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Music Production and Sound Design at Keele University - UCAS

Keele University

Degree level: Undergraduate

Music Production and Sound Design

Course options

2025 - 20262026 - 2027
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Keele University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

16Aug
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11Oct
Keele University - Undergraduate Open Day
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12Oct
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Course summary

Launch your career in the music industry with Music Production and Sound Design at Keele. Blending theoretical learning with hands on experience using industry standard equipment, you will graduate with the required skills to pursue a successful career across a wide range of music and creative fields. Why choose this course?

  • Benefit from our Apple MacBook Loan Scheme throughout your degree
  • Graduate with a substantial music and audio portfolio using industry standard software and hardware
  • Work placement opportunities to enhance your career prospects and network with industry partners
  • Discover diverse cultures through an International Year at a partner university across the globe
  • Access to comprehensive music studio facilities with sound design and computer labs
From the outset, this programme prepares you to excel in the dynamic world of music production, sound design, and audio engineering. You’ll graduate with a substantial portfolio of music and audio work, created using cutting-edge technology, industry software and hardware, setting you apart as a well-prepared professional in the music industry. The curriculum emphasises the development of your technical abilities, creative practices, artistic imagination, production skills, and academic understanding. You will cover everything from studio engineering, to sampling and sound synthesis, and becoming a cultural citizen. You’ll delve into critical and cultural theories, appreciate the societal context of sound, music, and technology, and gain first-hand industry experience through innovative placement modules and professional engagement activities with our external partners. The programme also offers flexibility, allowing you to tailor your degree through a selection of optional core modules. These modules enable you to broaden your understanding of various career pathways or to actively engage with the world beyond Keele — whether through a work placement, client-based projects, or collaborative efforts to deliver successful festivals or events. This thoughtfully designed curriculum strikes a perfect balance between theoretical and practical learning. Music Production and Sound Design at Keele will ensure you are well-prepared for career paths in music production, sound recording, audio engineering, audio-visual production, and broadcasting. About Keele Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university. We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level. Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

Modules

For a list of indicative modules please visit the course page on the Keele University website.

How to apply

14Jan

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

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please see our website for our full range of entry requirements

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

https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/undergraduatecourses/musicproductionandsounddesign/#entry-reqs

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

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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

Please note, our fees for 2026 entry will be available soon. Although we review our fees annually and these may change, our 2025 entry fees are detailed on our course pages, and a summary is available on our website: keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/tuitionfeesandfunding/undergraduatetuitionfees/
Music Production and Sound Design at Keele University - UCAS