Bachelor of Audio Production and Bachelor of Applied Business (Entertainment Management)

This is a four-year double degree at Collarts in Melbourne. You come out with two qualifications: a Bachelor of Audio Production and a Bachelor of Applied Business (Entertainment Management). The audio side is studio work, recording, mixing, live sound, post-production for screen, and the business side covers artist and event management, touring, marketing, contracts and the money side of creative projects. Because it's a double degree, you study units from both awards across the four years rather than doing one and then the other.

How the degree is structured

Australian bachelor degrees are built on units of study, each worth a set number of credit points. You enrol in units each semester or trimester, and you need a certain total of credit points to graduate. A double degree like this takes longer than a single three-year bachelor because you're meeting the requirements of two awards. Expect a mix of core audio units, core business units, and electives. There's usually a final-year capstone or major project where you pull both sides together, a release, a live event, or a business plan for a creative venture. Collarts is a creative industries school, so a lot of the assessment is practical: sessions in studios and venues, group projects, portfolios. Confirm the exact unit list, trimester structure and credit point totals on the official Collarts course page before you apply.

What you actually learn

On the audio side you learn signal flow, microphone technique, DAW operation, mixing and mastering, and how to run a live desk. You learn to record a band, cut sound for picture, and prepare a track for release. On the business side you learn how entertainment projects get funded, how tours and events are budgeted, how contracts and rights work, and how to market an artist or a show. The point of the double degree is that you can sit in a studio and also run the project around it.

Who it suits

This suits someone who wants to make audio but doesn't want to rely on someone else to book the gig, manage the client or handle the paperwork. It also suits people heading into live events, artist management, or running their own studio or label. If you only want to be behind the desk, a single audio degree may be enough. If you want to run the operation, the double degree gives you both sets of skills.

Studying in Australia

International students on a Student visa can work up to 48 hours per fortnight while their course is in session. After graduating, the Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) post-study work stream lets eligible graduates stay and work in Australia. English proficiency is required for entry, IELTS Academic 6.0–6.5 overall is the common undergraduate standard, with TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge C1 Advanced and the university's own English programmes accepted as equivalents. The Department of Home Affairs sets a separate English threshold for the visa itself. Tuition is published on the CRICOS register under course code 104509F. Check the official page for current fees, intake dates and entry requirements.

• Studio engineer or assistant engineer in recording studios
• Live sound engineer for venues, festivals and touring productions
• Post-production sound editor for film, television and online video
• Music producer or beatmaker releasing your own work
• Artist manager or tour manager
• Event coordinator or festival production assistant
• Label or publishing assistant
• Marketing and social media coordinator for artists, venues or agencies
• Audio technician in broadcast, podcasting or streaming
• Freelance audio and business operator running your own studio or event company

Australian employers in these areas include recording studios, live venues and festival promoters, film and television post houses, radio and podcast networks, artist management companies, record labels, and entertainment agencies. Many roles are contract or project-based, which is why the business half of the degree matters.