Popular Music BA (Hons)
Key Facts
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UCAS Code:
W340
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Level:
Undergraduate
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Duration:
3 years full time
4 years full time (with foundation)
4-6 years part time
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Starting:
September
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Fees UK:
Full Time: £9,250
Part Time: £1,465 per 20 credit module Integrated Foundation Year: £6,780 -
Fees International:
Full Time: £13,000 Integrated Foundation Year: £13,000
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Location:
Waterside
Get in touch
For questions regarding study and admissions please contact us:
UK/EU Students enquiries
study@northampton.ac.uk
0300 303 2772
International Students enquiries

Overview
Our Popular Music course will help you to develop your musical creativity, critical analysis and recording skills, giving you the opportunity to become a fully equipped musician for the 21st century.
We will give you all the skills you need to become a creative music practitioner, helping you to understand how to work in a range of areas in the music and media industry, as well as the teaching profession and other related areas.
Whatever your ambitions, we’re here to help you to achieve them. We’ll support you to identify the skills you’re learning during your course, find your strengths and secure practical experience so that when it comes to applying for jobs or further study you’ll feel confident in standing out from the crowd. We’ve created the Northampton Employment Promise because we are so confident that if you focus on your studies and complete one of our awards you’ll be highly employable by the time you graduate. Putting you in a great position to secure employment or continue your studies.
Register for our live webinar in January: Meet the tutors: BA Popular Music & BA Music Production [Webinar]
Updated 16/12/2020
Highlights
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- Accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES)
- Work placements in the industry
- Learn new instruments for free
- Guaranteed paid internship with the Northampton Employment Promise.*
- Dedicated record label
- Innovative and exciting performances in a variety of venues
- Taught by industry professionals
- Opportunity to have your work professionally mixed and mastered for release
- Specialised extra-curricular masterclasses for music production, Choir and instrumental and jazz performances
- HP Laptop and software included with this course. Terms and Conditions apply
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Careers and Employability
This course is an excellent foundation for careers in all parts of the music industry including: musician, performer, producer, songwriter, artist liaison and more.