Popular Music (top-up) - BA (Hons)

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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Location

Waterside Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Start date

SEP-26

Duration

1 Year

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Course info

Our Popular Music top-up BA allows you to choose your own focus within popular music. Blend a mix of practical music-making, with more traditional academic studies, or learn something new.Choose to produce your own EP, perform at gigs, analyse and critically reflect on your own practice, record other artists, write a dissertation, compose/produce music for media, understand music philosophy, and delve into music education.With strong ties to both the local music scene and industry, as well as ...Read more

Key stats

DATA SOURCE: UCAS

WUSCA ranking:

WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2025 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.

61/279

CUG Ranking

CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2026

119th

What students say

I love it here at Northampton. The Popular Music course is amazing and the lecturers are so passionate about what they do. The students union is really good too. All societies and..Read more

I came to Uni as a mature student. Now i'm in my 3rd yar and will graduate with a PGCSE. It's never too late. Study a subject you enjoy and think you might go into in the future...Read more

Modules

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Tuition fees

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£9,535 per year

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Latest reviews

Latest Popular Music reviews

Student Reviewer

17 Feb 15

Popular Music - BA (Hons)

I love it here at Northampton. The Popular Music course is amazing and the lecturers are so passionate about what they do. The students union is really good too. All societies and...

Student Reviewer

08 Jan 14

Popular Music - BA (Hons)

I came to Uni as a mature student. Now i'm in my 3rd yar and will graduate with a PGCSE. It's never too late. Study a subject you enjoy and think you might go into in the future....

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