Undergraduate BA (Hons)
Music
Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to launch your career in the music industry.
Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to launch your career in the music industry.
Develop your artistic voice and make it heard in the industry. The music industry is now multi-faceted and inter-connected, and practitioners need an understanding of all functions and processes within the industry in order to succeed. Engaging with performance techniques also requires a knowledge of music computer programming, marketing, and production.
At Kent, our unique music BA therefore allows you to explore pathways in music business, performance, or audio technology. This equips you with the skills and knowledge that are needed to make your degree and your career your own, aligned with your interests and passions.
You'll be taught by leading academics, who also have successful careers in the music industry, this will keep you in touch with a rapidly changing industry and give you the connections and confidence to kickstart your career. Our approach to teaching music means you will not only be well placed to make your mark in the music industry, but you'll have the opportunity to use music across a wide range of industries, setting you up for a career of limitless possibilities.
Our music BA gives you the opportunity to study across pathways in music business, performance or audio technology.
We're ranked 4th for research quality in The Complete University Guide 2024.
Our links with industry help you to kick-start your career in the creative industries. You can also gain experience by adding a year in industry to your degree.
Show future employers that you are flexible in your outlook and have the drive to succeed in new environments by taking a year in industry or a year abroad.
Create original music in our specialist rehearsal spaces, recording and post-production studios, equipped with the latest technology from leading manufacturers.
Our typical offer levels are listed below and include indicative contextual offers. If you hold alternative qualifications just get in touch and we'll be glad to discuss these with you.
BBC including Music or Music Technology at B
DMM in a music subject
112 tariff points - typically H5 H5 H6 or equivalent, including Music at HL 5
Pass the University of Kent International Foundation Programme.
The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.
Obtain Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 at level 3 Credits with 18 credits at Distinction and 24 credits at Merit.
All applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio as part of your application. This should contain at least three examples of your musical work. For further information please visit: School of Arts portfolio guidance.
The following modules are offered to our current students. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation:
Students must take modules totaling 120 credits
Compulsory Modules:
Optional Modules:
Students must select four modules totalling 120 credits from the following list of optional modules:
Compulsory Modules:
Optional Modules:
Students must select two modules totalling 60 credits from the following list of optional modules:
Our staff bring with them a broad range of experience, from our expert academic staff to our highly qualified technicians and practising professionals. Together they support, develop, challenge and inspire you throughout your studies.
We use a variety of teaching methods including practical and technical workshops, performance platforms, seminars, lectures and group projects.
For a student studying full time, each academic year of the programme will comprise 1200 learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours. The precise breakdown of hours will be subject dependent and will vary according to modules.
Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules.
Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure.
For programme aims and learning outcomes please see the programme specification.
Whether you have a specific career in mind or haven’t thought beyond university, we can help you plan for success. We run employability sessions and have a regular flow of industry guest speakers and workshops, making you part of a wide professional network.
As a Music student at Kent you'll benefit from performing, producing and creating in our advanced, industry standard facilities. These facilities are accompanied by a strong culture and community of collaboration and support on our bespoke historic dockyard campus, led by our academics who themselves are industry professionals and musicians. Ultimately it is the perfect combination of people, skills and facilities that support your in kickstarting your career. Everyone you meet becomes part of your extended network from the day you join the course.
Our music programme is the great first step to achieving your ambitions. Naturally we are well placed to support your transition into the music industry, but we are also there to support you across a career of limitless opportunities. The skills our music programme gives you are of ever-increasing importance across marketing, events and experience design across all industries, as well as being vital to rapidly growing industries such an app design and gaming.
By the end of your course, you’ll be fully prepared for an exciting and creative career in any industry that sparks your passion to unlock your ambition.
I got really good vibes from Kent. The students were really accommodating, the facilities are state of the art and there is so much student support.
The 2024/25 annual tuition fees for this course are:
For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide.
For students continuing on this programme, fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.*
The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. If you are uncertain about your fee status you may wish to seek advice from UKCISA before applying.
Find out more about accommodation and living costs, plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent.
Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details.
We offer scholarships that reward musical excellence, others that recognise sporting and academic achievement, as well as a range of subject-specific awards.
Next steps
We are no longer accepting applications for this course for entry in 2024.
We welcome applications from students all around the world with a wide range of international qualifications.
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