and distribution, production, royalties and licensing, songwriting and music publishing, touring, merchandising, and sync licensing.