Music (W65) DipHE is an undergraduate degree at Open University, based in Milton Keynes, taught distance learning over 2-4 years.
About this course
This diploma will broaden and deepen your understanding of music through study of a wide range of genres (including western art music, jazz, popular music, and non-western musics). You’ll combine practical activities, which involve making your own recordings, with learning about the scientific basis for music and how it is heard and perceived. You'll develop the technical skills to analyse and create music in different styles, and examine the technologies that are used to produce, manipulate and transmit music.
Key features of the course
- Study a wide range of musical repertoires and practices
- Explore music through analysis, composition and contextual study
- Create your own music with the help of specialist software
- Relevant to a wide range of careers including music performance, teaching, arts administration, community music leadership, and sound recording
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
- Study Mode
- Distance learning
- Duration
- 2-4 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Milton Keynes
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Music
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ