Professional Music Performance and Production, BA (Hons)

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AT A GLANCE

Develop your professional practice in production or performance and prepare for a variety of roles and an exciting career in the music industry.

This practical course has been designed to help students realise their ambition of working in the music industry, which contributed £4.5 billion to the UK economy in 2017 and supports more than 145,000 jobs in a range of roles.

It provides lots of opportunities for performance, including the Music Showcase we host every year as part of our Festival of Creativity.

You will have plenty of access to our studios and equipment, which includes an Audient ASP8024HE console, receive accredited training in the industry-standard Ableton Live and Logic X, and will be offered the opportunity to record your own or others’ work in renowned studios at an additional expense.

In recent years, UCW music students have visited Abbey Road Studios, Monnow Valley Studio, Rockfield Studios, Modern World Studios and Sawmills Studio.

UCW music students also benefit from a great guest lecture programme, which in recent years has included composers, studio owners, technicians, designers and representatives from important
industry organisations including the Musicians’ Union.

The undertaking of a substantial research project on a music-related topic of interest also prepares students for postgraduate study.

The taught elements of this degree are also complemented by regular one-to-one and group skills workshops. So you can improve your instrument and equipment skills with our lecturers and experienced visiting experts – all at no extra cost.

Students on this course are based at our recently-refurbished Loxton Campus. It has ample rehearsal and performance spaces, and we put on a programme of our own shows throughout the year.

Students are also able to take advantage of everything on offer at our new University Centre in the Winter Gardens in the centre of Weston.

We’d be happy to arrange a bespoke visit of our facilities. You can also meet the team and find out more about everything else going on at UCW by attending our next Open Day. Please contact either the course leader Lee Sullivan or UCW’s HEART team for more information.

Our partnership with Bath Spa University

Full-time tuition fees: £8,250 per year.

Part-time tuition fees: £4,125 per year.

This covers all of the teaching and assessment elements that are required for you to complete the course.

It also includes:

The use of UCW recording equipment and specialist software.
Attendance at guest lectures at UCW.
Additional instrument and equipment tuition, provided on an ongoing basis at UCW’s discretion.
Annual £10 printing and photocopying allowance for full-time students and £5 for part-time students.
The use of UCW computer equipment at any of our campuses and access to Microsoft Office365 while you are enrolled with UCW.
The loans of books from our libraries.
Access to all of the UCW student support and careers services.

It does not include:

Optional studio visits at an approximate cost of £50 each.
Optional UK residential visits at an approximate cost of £100 per night.
Extra printing and photocopying above the £10/£5 limit.
The cost of books that you may wish to purchase.
Transport between our campuses, and to/from your partner university and any work placements. We encourage students to take advantage of termly bus passes to reduce transport costs.
Accommodation and other living costs.

UCW publishes its Tuition Fees Policy on the Wider Information Set page of this website.

You may also be eligible for additional financial support, depending on your circumstances.

All of the modules on this course are worth either 20 or 40 credits each. Successful completion of 360 credits will lead to the award of the Level 6 degree.

Year 1

Live Performance (40 credits)
Music Performance and Production in Context (20 credits)
Musicianship (20 credits)
Studio Practice (40 credits)

Year 2

Composition and Songwriting (40 credits)
Individual Project in Music Performance and Production (20 credits)
Live Performance 2 (20 credits) or Live Events (20 credits)
Music Business, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (40 credits)

Year 3

Independent Study (20 credits)
Industry Engagement (20 credits)
Professional Development (40 credits)

Teaching and assessment

This course is taught via a combination of lectures, seminars, skills practice and studio practicals. When not in lecturers and seminars, students are expected to continue learning through independent self-study. This involves reading relevant literature, working on individual and group projects, and undertaking research in preparation for coursework and exams.

This course has an average of 13.5 hours of scheduled teaching per week.

At UCW, we also understand that some students benefit from more contact time with lecturers than is the norm at a traditional university, so we do all we can to make sure academic staff are available for their students when they are needed.

Assessment is via a combination of written exams, practical exams and coursework.

Please click on the Course Handbook button to find out more about the course, and how it is delivered on a part-times basis.

Pursue a professional career in music across disciplines including live performance, studio production, live sound, songwriting, composition, and event management.
Gain employment in the wider music industry, including music publishing, music management, event management and music promotion.
Apply to progress to postgraduate study, such as the Master’s Degrees in Music Performance, Composition, Songwriting, Sound design or Sound Production at Bath Spa University.

Course length
Full-time: 3 years (3 days a week)
Start date
9th September 2019
Course codes
Institution: B20
Course: PM11
Campus: C
Tuition fees
Full-time: £8,250 per year
Part-time: £4,125 per year

Programme Specification

Course handbook

UCW Terms and Conditions

Bath Spa University Terms and Conditions

“UCW offered me so many opportunities to perform, and I was also encouraged to explore my academic interest in music therapy,” Bethan.

Delivered in partnership…

This course is delivered in partnership with Bath Spa University.

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