BA (Hons) Music Production Bachelor's degree at Leeds Beckett University
BA (Hons) Music Production at Leeds Beckett University. Audio shapes how we experience music, film, TV and games. This course centres on creating and producing music in professional studios, preparing you for creative industries work.
About this course
From music and film to TV and games, audio soundtracks our lives. Create and produce music in professional studios for a career in the creative industries. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Music Production is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at Leeds Beckett University, based in Leeds City Campus. It is studied part-time; duration varies by route.
For Music & Performing Arts graduates from this provider, 75% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 35% in highly skilled roles. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Music & Performing Arts, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met Sample size is not included in this snapshot. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 75% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 6 modules
- CompositionCore20 credits
Module details
This exciting module aims to focus on approaches to developing, writing down and communicating your musical ideas and intentions to others. You'll apply your skills practically through a combination of composing, notating and presenting these ideas in formats which musicians and music producers could develop in a studio or live performance setting.
- Popular Music StudiesCore20 credits
Module details
Develop your analytical skills, confidence in formulating arguments, and ability to engage in critical debate. By studying contemporary musical genres, histories and subcultures, you'll explore the political, economic, sociological, technological, ethical, and legal factors shaping music, artists, and the industries that support them. You'll learn through classroom discussion, directed reading, listening, and selected viewing activities designed to inform and stimulate your learning.
- Audio Production PortfolioCore20 credits
Module details
This module introduces the technologies and principles that support analogue and digital music signals and systems. You'll work on a series of mini projects to explore and build a range of non-studio-based audio production skills. Through workshops and tutorials, you'll develop the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the creative audio industries.
- Electronic Music TechniquesCore20 credits
Module details
Explore a range of perspectives, approaches and methods relevant to computer-based music composition and performance, as well as associated music production and sound manipulation skills. You'll develop awareness of different musical styles, technologies and techniques. These will be applied as you plan and compose original pieces of music. By using computer-based approaches, you'll explore how these can work alongside traditional instruments, enabling you to experiment and refine your skills in
- Sound TechnologyCore20 credits
Module details
Learn to listen critically to acoustic spaces, audio equipment and audio material. You'll explore acoustic principles and the human auditory system, building on these discussions through workshops and tutorials. You'll also investigate signal and associated equipment, which will support the fundamental topics of sound technology. By combining tutor-led investigation with self-directed study, you'll develop essential skills and techniques used in the creative audio industries.
- Creative Studio TechniquesCore20 credits
Module details
The first in a series of studio recording modules, Creative Studio Techniques will introduce you to and develop your fundamental practical audio production skills. We'll explore the function and application of the digital audio workstation in audio recording, editing, sequencing, and mixing. You'll study signal flow and audio FX processing in both the digital and analogue domains. By the end of the module, you'll understand the hardware and software systems used in audio recording and establish
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This part-time course emphasises creating and producing music for use in film, television, games and other media. You'll study music production alongside foundational work in musicianship, theory and performance. A course like this typically begins with essential skills, principal-study lessons, aural training and analysis, then moves into composition and music technology, where you develop studio and production craft. In your final stage, you'll specialise in areas such as music production, composition, performance, musicology or music education, while also studying the professional side of the music industry: funding, promotion and portfolio careers. You'll typically complete this with a final recital, portfolio or major project.
Who it's for
You're someone drawn to the technical and creative sides of music, how sound is shaped, layered and delivered. You have an ear for detail, curiosity about production workflows, and the discipline to work with equipment and software seriously. You're comfortable learning through hands-on studio work alongside conceptual study. This course will suit you if you want to bridge musicianship with production craft, and you're ready for the rigour that professional-standard work demands.
Careers & job market
Across Music & Performing Arts nationally, 90% of graduates are in work or further study within 15 months. Of those working, 55% are in highly skilled roles or pursuing further study. Graduate earnings (national figures) start at £20,000–£28,000 fifteen months after graduation; after five years, they reach £19,975–£28,200. The creative industries, music, audio post-production, broadcast and interactive media, offer varied paths; your portfolio and studio experience will shape your options.
University & format
The BA (Hons) Music Production is studied part-time at Leeds Beckett University, a University located in Leeds City Campus, and is taught in English. As a recognised UK degree-awarding body, the qualification is nationally recognised. The university holds a Bronze award for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023 and is.
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
Part-time application dates vary by provider. UCAS dates
Placement year. Availability, selection and pay can vary.
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Opened 2 July 2026; last choice 19 October 2026. Check vacancies now. A cached page never claims a place is still available.
Entry & how to get in
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code WJ3X). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by Apply directly to the provider
Part-time application dates vary by provider. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at Leeds Beckett University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Music & Performing Arts graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in music & performing arts · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
- 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Music & Performing Arts nationally
National figures for Music & Performing Arts graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Published threshold met. Sample size is not included in this snapshot. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Sales occupationsSOC 2020 71 · 25% of published destinations · ASHE median £15,975
- Artistic, literary and media occupationsSOC 2020 341 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £33,824
- Elementary occupationsSOC 2020 9 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £19,087
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsSOC 2020 31 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £34,828
- Business and public service associate professionalsSOC 2020 35 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £38,760
- Skilled trades occupationsSOC 2020 5 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £34,241
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 25; response rate: 65%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Music & Performing Arts graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine information gathering
- First-draft writing and summaries
- Standard analysis and admin
- Repetitive processing tasks
More human than ever
- Judgement and original thinking
- Working with and leading people
- Owning and sense-checking AI output
- Ethics and accountability
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Music & Performing Arts graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Orchestras & ensembles
- Schools & conservatoires
- Studios & venues
- Media & freelance
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Music & Performing Arts graduates.
Music Tech Beta Liaison & Support SpecialistinMusic Brands, Inc.Music QTSColmore Education Recruitment LtdMusic Teachers in HuddersfieldAcademicsMusic Rights Operations & Data Services LeadPPLMusic Engagement Officer - Alternative Provision · Coventry MusicMusiceducationukMusic Audio & Tech Support Desk SpecialistMandarin RecruitmentIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
75% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 7.5 out of 10: in work or study 75%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Leeds Beckett University
Design, and creative and performing arts across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around Leeds City Campus
4,716 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
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Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Leeds Beckett University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by Leeds Beckett University; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Leeds Beckett University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Leeds Beckett University and gov.uk before you apply.
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