You will be taught in a pleasant, supportive learning community by an academic team of music business experts and researchers with industry expertise while studying in an industry-standard media centre. You will benefit from cutting-edge knowledge and research from our active popular music and music industries research community, which not only produces internationally recognized research and publications, but also contributes to the course, by assisting you in positioning yourself at the forefront of developing unique ideas and discovering niche markets within the music industries.

Do you wish to create music media material, organise, promote and manage live music events, start your own music business, learn project management skills or are you interested in music as it relates to the larger creative and cultural industries? Then our BA (Hons) Commercial Music with Foundation Year degree is right for you. We will help you acquire the inventive and creative entrepreneurial skills and techniques required not only to operate in, but also to shape the exciting and dynamic multi-platform music industry.

Because of our connections in the music industry, we can arrange guest lectures from renowned professionals and maximise possibilities for you to network and start your career while on the course. Because we place a strong emphasis on reflective practice and contextual studies, our graduates are well-positioned to become innovators and thought leaders for the ever-changing music industries. Our music degree will teach you how to collaborate with your peers in performance, songwriting and production, with an emphasis on original work. So, whatever your musical preferences are, you can broaden your practice to obtain skills applicable not only to jobs in the music industry, but also to jobs in the broader creative industries.