Study music or the music industry at college/university

Studying music gives individuals the transferrable skills that employers look for from graduates. Music develops analytical skills, basic IT, critical thinking, decision making, interpersonal communication, leadership, oral and presentation skills, project management, amongst many other employable attributes.

When picking any subject to study at University, it is important to consider all the different places that offer your interest. Here is The Complete University Guide‘s information about music, detailing options for studying music include universities, where you can study academic music, or music conservatoires, where you can focus on performance.

Consumer advice organisation Which? has a helpful page here about what the different options are to study music at University level.

UK Course Finder has a huge body of information on every course in the UK, to he you find about about what each degree involved at every University.

Explore these links to find the place for you:

Craven College - http://www.craven-college.ac.uk/
Offers Performing Arts Level 3 extended diploma

Harrogate College - http://www.harrogate-college.ac.uk/
Offers BTEC Performing Arts (performance), and an Extended National Diploma in Musical Theatre

Leeds College of Music - https://www.lcm.ac.uk/
Offers Music Foundation (Performance, and Music Tech), BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (Music, and Music Tech), and BA Music

Scarborough Sixth Form - http://s6f.org.uk/
Offers Music A-Level and Music Tech A-Level

Selby College - http://www.selby.ac.uk/
Offers BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Tech

York College - http://www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/
Offers Music A-Level, Music Tech A-Level, Music Diploma Level 2, Music Extended Diploma Level 3, and Musical Theatre Extended Diploma Level 3

Access to Music - http://www.accesstomusic.co.uk/centres/york/contact
Offers Levels 1, 2 and 3 in Music, HNCD in Digital Music or Music Tech

Bradford College - https://www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/study/university-centre
Offers HND Music

Leeds Beckett - http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/
Offers Ba Music Production, BA Music Production and Performance, and BSc Music Tech

Manchester Metropolitan - www.mmu.ac.uk
Offers BA Music and BA Popular Music

Newcastle University - www.ncl.ac.uk
Offers BA/BMus Music, BA Contemporary and Popular Music, and BMus Folk and traditional Music

Sunderland University - www.sunderland.ac.uk
Offers BA Community Music, BMus Jazz, Popular and Commercial Music, and BA Performing Arts

University of Huddersfield - http://www.hud.ac.uk/
Offers BMus Music, BA Music Tech, BA Music Journalism, and BA Popular Music

University of Hull - http://www.hull.ac.uk/
Offers BA/BMus Music, BA Creative Music Tech, and BA Popular Music

University of Leeds - www.leeds.ac.uk
Offers BA Music, and BMus Performance

University of Manchester - www.manchester.ac.uk
Offers MusB Music

York St John University - www.yorksj.ac.uk
Offers BA Music, BA Music Composition, BA Music Education and Community, BA Music Performance, and BA Music Production

York University - www.york.ac.uk
Offers BA Music, BMus Music Technology, and BEng Music Technology Systems


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