Popular Music with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

**A foundation year helps you develop the study skills and self-confidence needed for higher education when you don’t reach the entry requirements for your subject.** <br/><br/>**Explore your own creativity and musical identity with a Popular Music degree at Canterbury Christ Church University. With a focus on contemporary music, this dynamic and practical course will prepare you for a career in the music industry.**<br/><br/>With a BA in Commercial Music from CCCU, you’ll develop strong skills in performance, instrumental technique, song writing, and composition, as well as having the opportunity to perform, record, produce, and compose your own music.<br/><br/>What’s more, you’ll learn in our purpose-built creative arts building, Daphne Oram, that houses the latest recording facilities, including professional-grade rehearsal, recording, and performance spaces.<br/><br/>Not only will you gain expertise in your chosen area of commercial music, but you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with students from other courses in the School of Creative Arts and Industries, which will introduce you to working with other professions in the field.<br/><br/>Youll also network with other musicians and professionals in the music industry.<br/><br/>**Top reasons to study with us**<br/><br/><br/>- 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.<br/><br/><br/>- From our Canterbury Campus you’ll have access to the vibrant live music scenes in Canterbury, Margate, and Ramsgate, home to a variety of venues and international music festivals.<br/><br/><br/>- 15th in the UK for student satisfaction with the quality of teaching in the subject area of Music. Complete University Guide Subject League Table 2025<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll be supported by tutors who are highly skilled musicians with international experience and whose teaching is informed by their work as active performers, producers and composers.<br/><br/><br/>- A year-round programme of events will offer you the opportunity to showcase your talents in a variety of venues, including Canterbury Cathedral.<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have one-to-one instrumental/vocal lessons with specialist tutors.<br/><br/><br/>**Specialist facilities**<br/><br/>You’ll have access to excellent facilities, including:<br/><br/><br/>- St Gregory’s, a historic church that has been converted into a beautiful music venue which seats 150 and has been designed to enhance the experience of the audience and performer.<br/><br/><br/>- Music studios, in our dedicated creative arts building, are kitted out with in-house instruments and state-of-the-art control rooms sporting both digital sound and video editing software.<br/><br/><br/>- Performance areas for large and small gigs, and stunning venues, including Canterbury Cathedral.<br/><br/><br/>**Location**<br/><br/>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.