Music Production with Business Management

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.

At Keele, you'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through projects and placements, applying your learning to real-world scenarios and kick-starting your career. In your final year, you can undertake a year-long, professionally focused project, build a substantial creative and academic portfolio, or conduct in-depth research in one or more areas of music production. With flexible module choices, you can tailor your degree to your career aspirations and even study abroad at one of our partner universities.

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.