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Music Production at Canterbury Christ Church University - UCAS

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Course summary

Learn how to make ground-breaking sounds and maximise your potential in our digital studios. You’ll be taught by a dynamic team of tutors who are highly skilled musicians, including recognised industry music producers, creative technologists, songwriters, composers and performers. With their expert guidance, you'll develop techniques that can be applied to a range of settings, from the stage to clubs, art galleries, games consoles and mobile phones. You’ll be able to compose and produce music using the specialist facilities of our creative arts building which includes recording studios, mixing suites and Apple Mac labs as well as rooms equipped for rehearsals and dedicated music performance venues. Within the course you’ll develop your use of Apple’s Logic and Ableton Live, along with a range of other industry standard music software packages, in the production of music to a professional standard. Top reasons to study with us

  • You’ll learn in our purpose-built creative arts building, Daphne Oram, which provides the latest facilities, including professional-grade rehearsal, recording, and performance spaces.
  • Top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction with the quality of teaching in the subject area of Music. Complete University Guide Subject League Table 2025
  • You'll be part of a supportive and creative community with opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of like-minded students across the creative industries on performances, recordings and music for media projects including films and games. As a CCCU student you can sign up to our Creative Agency and start building your creative networks.
  • Graduates from our music courses have gone on to work in roles such as songwriters, media composers, sound artists, live sound and studio engineers, DJs, software and audio content developers, teachers and web designers.
Specialist facilities You’ll have access to excellent facilities, including:
  • The university recording studios, in our dedicated creative arts building, are kitted out with in-house instruments and state-of-the-art control rooms centred around Audient in-line desks with additional industry standard hardware and mic collection. You will have access to surround mixing rooms, as well as St Gregory’s Music Centre (a converted church) which is a unique recording and performance space.
  • Performance areas on campus include the Anselm Studio theatre space (featuring a fully fitted professional sound and lighting rig) and the Students’ Union bar alongside rehearsal and performance spaces in the Daphne Oram Creative Arts building.
  • Mac labs are equipped with software such as Logic, Ableton Live and Adobe Creative Cloud.
Location This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

Modules

For a list of core and likely optional modules, please visit our website.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
W373
Institution code:
C10
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please see our website for information

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
70%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
80%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1
EU £15500 Year 1
International £15500 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Home (UK) Fees The Government has announced that it will increase the tuition fee cap by 3.1%, in line with inflation, for the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to parliamentary approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 our undergraduate home tuition fees are expected to be £9,535. International Tuition Fees (including EU fees) Undergraduate tuition fees for International students are not subject to the Government’s regulations on maximum tuition fees. The University’s 2025/26 Overseas tuition fees for international students, and information about any mid-course increases, will be published on each course webpage. More details about International student fees and funding and any Scholarships which are available can be found on the following weblink which will be updated for 2025/26 entrants in due course: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/fees-and-funding/international-student-fees-and-funding
Music Production at Canterbury Christ Church University - UCAS