Computer Science and Music Production at Keele combines computing with creativity, preparing you for careers in both technology and the creative industries. You’ll develop skills in programming, software development, and music production, alongside hands-on experience with industry tools and real-world projects. A final-year project lets you specialise in computing, music production, or both, building a strong foundation for diverse career paths.
Why choose this course?
Focus on hands-on programming and software development, along with industry skills in using technology for music production, sound design, screen music, audio-visual work, and music software
Engage creatively with industry-standard programming languages, audio software and hardware
Gain real-world experience, from an industry-linked research project to optional work placement
Employability skills are woven throughout the course
Discover diverse cultures through an International Year opportunity, at a partner university across the globe
Computer Science and Music Production at Keele is designed for students who want to apply computing to real-world challenges while exploring creativity in production and design. You’ll gain both academic knowledge and practical experience, developing skills that are valuable across technology, media and the creative industries.
The course combines the theory behind computing with hands-on programming and software development, alongside industry-relevant training in music production, sound design, audio-visual work and music technology.
Throughout the programme, you’ll gain technical, creative and analytical skills using industry-standard tools, software and hardware. You’ll also explore cultural and critical perspectives, with opportunities for placements and professional engagement. In your final year, you can shape your studies through a major project in computing, music production, or a combination of both.
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.
For a list of indicative modules please visit the course page on the Keele University website.
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Keele University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
When we consider an application we take into account a wide range of information, including the context in which an applicant has gained their qualifications, work experience (paid or unpaid), extra-curricular activities and personal circumstances. A number of our applicants offer a combined portfolio or additional qualifications and these will also be taken into account. In some instances, we may make an alternative offer which will differ from the published grades.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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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.
Our 2026 entry fees are detailed on our course pages, and a summary is available on our website: keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/tuitionfeesandfunding/undergraduatetuitionfees/
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Friday 14 August: 8:30 - 18:00
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