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BA (Hons) Music Production, Performance and Business with Foundation

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Music Production, Performance and Business with Foundation is a undergraduate Business & Management course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 4 years, costs £19,000 per year and starts in September.

Undergraduate · 4 years · Full-time · Business & Management · £19,000 per year

Intakes: September

Our degree courses with Foundation year offer the opportunity to prepare you for advanced study before you progress onto a full honours degree at the University of Westminster. Whether you do not feel ready for degree-level study, don’t have the right qualifications, want to change your subject specialism or return to study after an absence from education, we aim to encourage a broad range of students to undertake our Foundation year in order to progress onto their full honours degree with us. Our Foundation year in Music is designed to provide you with an introduction to the subject area, and to prepare you for the discipline. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - A flexible course – Our course allows you to follow the path that most suits your future career, while learning about the key fields of commercial music and gaining a broad range of skills - Easy access to Central London – Based in Harrow, in north-west London, you'll be just a 20-minute tube ride from the heart of the city and its vibrant music scene, career opportunities and industry events. You'll also benefit from a range of guest speakers thanks to our industry links - A track record of success – Our graduates enjoy successful careers across the music industries, including in music synchronisation (Theodore, Wake the Town and Big Sync Music), music management (East City Management, Solar Management), media production (the BBC'S Banks and Wag, Aidan Lavelle, and Roll7's Stephen Bennett, and as artists and producers (Sigala, Bree Runway, Emmy the Great, Jamie Woon) Campus: Harrow, North-West London Duration: 4 or 5 years Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £19,000 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Our graduates have gone on to have huge and diverse success. Our alumni include members of the bands Rudimental, The Feeling, Plan B and Arctic Lake as well as successful artists such as Jamie Woon, Tom Baxter, Emmy The Great, globally established trance act Above and Beyond, and Grammy Award-winning Al Shux. Our graduates enjoy successful careers across the music industries, including in music synchronisation, music management, media production, and as artists and producers. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Artist Development in Practice (Year 1, Core)
• Collaboration: The Music Artist (Year 1, Core)
• Creativity and Collaboration (Year 1, Core)
• Introduction to the Music Industries and Entrepreneurship (Year 1, Core)
• Music Production Fundamentals (Year 1, Core)
• BMRU Migration & Cultural Hybridity: British Popular Music (Year 1, Option)
• Music Publishing & Songwriting (Year 1, Option)
• Producing Music (Year 1, Option)
• Collaboration: The Live Industry (Year 2, Core)
• Music Marketing and Digital Storytelling (Year 2, Core)
• Work-based and Placement Learning (Year 2, Core)
• Applied Production (Year 2, Option)
• BMRU: Funding and Investment Readiness in the Music Business (Year 2, Option)
• Composing for Media (Year 2, Option)
• Synchronisation: Music and Brands (Year 2, Option)
• Final Major Project (Year 3, Core)
• The Freelance Music Professional (Year 3, Core)
• Advanced Audio Production (Year 3, Option)
• Advanced Songwriting (Year 3, Option)
• BMRU: Cultural Identity, Music and Audiovisual Work (Year 3, Option)
• Data and Analytics in the Music Industry (Year 3, Option)
• Music Law: Rights & Contracts (Year 3, Option)
• Performing with Technology (Year 3, Option)
• Starting a Business in the Music Industry (Year 3, Option)

Careers

• Academics
• Artist managers
• Branding and marketing experts
• Entertainment lawyers
• Film sound designers
• Freelance musicians
• Live music promoters
• Music artists
• Music educators
• Music journalists
• Music producers
• Music publishers
• Music therapists
• Music venue managers
• Record label executives
• Social media managers
• Songwriters
• Studio engineers