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Popular Music and Entrepreneurship at University of Derby - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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University of Derby has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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23Nov
University of Derby Open Day
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11Jan
University of Derby Open Day
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Course summary

BA (Hons) Popular Music and Entrepreneurship Develop your creative and performance skills with a course underpinned by investigation into the aesthetic, analytical, sociological and historical dimensions of music. Pair this with an entrepreneurship curriculum that is leading-edge, vocationally relevant, challenging and reflects the complex nature of contemporary business. Why choose this course? We’ll help to prepare you for a career in a global business environment that is rapidly changing, and you’ll be supported to become more agile, innovative and resilient. You’ll also develop self-learning and team-working skills, both crucial to success in the professional sphere. You’ll discover a superb range of music making facilities at our Markeaton Street site, including state-of-the-art recording studios, rehearsal space, music technology labs and three post-production rooms equipped with the latest software. The facilities you’ll learn in match the specifications of professional studios in the UK and overseas.  Our new Business School will be opening in 2024/25 and is set to be a focal point for Derby’s business community. You’ll study alongside start-ups and small businesses, giving you the opportunity to network, learn from and inspire local business leaders and entrepreneurs. How you will learn Your Popular Music modules will be taught through a range of methods, including:

  • lectures
  • composition
  • tutorials and practical workshops
  • group discussion.
On your Entrepreneurship modules you will learn through methods such as:
  • formal lectures which will at times include expert speakers
  • seminars which can be tutor-led or student-led and can include discussions, critical analysis of reading, presentations, group work, debates and general problem solving, interaction with real businesses, case study analysis, computer lab work, practical analysis and formative assessment
  • tutorials which are one-to-one sessions with a tutor to discuss the development of assignments
  • work experience projects
  • self-directed study.
Opportunities and experiences We offer a wide range of instruments, amplifiers and outboard gear on which you can develop your skills, together with a classic 48 channel Neve recording console. We’re one of the leading universities conducting research into surround-sound technologies and all our control rooms accommodate 5.1 speaker arrays. We also have a surround-sound research lab which has a 40-speaker ambisonics surround speaker array allowing height and depth parameters. Our Music courses are accredited by the Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES), the professional music industry accreditation body, so you can be confident that they meet the high standards demanded by industry. Careers and employability You’ll develop a broad spectrum of intellectual, cognitive, technical and contextual skills which will enhance your knowledge of popular music in professional and economic terms. You’ll also gain transferable business skills which opens up a wide range of graduate careers within the modern commercial music sector such as performers, composers, producers, educators, promoters, publishers, academics, recording studio engineers and entrepreneurial freelance musicians. The entrepreneurship skills you gain on this course will also stand you in good stead if you want to launch a business, develop a social enterprise, go self-employed or work on a consultancy basis. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, we offer a comprehensive range of services, from incubation units to professional mentoring, to help you realise your business ambitions once you’ve graduated.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
NW31
Institution code:
D39
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £14900 Year 1
England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
International £14900 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 .

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Popular Music and Entrepreneurship at University of Derby - UCAS