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Music Production and Sound Design with a Foundation Year at Keele University - UCAS

Keele University

Degree level: Undergraduate

Music Production and Sound Design with a Foundation Year

Course summary

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele. International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/ Music Production and Sound Design 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. 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

This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.

Application codes

Course code:
J933
Institution code:
K12
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation
  • 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/#foundation-year-overview


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
60%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

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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

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 with a Foundation Year at Keele University - UCAS