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Popular Music Performance and Production with Foundation Year in Popular Music at Solent University (Southampton) - UCAS

Solent University (Southampton)

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: Solent University

Popular Music Performance and Production with Foundation Year in Popular Music

Course summary

Got a passion for music production? Hoping to pursue a music degree here at Solent University? This year-long popular music production foundation programme is structured to equip you with the broad range of production and performance skills you’ll need to progress onto a full degree. This course enables students from widely varied backgrounds and with varying aspirations, to develop their music production and performance skills, whilst helping to acclimatise to the ethos and expectations associated with higher education study in general, and study at undergraduate level. Throughout their studies, students will have access to a range of contemporary, industry-standard software and plugins including; Logic Pro X, Ableton Live Suite, Pro Tools and Native Instruments’ Komplete. Students also enjoy access to our professional recording studios, acoustically treated workstations, DJ equipment/facilities, music labs, and instrumental practice rooms. Students build a broad knowledge of music production, studio recording and live sound engineering. What does this course lead to? On completion of the foundation year you can progress onto the BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance and Production course. Who is this course for? Students who are new to music production/music performance or those who do not yet meet the entry requirements for an undergraduate music production degree will benefit most from the foundation programme. Upon completion, students will be able to progress directly into the first year of a relevant undergraduate music course at Solent University.

Modules

FOUNDATION MODULES Introduction to Popular Music Introduction to Digital Music Introduction to Popular Music Performance Music Industry Pathway Project Major Project If you successfully complete the foundation year, you will automatically progress onto the BA (Hons) Popular Music Performance and Production degree course. The following is the list of modules currently studied on the degree. Please note that these may change. YEAR 1 - CORE MODULES Performance Techniques 1 Introduction to Studio Recording 1 Creative Music Industries Creative Performance 1 Creative Music Production 1 Theory and Listening Skills YEAR 2 - CORE MODULES Performance Techniques 2 Advanced Studio Recording 1 Music Portfolio Careers Creative Performance 2 Creative Music Production 2 YEAR 2 - OPTIONS (please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each year) Songwriting Techniques Creative Sound Design YEAR 3 - CORE MODULES Music Collaboration Advanced Music Production Entrepreneurship and Artist Development Major Project YEAR 3 - OPTIONS (please note that not all options are guaranteed to run each year) Experimental Music Performance Surround Mixing

Assessment method

Assessment is through coursework, practical production projects, group and individual projects, seminar presentations, portfolio creation and reflective writing.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
MPP3
Institution code:
S30
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

International applicants

For information about applying to Solent as an International applicant, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/how-to-apply/entry-requirements/help-for-international-students

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

IELTS minimum score of 5.5 overall with a minimum of 5.0 in each component of reading, writing , speaking and listening. TOEFL (IBT) minimum score of 71 overall with a minimum of 19 in each component of reading, writing, speaking and listening.


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four components

Student Outcomes

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85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9250 Year 1
EU £14000 Year 1
International £14000 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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

Solent University offers a number of bursaries, grants and scholarships. For more information, please visit https://www.solent.ac.uk/finance/grants-bursaries-scholarships/bursaries

Popular Music Performance and Production with Foundation Year in Popular Music at Solent University (Southampton) - UCAS