WHAT IS POPULAR MUSIC BA (HONS)?
Read moreOur forward-thinking Popular Music degree prepares musicians to build sustainable and diverse careers in the creative industries. You’ll develop creative music-making skills including production, songwriting, performance, composition for screen media, studio techniques, marketing, business enterprise and more.
If you like playing live, you’ll have opportunities to perform at festivals like Wychwood, Cheltenham Jazz and 2000trees, or at our annual European Capital City Showcase in cities such as Barcelona, Amsterdam and Berlin. You’ll also work on industry projects, for example with the BBC Introducing team, and enhance your CV through client briefs and placements with the likes of Universal Music, Sony ATV and independent Grime label, No Hats No Hoods.
Our award-winning tutors are all industry active, as songwriters, producers, performers
COURSE MODULES
Here's an example of the types of modules you'll study (the contents and structure of the course are reviewed occasionally, but it is unlikely that there will be significant change).
Module information is not available for this programme.
- Level 4 (Undergraduate year 1)All students must complete these modules:
- Music Video Production (MD4219)
- The Music Business (MD4220)
- Music Cultures and Economies (MD4221)
- Songmaking and Production (MD4315)
- Songwriting and Performance (MD4316)
- The Future Professional (MD5220)
- Songwriting & Context (MD5313)
- Music Performance (MD5320)
- Music Production (MD5322)
- Music and Sound Studies (MD5324)
- Music Making in the Creator Economy (MD5325)
- Make Music Your Business (MD5326)
- Composing for Screen Media (MD5361)
- The Research Project (MD6216)
- The Live Music Event (MD6319)
- The Major Music Project (MD6320)
- Sustainable Music Practice (MD6322)
- The Music and Sound Professional (MD6323)
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