Centennial College's Music Industry Arts and Performance (MIAP) program turns your passion for popular, world or indigenous music into an exciting and lasting career in a wide range of fields relating to music. This unique advanced music diploma program, offered at the School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design, takes three years to complete. During this time, Music Industry Arts and Performance course work helps you to: Nurture musicality and creativity Raise awareness of a variety of music cultures Build knowledge of music-related technologies Develop business and entrepreneurial skills Professional musicians mentor you during private lessons and ensemble rehearsals. This hands-on experience is further enhanced by a six-week field placement in the final semester that provides practical experience in the real world. You choose a stream of study in the third year of this college music program that allows for specialization. You may join either the music creation and business stream or the music creation and technology stream.

Career Outlook Freelance musician Music creator for media Recording engineer Live sound technician Music producer Artist manager Concert promoter Tour manager Music publisher Music supervisor/consultant Music journalist Areas of Employment Music performance Music creation/production Audio engineering Live sound Music marketing Music management Music publishing Music supervision/consulting Music journalism