<p>I'm wanting to study both music business and music production. I've found two schools that I'm interested in and I can't decide which one would be best. I'm comparing Full Sail University and Berklee College Of Music. I know that the major difference is that Berklee is nationally accredited where Full Sail isn't and Berklee is a recognized name, so that's a plus on the Berklee side. But, when looking at the actual courses you take and the specific things you learn, it looks like you learn a lot more with Full Sail. I looked at the Music Business and the Music Production bachelors with Full Sail and there's so much more in the courses that you would be learning. With Berklee they offer 3 electives which if you want to learn artist management, entrepreneurship in the business, and tour management that would be your 3 electives. Then they suggest electives which all seem like something you would need to learn like Pro Tools, Logic, Audio Mastering Techniques, Sound Design, Online Music Marketing, etc. So, it seems that with Berklee you wouldn't be getting everything you need to learn if you can only choose 3 electives. Wouldn't you need to learn Pro Tools, Logic, audio mastering, sound design, music marketing, artist management, tour management, and if you want to go into entrepreneurship then you'd need that too and what if you don't get all of that with Berklee? I know that Full sail costs way more then Berklee, but if you would end up getting the certificate and then having to go back to take each one of the other courses you would need that weren't included in the certificate program then you may end up paying as much (each course is over $1,000 each) and that seems like a lot of courses. So, doesn't it really seem like maybe Full Sail would be more of everything you need to learn or would it just be best to go with the certificate program then go back and take all of the other courses they suggest for electives?</p>
<p>Also, Berklee is a 2 yr. certificate program and you would have a masters certificate in music business and technology. Then it would be another 2 years to complete all of the other courses that it seems are needed. With Full Sail it's a 2 1/2 yr. bachelors degree program, but you would have to take two separate programs, one for music business and one for music production, so that would be about 5 yrs. and you would have to pay for each one, which just 1 is very expensive. Actually getting the certificate from Berklee and then taking all those elective courses after would cost much less. But, I'm just wondering which is really the best option as far as learning everything you will need to know to be a music manager/ producer. (not just based on which college is more accepted or known, but based on what you actually would learn)</p>
