Modern Music Industries BA (Hons)

Learn in Sunderland's cultural quarter at the Northern Academy of Music Education. Study key practices and ideas associated with commercial music production. Pursue a career in commercial music and associated fields.

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Overview

BA (Hons) Modern Music Industries covers the skills needed to succeed as a professional in the modern music industry. The course is designed and delivered by current industry professionals, and covers the areas of recording, marketing, event planning, composing, genre studies and music performance.

By studying this course, you’ll gain practical skills that enable you to pursue a career in the live or recorded sectors of the music industry, or related sectors such as media or music teaching. You’ll also develop critical thinking skills that will enable you to further your academic journey and better understand your practice.

Why us?

The course strikes a distinctive balance between music management and performance-orientated degrees

The course will be delivered in Sunderland’s cultural quarter by Northern Academy of Music Education

Course structure

Teaching is through seminars, ensemble workshops, solo and group performances and independent learning.

Your practical assessments will include recordings, compositions and performances. You will also complete written essays, research papers and reports.

Year 1 (national level 4):

Core modules:

Event Planning and Promotion (40 credits)
Origins of Modern Music (20 credits)
Music Production (20 credits)
Individual Progression Pathway (20 credits)

Optional modules (choose one):

Multimedia Marketing in Modern Music (20 credits)
Establishing a Career in the Music Industry (20 credits)

Please note, modules are subject to review. Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Year 2 (national level 5):

Core modules:

Understanding Modern Music (40 credits)
Advanced Music Production (20 credits)
Planning and Promoting a Tour (20 credits)
Continuing Progression Pathway (20 credits)

Optional modules (choose one):

Recorded Music Revenue (20 credits)
Live Music Revenue (20 credits)

Year 3 (national level 6):

Core modules:

Vocational Portfolio (40 credits)
Composing to a Music Brief (20 credits)
Festival Curation (20 credits)
Investigation of Practice (20 credits)
Teaching Practice (20 credits)

Facilities

This course is based at The Peacock and The Fire Station, in Sunderland's cultural quarter and is delivered by Northern Academy of Music Education.

You will have use of facilities including music practice rooms, performance spaces, classrooms and sound recording facilities.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

You will also be required to prepare an audition piece in a specialist field. We can consider those coming from a non-traditional entry route and a case may be made for entry onto the course if your audition is outstanding or if you have experience in the music industry. In this case, a sample of written work must be submitted in order to ensure that you are capable of the academic rigour of the course.

If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Fees and finance

The annual, full-time fee for this course is:

£9,250 if you are from the UK/Ireland/EU settled/pre-settled

Please note, this course is not open to international students.

Learn more about settled status, pre-settled status, and Common Travel Area (CTA) agreements for the Republic of Ireland applicants in our Help and Advice article.

Take a look at the Your Finances section to find out about the scholarships and bursaries that may be available to you.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

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Career ready

This course prepares you for roles in music-related industries, including music performance, venue and band management, event promotion, music recording and content creation.

Career options

A degree in Modern Music Industries will equip graduates with the skills and understanding relevant to operating professionally in a broad range of creative, technical and managerial environments in the commercial music sector.

This unique course provides many different employment routes upon graduation, from performance roles, including recording artist and session musician; production roles, including songwriter, arranger, producer and studio engineer; and roles in the live music industry, including live sound engineer and promoter.

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Contact

Contact the Student Helpline for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland:

0191 515 3000

student.helpline@sunderland.ac.uk

View Programme Specifications for the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries.

Page last updated: 25 November 2022

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Modern Music Industries BA (Hons)

Overview

Why us?

Course structure

Year 1 (national level 4):

Core modules:

Optional modules (choose one):

Year 2 (national level 5):

Core modules:

Optional modules (choose one):

Year 3 (national level 6):

Core modules:

Facilities

Entry requirements

Fees and finance

Career ready

Career options

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