Overview

Music: Popular Music and Recording degree offered at University of Salford involves leading professionals from the popular music industry – whether performers, composers or producers - designed to assist you in your professional development and career management.You will regularly contribute to programmes, theatre productions, concerts and gigs as music performers and composers, and the course provides ample opportunity for you to engage with like-minded creative artists.

Employment

Salford’s music courses are renowned for producing graduates who excel in their chosen professions. Our graduates have forged careers as signed recording artists, professional performers, studio producers/engineers, live sound engineers and freelance composers/arrangers. Many have become events organisers, promoters and entrepreneurs while others have developed successful careers in music education as teachers, lecturers, senior administrators and educational advisors.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Musicianship Skills

Fundamentals of Composition and Technology

Popular Music Style and Genre

Performance Studies

Applied Composition and Technology

Interpreting Popular Music

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-26 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Salford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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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

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

GCSE

GCE A level

UCAS tariff points

BTEC National Diploma

Scottish Highers

Irish Leaving Certificate

International Baccalaureate

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

15900 GBP / year

≈ 15900 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9250 GBP / year

≈ 9250 GBP / year

Living costs

Salford

United Kingdom

500 - 800 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Employment

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Salford

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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