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BA Popular Music

Canterbury Christ Church University

Institution
Canterbury Christ Church University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Popular Music
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
W340
Typical offer
A-level BBC, IB 29, UCAS 112

Entry requirements

A level: BBC IB: 29 Points BTEC: DMM Access to HE: 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits 112 UCAS tariff points.

About this course

BA (Hons) in Music, exploring performance, composition, and recording across diverse genres and contexts. Core topics include critical and analytical thinking. The course offers optional placement years in industry or abroad, with individual tuition and interdisciplinary collaboration with students from other creative arts programmes.

Modules

  • Popular Music Making
  • Performance Skills
  • Songwriting, Composition & Culture
  • Band Performance
  • Success Modules
  • Performance and Content Creation
  • Performance for Stage
  • Composing for the Creative Arts
  • Employability modules
  • Interdisciplinary modules
  • Performance, Recording and Improvisation
  • Composing for Industry Briefs
  • Performance Project
  • Creative Arts and Industries Project