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Popular Music at Coventry University - UCAS

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Course summary

This course aims to develop your creative, critical, technical and culturally aware skills as a popular music practitioner to develop, craft, perform, co-create, immerse and share in the field of popular music. We welcome popular musicians in songwriting and performance keen to explore innovative and sustainable creative practice and to develop avenues of interdisciplinary and culturally aware collaborations. This course aims to attract popular music performers and songwriters from around the world; creative artists who seek new and dynamic ways in which to explore, extend, challenge, and hone their craft in a global context.

  • Aim to operate confidently in a range of professional environments as a critically astute practising popular musician applying established and innovative approaches.
  • You should learn to excel in working both collaboratively and independently as creative popular musicians.
  • We aim for you to develop key transferable skills that enable you to operate at the forefront of the emerging new music industries.


Entry requirements

Applicants to this master’s degree should normally possess an honours degree (2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant subject. If the degree is in an unrelated subject, applicants need to demonstrate appropriate industry knowledge and experience in their application documentation. Each application will be considered on its merits and the final decision will be made by the course director We recognise a breadth of qualifications; speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

2025/26 fees TBC. Please see our website for latest information.
Popular Music at Coventry University - UCAS