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Music Production with Business Management

Course details
  • 3 Study options
  • Undergraduate
Course location
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Course summary

Our Music Production with Business Management BA is a dynamic, interdisciplinary programme that equips you with the skills to navigate both the music and business worlds. You’ll gain hands-on experience through placement opportunities and practical projects, allowing you to produce original music and sound while also understanding the workings of commercial organisations. This programme will prepares you for exciting careers in two thriving global industries.

Why choose this course?

  • Spend a year working in industry, or undertake an entrepreneurship year

  • Benefit from our Apple MacBook Loan Scheme

  • Study alongside innovative companies based in Keele Business School

  • Access to sophisticated music studio facilities with sound design and computer labs

Music Production with Business Management BA at Keele offers a unique blend of creativity and strategy, equipping you with specialist skills to pursue careers across two dynamic fields. This programme provides a scientifically informed understanding of managing various types of organisations, from conventional businesses to alternative models, while also developing your academic and practical expertise in music production and sound design.

You’ll develop industry-relevant skills in music production, sound design, screen music, audio-visuals, and music software. You will also delve into the qualitative study of organisations - their operations, strategies, and employee dynamics, while also providing foundational knowledge in business management. This well-rounded approach ensures that you are fully prepared for careers in the dynamic music industry, including sound recording, audio engineering, audio-visual production, and broadcasting.

Apple MacBook Loan Scheme
Our Apple MacBook Loan Scheme ensures that all music production students have equal access to high quality resources to support learning. As a music production student, you will be provided with an Apple MacBook for the full duration of your degree, at no cost to yourself*. Pre-installed with the necessary software required for your studies, the loan scheme allows you to optimise your learning experience and engage with industry-standard hardware.

*a charge will be made in the event of loss or damage to the MacBook.

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

Course Modules

For a list of indicative modules please visit the course page on the Keele University website.

How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
K12

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
BBC

BBC in three A levels

T Level
M

Merit in any T level

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 112

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 15

112 UCAS points in any Access to HE Diploma including Distinction in at least 15 Level 3 credits

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English language C/4 or equivalent, see webpage

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 29

554 in three Higher Levels, OR 29 points

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

DMM in any BTEC Extended Diploma / National Extended Diploma

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

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.

Learn more on the Keele University website

Historical entry grades data

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.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

Course options

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 2027 entry will be available soon. Although we review our fees annually and these may change, 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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