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Electronic Music Production at dBs Institute - UCAS

dBs Institute

Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: Falmouth University

Electronic Music Production

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2026 - 2027
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Course summary

The BA (Hons) Electronic Music Production course is designed for producers, DJs, and sonic artists who want to develop a distinctive creative voice, explore cutting-edge tools, and thrive in the electronic music scene. You’ll gain the skills to create, perform, and release original work while developing a strong foundation in production, sound design, and performance technologies. You’ll explore synthesis, sampling, mixing, and live performance across a wide range of genres and creative approaches. From club-oriented tracks to experimental soundscapes, you’ll be supported to push boundaries, refine your technical fluency, and shape your artistic identity. Optional modules allow you to deepen or diversify your practice, with options such as immersive audio, post-production, composition, hardware production, and marketing and promotion. As part of a suite of interlinked music degrees, you’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with musicians, songwriters, composers, and performers on real-world projects. This reflects how the industry works and helps you build the skills to navigate professional creative environments with confidence. Whether you’re building your brand as an artist-producer, developing a unique live set, or exploring the future of electronic performance, this course prepares you to innovate, connect, and succeed in an evolving music landscape. Why you'll love this course

  • Immerse yourself in electronic music production - Develop your creative identity as an electronic music artist, producer, or performer through modules on synthesis, sampling, sound design, and performance. You’ll explore the full spectrum of electronic music, honing your sound, refining your processes and exploring your creative boundaries.
  • Deepen or diversify with optional modules - Shape your learning experience with optional modules in immersive audio, hardware production, integrative performance technologies, post-production, marketing, and more. Whatever you want to focus on, you’ll find pathways that support you and your vision.
  • Collaborative creative environment - Collaborate with other producers, musicians, vocalists, composers, sound designers, live engineers, event managers and songwriters across ten interconnected music degrees, mirroring the real world and preparing you to work confidently within the music industry.
Year 1 In your first year, you’ll build a strong foundation in electronic music production, sound design, and studio practice. You’ll explore essential tools and workflows for producing and mixing your electronic music, alongside modules in synthesis, DJing, and performance skills. This year is about building confidence, technical fluency, experimenting with ideas, and learning to bring your vision to life through sound. Year 2 In your second year, you’ll develop more advanced production and performance skills, with a strong emphasis on artistic identity and creative independence. You’ll choose from a range of optional modules to tailor your learning experience and work more independently, with increased emphasis on collaboration, creative research, and real-world application to help you prepare for your final year projects. Year 3 In your final year, you’ll bring everything together through two major self-directed projects: one focused on building an industry-ready portfolio that reflects your artistic identity, and another exploring innovation in your chosen discipline. The final year is about consolidating your skills, defining your voice, and building a bold and original body of work ready for release, performance, or further development beyond graduation.

Modules

Year 1 - Core Modules Industry Foundations Music Production Studio Practice Mixing Synthesis & Sound Design DJing & Live Performance Year 2 - Core Modules Industry Practice Advanced Music Production Creative Research Practice Advanced Mixing & Mastering Year 2 - Option Modules Hardware Production Composition & Arrangement Post Production Integrative Performance Technologies Commercial Music Creation Marketing & Promotion Immersive Audio Year 3 - Core Modules Innovation: Exploration Industry Portfolio Development Innovation: Realisation Industry Portfolio Delivery Sound Cultures Year 3 - Option Modules Music Education & Wellbeing Practice Signature System Design Management & Leadership in the Music Industry Collaborative Creative Practice Please note. Option modules are subject to availability and may change, depending on factors such as demand, staffing and timetabling. As part of our process of continuous improvement, we routinely review course content to ensure that all our students benefit from a high-quality and rewarding academic experience. As such, there may be some changes made to your course which are not immediately reflected in the content displayed on our website. Any students affected will be informed of any changes made directly.

Assessment method

Learning is hands-on, exploratory, and artist-led. You’ll spend significant time working in professional studios, production labs, and performance spaces, using industry-standard tools such as digital audio workstations, hardware synths, modular gear, DJ controllers, and performance technologies. Your learning is supported by workshops, seminars, collaborative projects, and reflective critique, all designed to help you refine your craft, expand your ideas, and grow as an independent artist-producer. Assessment methods:

  • Assessments are 100% coursework
  • Portfolio development of live performance, creative, practical and/or technical work.‍
‍- Written assignments.
  • Presentations.

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

Course code:
W470
Institution code:
D16
Campus name:
DBS Institute Bristol
Campus code:
D

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

We regret that this course is not available to international applicants who would require a Student Visa. At this time, we are currently unable to accept international students on our on-campus undergraduate degree programmes. Students who hold settled or pre-settled status may qualify, more detail can be found on our website.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Who's this course for? We’re looking for aspiring producers, DJs, and sonic artists who want to explore the full creative potential of electronic music. You might already be making beats, experimenting with synths, or performing DJ sets and are ready to push your sound further. Whether your focus is underground dance music, experimental audio, or live performance, this course will help you build the skills and confidence to take your ideas to the next level.

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

https://www.dbsinstitute.ac.uk/all-courses/ba-hons-electronic-music-production#section-who-is-this-for

Additional entry requirements

Interview

Portfolio

English language requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English, we accept a variety of English language tests. Where an offer of a place is conditional on you meeting our English language requirement, you will need to meet that condition before your offer is made unconditional and you can begin studying. We can only accept tests that have been completed within the last two years.

You can find full information of accepted qualification on our validating partner's website.

https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/international/english-language-requirements

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 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.
Electronic Music Production at dBs Institute - UCAS