BA (Hons) Music Production & Music Business

UCAS CODE: W370

INSTITUTION CODE: B39

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A 3 year full-time degree available at:


Our joint honours in Music Production and Music Business is perfect if you’re the type of producer who wants to run the studio yourself. It’s also ideal if you’re an aspiring entrepreneur wishing to understand the creative and technical aspects of music production.

You’ll learn the fundamental skills to produce music in a recording studio and use a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). Alongside these practical skills, you’ll also develop your understanding of the commercial elements of running a business.

We’ll teach you all you need to know via a combination of predominantly practical classes, workshops and seminars, all led by experienced industry practitioners. Each of our lecturers is active within today’s music industry. This means they’ll have the up-to-the-minute knowledge and insider insights that you won’t find anywhere else.

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And, because we realise that everyone is different, we offer one-to-one tutorials to support you in tailoring your own education. Our tutorials will help to ensure that your learning is set to meet your motives, interests, learning pace and needs.

Within the subject-specific Music Production and Music Business Core modules, you’ll focus on practical studio engineering and software skills, refined industry knowledge, application of acoustic theory and approaches to answering professional briefs, among others. You’ll also learn the necessary tools and expertise to be able to work within broader areas of the music industry.

As the course progresses, you’ll have the chance to craft your course through a range of optional modules in Year 2 and 3. These options mean that you’ll have the refined knowledge and expertise to start a career in a variety of industries. These include the recording industry, the live music industry, the film and TV industry, the audio post-production industry and the education industry.

So, what are you waiting for? Combine your passion for music production and music business today for a fulfilling music industry career in the future.

Course specification

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Length of course: This course is taught as a three-year course at levels four, five and six.

Awarding institution: BIMM University

Campus delivery: London, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester

UCAS code: W370

Language of study: English

Final award: BA (Hons) Music Production & Music Business

Admissions Criteria: Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

Minimum requirements

Successful completion of a BIMM admissions assessment.

Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 to be achieved in each band.

Progression

Graduates can progress directly to employment in the recording industry, the live music industry, the film and TV industry, the audio post-production industry and education industry.

Course fees

Please visit our Fees page for information on access to student loans. Please note, UK students eligible for loans are able to borrow the full course fee for BIMM Music Institute degrees.

Our undergraduate degree courses allow you to define your own route to success via a range of optional modules. First, you’ll learn the necessary employability skills and find where you’ll fit in the industry. Then, you’ll be able to build your course according to your interests and career aspirations.

We are currently undertaking a review of modules on this course as we believe there are a number of improvements we can make to enhance the overall student experience. Please be assured that we are not making significant changes to the overall course content. We are collaborating with our current students to redesign assessments to better equip our graduates for the evolving needs of the industry.

To view the latest undergraduate course overview document for 2024/25 entry, please click here.

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The optional modules advertised as available for BIMM Music Institute courses are subject to variation dependant on minimum student numbers and the availability of specialist resources at each college (Please refer to our terms and conditions for further detail).

London
Christian Huant
Course Leader, Music Production

Christian Huant is the Course Leader for Music Production at BIMM Music Institute London. He has…

Birmingham
Collette Williams
Lecturer, Drums/Music Business

Collette is a session drummer, multi-instrumentalist and artist with over ten years’ experience for some of the…

Manchester
Dan Crowther
Lecturer, Music Production & Events

Dan teaches Music Production, Artist Management and Event Management at BIMM Music Institute Manchester. Dan developed…

Bristol
Danny Champion
Music Business and Event Management Lecturer

Danny teaches Music Business at BIMM Music Institute Bristol. He spent seven years between 2006-2016 working…

Brighton
Danny Corker
Lecturer, Music Production

Danny is an award-nominated composer, producer, and mixing and mastering engineer. Working with Extreme Music (Sony),…

Brighton
Dex Lush
Principal Lecturer, Music Business

Dex teaches Music Business at BIMM Music Institute Brighton. Dex's career in artist management and A&R has…

Brighton
Dr Alexander Horowitz
Senior Lecturer

Dr Alexander Horowitz is a game audio director and composer based in South East England. He…

Brighton
Dr. Jon Stewart
Course Leader, Music Business and MA Popular Music Practice

Jon is the guitarist for semi-legendary indie band The Wedding Present and Britpop stars Sleeper, who…

Birmingham
Dr. Paul J Rogers
Course Leader for Postgraduate Studies

Dr Paul J Rogers is the Course Leader for Postgraduate Studies at BIMM Music Institute Birmingham.…

Any questions?

For any questions regarding our courses or if you’d like more information on how to apply to BIMM Music Institute, please contact our Enquiries Team on 01273 840 346 or email [email protected].

 

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