Canterbury Christ Church University
UCAS Code: W374 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
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Access to HE Diploma
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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Three A Levels at Grade DDE or Extended Diploma MPP. This course requires an interview
About this course
**The foundation year will introduce you to study at university and your chosen subject. It also provides a highly supportive environment where you can develop your self-confidence.**
Learn how to make ground-breaking sounds and maximise your potential in our digital studios.
You’ll be taught by a dynamic team of tutors who are highly skilled musicians, including recognised industry music producers, creative technologists, songwriters, composers and performers. With their expert guidance, you'll develop techniques that can be applied to a range of settings, from the stage to clubs, art galleries, games consoles and mobile phones.
You’ll be able to compose and produce music using the specialist facilities of our creative arts building which includes recording studios, mixing suites and Apple Mac labs as well as rooms equipped for rehearsals and dedicated music venues.
Within the course you’ll develop your use of Apple’s Logic and Ableton Live, along with a range of other industry standard music software packages, in the production of music to a professional standard.
You'll be encouraged to collaborate with students from other disciplines, such as Games Design and Popular Music, and have opportunities to perform or exhibit your music through live performances, installations and websites.
**Top reasons to study with us**
- 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:
- 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. You will have access to surround mixing rooms, as well as St Gregory’s Music Centre (a converted church) which is a unique recording and performance space.
- 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.
- 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.
Modules
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