Overview

Through the Popular Music (Hons) degree from University of Gloucestershire you’ll explore composition, performance and creative music production. With a market-focused approach you’ll write and record songs, develop audio-visual content and play gigs as part of a vibrant community of musicians. You’ll also examine music’s place in cultural, economic and political contexts.

Career opportunities:

Students of Popular Music take on a range of work experience opportunities and respond to live briefs set by the industry partners, including Reading and Leeds Festivals, BBC, Gloucester Guildhall, The Music Works and Gloucestershire Music.

And with 3 years of gigging experience, a refined creative identity and a public-facing portfolio of music projects, the students leave prepared to thrive in an ever-evolving creative industries.

Graduates from this course are equipped to pursue dynamic careers, taking on diverse, and often multiple roles. These can include, but aren’t limited to, any combination of the following: recording artist, live performer, session musician, songwriter, composer, music producer, community music leader, game audio designer, music supervisor, sync manager, sound technician, live music promoter, digital content creator, audience & community manager, educator/teacher, researcher.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music Video Production

The Music Business

Music Cultures and Economies

Songmaking and Production

Songwriting and Performance

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

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While applications after January 14 may not receive equal consideration, the university often considers later applications based on course availability.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music Musicology View 49 other Bachelors in Musicology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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64

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

96 – 120 UCAS tariff points, CCC – BBB at A levels, MMM – DDM at BTEC, or a Merit in your T-Level.

English Language or Literature and Maths Grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) are normally required.
The university welcomes applications from mature students (aged 21 and over) and do not necessarily require the same academic qualifications as school leaving applicants, although some entry requirements may still apply for Professionally Accredited Courses. We accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas and make offers on an individual basis.

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Tuition Fees

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17950 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Cheltenham

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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