Competences developed in the course

Transversal Competences

CT3: Solve problems and make decisions aligned with the objectives of the work undertaken.

CT4: Use information and communication technologies efficiently.

CT6: Exercise self‑criticism regarding one’s professional and interpersonal practice.

CT7: Use communicative skills and constructive criticism in teamwork.

CT9: Integrate effectively into multidisciplinary teams and diverse cultural contexts.

CT11: Develop professional ethics based on aesthetic, environmental and diversity awareness.

CT15: Work autonomously and value initiative and entrepreneurial spirit in professional practice.

General Competences

CG10: Argue and verbally express viewpoints on diverse musical concepts.

CG16: Understand the social, cultural and economic context in which musical practice develops, with special attention to the immediate environment and its global dimension.

CG18: Communicate, in written and oral form, the content and objectives of professional activity to specialised audiences, using appropriate technical and general vocabulary.

CG19: Understand the pedagogical and educational implications of music at different levels.

CG24: Develop capacities for self‑directed learning throughout one’s professional life.

CG27: Understand and apply legislation related to one’s professional field.

Specific Competences

PG: Understand economics, management, accounting, market strategies and human resources.

PG9: Understand the professional environments in which musical activity develops and their specific characteristics.

PG10: Understand the characteristics of public management from the logic of service and its regulatory particularities.

PG12: Master the characteristics of the music business, understanding that they are not necessarily in contradiction with a commitment to artistic quality.

Learning outcomes (general objectives)

1. Understand music as an economic phenomenon that generates wealth through direct, indirect and induced impacts.
2. Analyse musical reality from its economic dimension.
3. Use conceptual tools from economic science to analyse the cultural and musical sector.
4. Master the main economic parameters that allow quantification of the cultural and musical sector.
5. Understand the different sectoral, academic and social debates surrounding the intersection of these two fields.
6. Critically understand the impact of economics on culture and of culture on economics.

Contents

Economic theory and culture. The economic context of music. The economic impact of musical activity. Economic data on music: Catalonia, Spain, world.

Teaching methodology

Teaching–learning methodology includes lectures (topic presentations), debate and discussion sessions, group work sessions, and student‑led presentations.

Assessment systems

Continuous assessment based on diagnostic evaluation and formalised through summative assessment leading to the final grade. Continuous assessment is carried out through various evaluation records derived from activities such as class participation and work, presentation of assignments, completion of written work and/or readings outside class, submission of written tasks, or written and oral examinations.