Music Production BA (Hons)

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The University of Northampton’s BA Music Production degree is intended to prepare you for a growing, and ever-evolving industry which contributed £1.26 billion to the economy in 2021. The course is specifically designed to ready you for a range of potential avenues of music creation and beyond, for example working in the video game industry or in the world of live music or working as an educator. You will develop a breadth of skills within the digital domain, the studio environment, and perhaps most importantly, academically, enabling you to become a fully-fledged self-producing artist.

The music production course at UON is Industry Accredited by JAMES representing APRS, MPG and associate industry bodies. Accreditation of a course by relevant industry bodies provides assurance to students and employers of its potential and value.

Entry Requirements

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• All qualified applicants will be invited for interview. We welcome international applications and applications from students with a range of non-traditional educational or professional qualifications.

  We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications.

  For more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.

• Admission to this foundation programme is normally:

  • DEE at A-Level or,
  • MPP at BTEC or,
  • Pass (D or E) at T Level

  However, we would also like to hear from you if you have professional or industry experience instead, a range of other qualifications or self-developed subject knowledge that relates to the programme you wish to study.

• Once your Music Production application has been reviewed, you may be invited to attend a chat with us.

  Prior to your interview, you will be required to send in a video of yourself, which will serve as your audition. The video should be footage of you making music in a DAW of your choice, for example, Logic Pro, Ableton. Alternatively, you could send footage of you DJing, making live music using software etc. We’ll review your video during your interview.

  Your chat will include a discussion with a member from the programme team, a chance to interact with some of the technology and a tour of the music facilities.

  The chat is in a group setting with other applicants, and you should expect to be with us for 1-2 hours.

  We’d love to see you face-to-face for our chat, but if you need a virtual option instead this can be arranged.

• All International and EU students applying for a Music Production course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands for study at undergraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.