Songwriting, Performance and Music Production Bachelor of Music (with Honours) - MusB (Hon)

This course is for musicians who want to develop across songwriting, performance, and music production without narrowing their creative focus. Over three years, you’ll grow into a versatile, professional artist, with creating original music at the heart of your learning. You’ll study in a School recognised internationally for excellence, where creativity, experimentation and collaboration are central.

You’ll explore popular music practice through live performance, studio recording, composition, arranging, artist development, and production techniques. Learning is delivered through interactive workshops, masterclasses, and project-based study, allowing you to refine your creative voice while developing strong technical skills. Teaching is informed by staff with extensive professional experience across performance, songwriting, production, technology, and industry practice.

Collaboration is fundamental to the course. You’ll work closely with students across the Performing Arts, including engineers, session musicians, collaborative songwriters, artists, and theatre practitioners, gaining experience that reflects real-world creative industries and building confidence as an adaptable practitioner.

Why Study Songwriting, Performance and Music Production BMus(Hons) at the University of Huddersfield?

You’ll have access to outstanding facilities, including writing rooms, recording studios, synthesiser suites, mixing and editing spaces, rehearsal rooms, Dolby Atmos studios and live performance venues, alongside specialist software and instrument resources. Open access outside teaching hours gives you the freedom to write, rehearse and record whenever inspiration strikes.

Huddersfield’s creative community offers opportunities through festivals, ensembles, and student-led projects, preparing you for a rapidly evolving industry.

Music is ranked 8th in the UK (Daily Mail University Guide 2026), with Performing Arts 37th globally (QS 2025).

Professional Bodies\
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerates or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?\
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.