Music

Develop a wide range of music and technical skills and be part of a creative community of performers, composers, songwriters, producers and writers.

On this dynamic course, you’ll receive robust training in the critical and contextual dimensions of the study of music, exploring and challenging the status, value and significance of music in society.

You’ll have the time and resource to pursue your creative endeavours. This could be performing, composing, organising events, or becoming a music technologist.

All of this prepares you for today’s fast-moving music culture, giving you the confidence and skills for a successful career.

Why study at Hull?

• Learn from performance-led staff: Our staff include experienced DJs, band members, stage performers and session musicians, who are actively making and performing music.

• 100% employability: A perfect 100% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating.¹

• Industry-standard facilities: Get exclusive access to our 400-seat concert venue, professional recording studios, ambisonic studios, and rehearsal spaces.

Where could ths take me?

Our graduates have successfully set-up record labels – even before finishing their degrees – while others have become performers, conductors and managers. With the versatile skills gained from this degree, you can head into a career in producing, audio engineering, live sound engineering, teaching or journalism.

Once you’ve graduated, you’ll have a professional portfolio to enhance your CV, along with access to our extensive network of industry partners. This network could provide you with opportunities for live projects, work experience and masterclasses.

¹ (Music) UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics, for the academic year 2020/21, published by HESA June 2023.

Course Modules

Core modules include

Creating Recorded Music
Creating Live Music
Core Music Techniques
Applied Music Skills
Individual Creative Project
Collaborative Creative Project
Specialist Music Skills
Major Project
Working in Music

Optional modules include:

Professional Music Skills
Music & Sound for Media

You'll be assessed through a combination of written, practical and coursework assessments throughout your degree.

Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests.

Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work.

Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.