All students follow a core programme in the first two years, including modules which focus on establishing a common music skills base in performance, theory and practice, music technology, stylistic awareness, collaboration, popular music history, songwriting, arranging and composition, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals. Skills development continues in the second year, alongside a module which examines the business and economic aspects of the music industry and its component parts, including standard practice. The third year provides the opportunity to study practical music skills to an advanced level, including individual and ensemble performance, and ‘real world’ environments and situations. Project options within the third year of the programme offer numerous opportunities for the construction of individual leaning routes so that students can develop more specialist skills in their chosen area of music study (e.g. production project, event management). Students will also benefit from the opportunity to take an optional Rockschool Licentiate during their final year, allowing them to graduate with an additional and accredited teaching qualification. Modules attached to this award include: Year One * Music Practice 1a * Stylistic Performance * Music Creation and Capture 1a * Music Practice 1b * Music Creation and Capture 1b * The History of Popular Music and the Production Industries Year Two * Music Industry Practice * Music Practice 2a * Ensemble Performance 2a * Arranging and Composing * Music Practice 2b * Ensemble Performance 2b Year Three * Dissertation * Licentiate (LRSL) * Event Management * Dissertation * Specialised Performance Skills 3a * Production Project * Specialised Performance Skills 3b

Graduates who want to use their music degree in their work often progress to become self-employed musicians, performers, composers, teachers, academics, music therapists, studio managers or sound engineers. Other opportunities include specialist magazine journalism, music librarianship or music publishing. Many musicians enter careers that seek graduates of any discipline but offer the opportunity to use the specific skills developed in their studies.