- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- CIP code
- 52.0906
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Film Making and Production
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The Graduate Certificate - Music Industry Management and Artist Development (MAD1) is a 1 year program at Fanshawe College’s London campus.
Music Industry Management and Artist Development teaches the business layer of music beside Canada's most famous production program: artist management, touring, rights and royalties, label operations and industry placement. The classroom network — students, faculty, MIA next door — is candidly half the credential.
Southwestern Ontario’s hub city hosts the program: a health-care, insurance and EV-manufacturing economy whose provincial immigration streams favour graduates working outside the saturated GTA.
The credential’s immigration footing is its field — CIP 52.0906 (Music and entertainment management); Fanshawe’s published list is the authoritative check, and IRCC the final authority.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A recognised bachelor’s degree or college diploma with approximately 50% or better.
- IELTS: R-6.0, W-6.0, L-6.0, S-6.0, Overall 6.5
- TOEFL iBT: Total 88.0
- PTE: Overall 59
- Duolingo: 120
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $100 CAD. Apply well before the February 1 equal-consideration date for September entry — capped international seats mean popular programs fill early. An Ontario Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) is arranged through admission. Ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor to verify current PGWP alignment and seats before applying.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Music-business roles span the modern industry:
- Artist Manager (developing) — the career-building craft
- Label & Distribution Coordinator — release operations
- Tour & Event Coordinator — the live economy
- Rights & Royalties Assistant — the revenue backbone
- Music Marketing Coordinator — audience development roles
- Entertainment Business Ladder — agencies and promoters
Verify current PGWP field status before planning around a work permit — the network is the program's other credential.
About Fanshawe College
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #5433
- Reference No.
- O19361039982
