Popular Music

Canterbury Christ Church University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Music

A-Level Entry

BBC

Avg. Graduate Salary

£19,500

About this course

Explore your own creativity and musical identity with a Popular Music degree at Canterbury Christ Church University. With a focus on popular music, this dynamic and practical course will prepare you for a career in the music industry.

With a BA in Popular Music from CCCU, you’ll develop strong skills in performance, instrumental technique, song writing, and composition, as well as having the opportunity to perform, record, produce, and compose your own music.

What’s more, you’ll learn in our purpose-built creative arts building, Daphne Oram, that houses the latest recording facilities, including professional-grade rehearsal, recording, and performance spaces.

Not only will you gain expertise in your chosen area of popular music, but you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with students from other courses in the School of Creative Arts and Industries, which will introduce you to working with other professions in the field.

You'll also network with other musicians and professionals in the music industry.

Top reasons to study with us

  • You’ll have one-to-one instrumental/vocal lessons with specialist tutors.

  • You’ll learn in our purpose-built creative arts building, Daphne Oram, which provides the latest facilities, including professional-grade rehearsal, recording, and performance spaces.

  • Top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction with the quality of teaching in the subject area of Music. Complete University Guide Subject League Table 2025

  • You'll be part of a supportive and creative community with opportunities to collaborate with a diverse range of like-minded students across the creative industries on performances, recordings and music for media projects including films and games. As a CCCU student you can sign up to our Creative Agency and start building your creative networks.

  • Graduates from our music courses have gone on to work in roles such as songwriters, media composers, sound artists, live sound and studio engineers, DJs, software and audio content developers, teachers and web designers.

    Specialist facilities

    You’ll have access to excellent facilities, including:

  • Performance areas on campus include the Anselm Studio theatre space (featuring a fully fitted professional sound and lighting rig) and the Students’ Union bar alongside rehearsal and performance spaces in the Daphne Oram Creative Arts building and St. Gregory’s Centre for Music - a venue which seats 150 and can be used for performances and recordings. In addition, students have opportunities to perform at external venues such as the prestigious Ramsgate Music Hall.

  • The university recording studios, in our dedicated creative arts building, are kitted out with in-house instruments and state-of-the-art control rooms centred around Audient in-line desks with additional industry standard hardware and mic collection.

  • Mac labs are equipped with software such as Logic, Ableton Live and Adobe Creative Cloud.

    Location

    This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades BBC
    BTEC DMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    2319 Teaching professionals
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters
    3415 Musicians

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Canterbury
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Music
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £19,500

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    Canterbury Christ Church University

    Canterbury

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