MUSIC PRODUCTION
Continue your music education
with a music production related degree.
with a music production related degree.
OVERVIEW
This section features introductory videos on selected degree courses across England organised by region. Courses have been chosen according to relevance and those selected as first choice options by ACC students. This is not a complete listing - please use UCAS to search more fully and in other areas.
Make a note of your top courses and institutions and use these when researching your options.
A BA (Hons) means a Batchelor of Arts degree, while a BSc (Hons) means a Batchelor of Science degree. Science degrees may require science subjects/experience for entry.
ASSOCIATED WITH ACC
Courses from colleges linked to ACC
The state-of-the-art facility in central Bristol is equipped with 11 recording and production studios, live rooms, dedicated surround sound studio, Foley room, VR Lab, and a mastering suite. Facilities also include an exceptional lecture theatre and mac suites. The Bristol campus is also the only education facility in the UK to house the extraordinary API 1608 Recording Console and offers a broad and varied range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
Plymouth centre is the original dBs Campus and as you can imagine, over the years has built up an impressive kit list of pro-audio equipment from the world’s leading manufacturers. There are 7 recording studios, 7 DJ suites, 150 iMacs loaded with Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Native Instruments software that is constantly being expanded and updated. The campus offers a broad and varied range of undergraduate degree programmes.
You’ll find the new dBs state-of-the-art Manchester campus in the basement level of New Century Hall.
It features an industry-spec facilities and a working venue including:
4 production rooms, 4 recording studios, 2 booths and a large live room.
A multi-functional Pro Suite designed for critical listening, recording and mixing demonstrations.
A wide range of music production degrees are offered including a foundation degree.
Confetti (NTU)
London & Nottingham
London & Nottingham
BA (Hons) Music Production
FdA Music Production
BSc Sound Engineering & Audio Production
Do more than study, Do It For Real at Confetti. Learn in world-class music facilities, access real industry opportunities, and work alongside experts from the music and entertainment industries. Confetti is part of Nottingham Trent University (NTU), so you’ll graduate from the Modern University of the Year 2023.
Confetti offers foundation and full honour degrees in Music Production, Sound Engineering and Audio Production, Music Performance, and Event Production.
SOUTH EAST
Courses in the London region
London College of Creative Media (LCCM)
BA (Hons) Commercial Music Technology
BMus (Hons) Composition for Games, Film & Other Media
Ready to launch your music career? Choose LCCM – where music really matters. Choose from a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in music, music business, music technology and entrepreneurship.
Whatever your passion, from playing and recording to producing or collaborating, LCCM will give you the creative tools to thrive in your chosen industry.
ACM London
Various Courses
The Academy of Contemporary Music has been training artists, producers and business entrepreneurs for careers in the music industry since 1995.
With state-of-the-art facilities, world-class faculty and extensive connections within the music industry, ACM offers music courses that develop you to your highest potential and, most importantly, immerse you in the music industry.
Goldsmiths
BMus/BSc (Hons) Electronic Music, Computing and Technology
Imagine being able to create your own tools for performance. Or develop your own instruments, interactive installations or reactive sound design. This interdisciplinary programme gives you that opportunity.
BIMM London & Brighton
Various Courses
For over 35 years, they have equipped students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the music business – and graduate feeling industry-ready.
As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community, with access to connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industry you’ll find your place in.
University of West London
BA (Hons) Music Technology
This specialist course offers you the chance to apply music technology in creative ways using professional equipment and software. It is their flagship music technology course and is designed to give you the skills the music industry values most.
Point Blank
Various Courses
Point Blank's mission is to inspire students in the creative process of making music at the highest level, with expert instructors and state-of-the-art facilities. Many graduates have enjoyed successful careers in music including Claude VonStroke, Goldie, Nicole Moudaber, Leona Lewis, Patrick Topping, Monki and Felix Jaehn.
SAE Institute
Various Courses
AE is the Home of Creatives and the perfect place to nurture your creative talent.
SAE is a world-leading creative media education institution with four state-of-the-art campuses based in the UK: in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Oxford.
London Metropolitan University
Music Technology and Production - BSc (Hons)
On this innovative, career-led degree you'll be able to choose a pathway that reflects either a specialist (music production) or multi practice (sonic arts) career outcome, You'll also have options to develop a creative portfolio of works across a range of industries.
ICMP London
BA (Hons) Creative Music Production
BA (Hons) Electronic Music Production
On the Creative degree you’ll learn to create, produce, launch and promote market-ready original music, while developing industry-relevant technical, music business, marketing and entrepreneurial skills, essential for today’s music producer.
On the electronic music course you’ll gain insight into the digital craftsmanship that shapes today’s electronic music scene, as you delve into the multitude of techniques and approaches used by iconic electronic music artists.
Ravensbourne University London
BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production
This course is for aspiring music and audio producers, sound designers, musicians and composers, and sonic artists who wish to develop their sound and music production skills and apply them in a wide range of careers in the creative industries.
University of Surrey
BMus / BSc Music and Sound Recording
The Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR) is responsible for world-class research in psychoacoustic engineering and offers postgraduate research-based MPhil and PhD programmes in this area, as well as being home to the world-famous Tonmeister® BMus undergraduate degree course in Music & Sound Recording.
University of London
Music, Sound and Technology BSc (Hons)
This degree encourages you to work with music and sound in exciting new ways. You will develop an impressive portfolio of technical and creative skills to prepare you for music-related careers. These include music production, audio engineering, sound and interaction design, music composition for film and TV, and sound art.
University of Hertfordshire
BSc (Hons) Music Production & Promotion
BSc (Hons) Songwriting and Music Production
Our BSc (Hons) Music Production and Promotion degree is one of five exciting courses in the Undergraduate Music Programme which centre around music creation, developing and honing your skills, and understanding a range of musical and production styles and their placement within industry.
This course is designed to blend music production skills and sound technology with the key promotional skills required for aspiring music producers.
Waterbear Brighton
BA (Hons) Professional Music (Production)
If you’re a producer looking for a course that gives you the skills for a successful career in music, then the BA (Hons) Professional Music (Production) degree course is for you.
It’s been designed to provide you with the tools and motivation you’ll need to fulfil your music goals, realise your professional ambition and create consistently high-quality musical output. And like all degree courses at WaterBear, it gives you a blend of artistic freedom alongside practical strategies to forge a solid career in music.
SOUTH WEST
Courses in the South West region
The state-of-the-art facility in central Bristol is equipped with 11 recording and production studios, live rooms, dedicated surround sound studio, Foley room, VR Lab, and a mastering suite. Facilities also include an exceptional lecture theatre and mac suites. The Bristol campus is also the only education facility in the UK to house the extraordinary API 1608 Recording Console and offers a broad and varied range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
BIMM Bristol
Various Courses
For over 35 years, they have equipped students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the music business – and graduate feeling industry-ready.
As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community, with access to connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industry you’ll find your place in.
University of Gloucestershire
BA (Hons) Sound and Music Production
Their sound and music production degree course covers all aspects from composer, performer, sound engineer, audio engineer to producer. You will establish a competitive portfolio of practical projects and experiences. Innovations in software building, hardware hacking, networked technologies and screen platforms allow you to investigate new ideas and creative practices for contemporary media.
Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology
Creative Music Technology at Bath Spa University fuses production, composition, sound design, critical listening, and the creative exploration of audio technologies alongside a wider view of digital media through three core areas:
Cutting edge urban and commercial music creation and production.
Experimental music, the sonic arts and ‘visual music’.
Sound design, music and audio production for the AV sector such as gaming, broadcast and audio-post.
WEST MIDLANDS
Courses in the Birmingham region
BIMM Birmingham
Various Courses
For over 35 years, they have equipped students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the music business – and graduate feeling industry-ready.
As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community, with access to connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industry you’ll find your place in.
Birmingham City University
BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and Production
Their BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and Production degree course will provide you with the creative skills and versatility you need to succeed in a constantly evolving, challenging industry.
You’ll have access to world-class facilities so that you can experiment with music production, sound engineering, audio electronics and much more.
Staffordshire University
Various Courses
Establish yourself as a composer, producer, sound designer, sound engineer or music industry professional.
Their undergraduate music and sound courses will help you into a range of careers in today's challenging and highly rewarding creative industries. Whichever course you choose, you can follow your passions with optional modules and flexible assignments. You'll also have the chance to work on projects with students from other disciplines – like film, games and animation.
Coventry University
BSc Music & Audio Production
This course covers skills needed to create, record and produce music and audio.
This course will give you the skills, knowledge and techniques you need to become involved in the creation and recording of music and audio. Working in outstanding facilities you will have the opportunity to work with professional performers, composers and producers.
EAST ENGLAND
Courses in the Norwich region
Norwich University of the Arts
BA (Hons) Electronic Music & Sound Production
Drawing upon historical and contemporary electronic music and sound design forms, BA (Hons) Electronic Music and Sound Production will venture into new and emerging technologies and media, which move beyond the mainstream to create experimental and bold musical and sonic visions for cinema, games, gallery, live performance and other emerging immersive and virtual spaces. An exploration of sound and its capacity to create meaning and new experiences will enable you to ‘hear’ your own discipline differently.
Anglia Ruskin University
BA (Hons) Music Production
As a student at ARU you'll create a diverse portfolio of work that will prepare you for the modern collaborative creative industries, whether you want to perform as a DJ, produce and release your own music, or create soundtracks for films and games.
The BA (Hons) Music Production degree will allow you access to industry-standard equipment for recording, mixing, editing and production, giving you valuable practice in working as a professional producer at the same time as developing your skills in critical listening, and your historical knowledge of music production.
EAST MIDLANDS
Courses in the Lincoln region
University of Lincoln
BA (Hons) Sound and Music Production
This degree offers the opportunity to learn a variety of practical skills in areas including sound design for film, TV, animation, and games; radio production; and music production.
Underpinned by critical studies and research, and with an emphasis on collaboration and hands-on experience, the course aims to nurture experimentation and creativity.
University of Derby
BSc (Hons) Music Production
You'll gain an excellent understanding of the music industry and recording studios, and learn about the technology of the studio, and playback systems. You'll explore the process of sound recording and production, design and build your own sound-making tools, and complete a portfolio of commercial recordings. You'll also develop your awareness of the commercial environment, and how best to promote your music.
University of Northampton
BA (Hons) Music Production
The BA in Music Production is intended to prepare you for a growing, and ever-evolving industry which contributed £4.5 billion to the economy in 2018. The course is specifically designed to ready you for a range of potential avenues of music creation, for example working in the video game industry or in the world of live music, or working as an educator.
NORTH WEST
Courses in the Manchester region
You’ll find the new dBs state-of-the-art Manchester campus in the basement level of New Century Hall.
It features an industry-spec facilities and a working venue including:
4 production rooms, 4 recording studios, 2 booths and a large live room.
A multi-functional Pro Suite designed for critical listening, recording and mixing demonstrations.
A wide range of music production degrees are offered including a foundation degree.
Manchester Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Music and Sound Design
Music and sound design is a field that mixes the artistic and the technical to produce the vital ingredient for a range of media. On the one hand, it’s a discipline of creative composition and emotional interpretation. On the other, it’s about harnessing the latest technology and studio techniques to produce compelling music and sound content.
BIMM Manchester
Various Courses
For over 35 years, they have equipped students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the music business – and graduate feeling industry-ready.
As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community, with access to connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industry you’ll find your place in.
Edge Hill University
BA (Hons) Music Production
Develop competency in the use of physical and virtual music making instruments, recording your own compositions and discovering the technology and techniques behind the creation and distribution of music.
University of Huddersfield
BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and Music Production
If you are planning a career in sound engineering and music production, this course has been designed to help you develop the essential practical skills, knowledge and abilities to give you the edge. The course has a clear focus on music production and combines a broad mix of modules ranging from the technical to the creative
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
BA (Hons) Sound Technology
BA (Hons) Songwriting & Production
Their Sound Technology course develops your skills in recorded sound, live sound and post-production. Whether that be for music, film, TV, theatre, events or gaming.
They aim to make you a multi-skilled practitioner able to work in all areas of sound to build a sustained career in the audio industry.
The Songwriting degree is a practice-based, industry-focused course equipping you with the skills, knowledge and experience needed for a sustained career as a songwriter or producer, or a combination of both.
University of Salford
BA (Hons) Music: Creative Music Technology
Combining your existing musical talent with an in-depth knowledge of music production hardware and software, you’ll spend your time recording and producing music and sound for bands, ensembles, your own compositions, film, radio and games. Their state-of-the-art industry standard recording studios will be available to you throughout your degree.
NORTH EAST
University of York
BA (Hons) Music and Sound Recording
This course acknowledges that music and production are no longer separate activities. At its heart is a contemporary view of music production and associated audio professions that recognises the dramatic and ongoing changes in the recording and media industries in recent years.
You'll have an opportunity to create an individual set of intellectual, technical and creative skills from a core programme of artistic and technical development.
Leeds Conservatoire
BA (Hons) Music Production
Gain the skills and experience to become a sophisticated music producer, with the freedom to express yourself musically in any genre. You will learn through hands-on studio and Mac Lab sessions with expert producers and software specialists in order to prepare you for a successful career in music production.
Waterbear Sheffield
BA (Hons) Professional Music (Performance)
If you’re a producer looking for a course that gives you the skills for a successful career in music, then the BA (Hons) Professional Music (Production) degree course is for you.
It’s been designed to provide you with the tools and motivation you’ll need to fulfil your music goals, realise your professional ambition and create consistently high-quality musical output. And like all degree courses at WaterBear, it gives you a blend of artistic freedom alongside practical strategies to forge a solid career in music.
SOUTH
Courses in the south coast region
Plymouth centre is the original dBs Campus and as you can imagine, over the years has built up an impressive kit list of pro-audio equipment from the world’s leading manufacturers. There are 7 recording studios, 7 DJ suites, 150 iMacs loaded with Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Native Instruments software that is constantly being expanded and updated. The campus offers a broad and varied range of undergraduate degree programmes.
University of Plymouth
BSc (Hons) Audio & Music Technology
Learn how technology is transforming the music industry with academics from the world-leading Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research. Become an expert audio engineer using the latest technologies.