Music

This exciting and innovative BA (Hons) top-up degree provides you with the opportunity to extend and consolidate your music skills and knowledge to a professional level. You will focus on the creation of innovative musical output, and identify, target and engage with audiences via live performance, production and digital media.

You will study the following subject areas:

• developing specialist music skills
• organising a music event
• music video
• extended essay
• professional development – reaching your audience.

We welcome applications from those who have all of the following:

• a Foundation Degree or equivalent level 5 qualification awarding 240 HE credits
• five GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, to include English and maths

or alternatively:

• equivalent qualifications
• relevant work experience.

You will be required to undertake an audition and interview.

You will be assessed through assignments, written, practical and/or work-based (depending on the topic).

Upon successful completion you may progress to further research or study, for example a PGCE or MA.

Other employment routes include a wide range of careers within the music industry, such as live performance; composing, producing and distributing your own music; collaborating with other media such as film, television, theatre, dance and computer game design.