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BMus(Hons) Popular Music

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

You're passionate about popular music and want to take your skills as a performer, songwriter, and audio studio professional to the next level, then our Popular Music degree is for you. Popular music is a highly competitive industry, so well do all we can to help you on your way to a career. Well give you the opportunity to develop industry-standard practices and techniques while learning how to break the rules to unleash your creativity. You will study in the purpose-built Richard Steinitz Building, a state-of-the-art creative hub with many practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and professional-standard recording studios. You'll also have access to a large instrument collection, all the technical equipment you'll need, and two purpose-built on-campus concert halls. 100% overall student satisfaction rating (NSS 2020). Youll have the opportunity to work with successful musicians who will develop your abilities as a composer and a producer and take part in masterclasses and workshops given by distinguished visiting performers. QS World University Subject Rankings 2020 ranked the University of Huddersfield equal 27th in the world for 'Performing Arts'. Youll choose your own focus, specializing in songwriting, performing, production, or a mixture of subjects, whether concentrating on guitar music, pop, electronica, or your own new style.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
Core modules: Performance Skills 1 Songwriting 1 Desktop Music Production 1 Studio Engineering and Mixing Essentials Introduction to Music Research Option modules: Choose one from a list which may include: Solo Performance 1 Theory and Analysis of Popular Music
2 Year 2
Core modules: Songwriting 2 Plus choose one from: Performance Skills 2 Performance Skills 2 (Major) Option modules: Choose at least one from a list which may include: Critical Approaches to Recorded and Electronic Music Popular Music Studies Choose up to three from a list which may include: Music for the Moving Image B Desktop Music Production 2 Live Sound (Year 2) Explorations in World Musics (Year 2) Inside the Music Business Solo Performance 2 Music in Educational Contexts
3 Year 3 - optional placement year
Placement Year
4 Year 4
Core modules: Final Year Project Plus choose one from: Performance Skills 3 Performance Skills 3 (Major) Option modules: Choose at least one from a list which may include: Explorations in World Musics (Final Year) Applied Music Research: Investigating Culture and Creativity Music, Gender and Identity Plus choose up to two from a list which may include: Solo Performance 3 Composition Practice Composing Music for Film and Videogames B Experimental Music (Final Year) Work and Professional Practice in Music

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89
The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.

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