Popular Music at HCA is a vocational course designed for performers, songwriters and producers who wish to graduate with all the creative skills, knowledge and experience needed to have a successful career in the music industry. From the mainstream to the underground, this degree embraces music in its many forms – from rock, pop, folk, urban, jazz, sound design and to the experimental. Study on an industry-focused program in an inspiring art school environment. We support innovative and curious students who are willing to engage with ideas that will enhance their own creative vision and critical thinking. With an emphasis on the production of original work and digital content creation, you will learn how to collaborate with your fellow students in performance, songwriting and production, whilst acquiring a detailed knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the creative music industries. At HCA the emphasis is on supporting you to help find and develop your own distinctive voice and musical identity. We prepare you for a long-term career in the music industry by enabling you to be a versatile, resilient portfolio musician with a host of transferable skills. At HCA you will learn through being involved in stimulating live briefs relevant to current 21st century music industry practices. The course welcomes diversity, collaboration and experimentation. **Industry Links** Herefordshire has a vibrant community of musicians, producers, recording studios, venues, music festivals and community music outlets that contribute to an exciting live scene. The course will enable you to connect with the rich music ecology within the city and the wider region. **After this Course** This dynamic, innovative, industry-facing course is designed for students whose ambition it is to work in the music industry. Throughout your journey at Hereford College of Arts you will have the opportunity to develop innovative ways of achieving a portfolio of skills that are relevant to employment opportunities within music and the allied creative industries. Career destinations of BA Popular Music might include performing, producing, songwriting, and the wider creative industries, such as digital marketing, live event management and publishing. **Highlights** 1. You will be taught by a strong team of industry-based lecturers combined with regular masterclasses from professionals that are designed to educate, stimulate, and motivate. 2. Access to high quality rehearsal rooms, acoustically designed and fully equipped with the best gear. Whether it be high-end digital or retro analogue, you will be able to produce and create a diverse range of professional sound recordings. 3. Develop an expertise in a business relevant to your musical interest and discover opportunities for industry based internships and graduate placements. 4. Small class sizes provide highly personalised levels of supervision and support. This will enable you to develop your own specialist practice you need for working within this dynamic sector. 5. Opportunities to collaborate with other creatives in a dynamic art school environment.

From your first day at HCA you will work as a creative, developing your skills and your own voice through a series of projects. You will develop your creative practice, practical skills alongside your critical awareness and theoretical knowledge. You will study a range of modules that build your knowledge and confidence and total 120 credits each year. Please note that this course will be re-validated during 2020/21, as part of the validation cycle with our awarding body, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD).

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: W341

Institution code: H18

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Year 1

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Mature applicants with relevant experience will be considered. Portfolio and interview also required. Applicants whose first language is not English and require a Tier 4 Student Visa must achieve Level B2 in an approved secure English language test prior to enrolment. For further guidance please visit the UK Visa and immigration website: www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa.

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Student satisfaction : 85%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 66%

Go onto work and study: 83%

England	9000.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9000.0	Year 1
Scotland	9000.0	Year 1
Wales	9000.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9000.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9000.0	Year 1

In addition to the degree fees, the nature of creative arts practice means you will need to allow for some additional costs, such as for materials you choose to use in the production of work and activities, and for trips to external events and exhibitions. The courses at HCA have been designed to minimise the impact of additional costs; all course leaders have an annual budget and some trips and materials will be fully funded by the college or heavily subsidised. However, typically, a student will choose to spend an additional £250 in the first year, £375 in the second year and £400 in their final year, depending on scale of work and materials chosen or other related costs. Students spend different amounts depending on the areas in which they specialise and individual choices. We appreciate that not all students will be able to invest the same money in their work, and staff assessing it will not judge work by the cost of materials or other resources. The college shop includes many specialist materials at good value prices and much digital equipment can be borrowed from the media stores at no cost to students. HCA students are offered an optional Adobe Creative Cloud subscription for use outside of college hours. In the 2019-20 academic year this cost was £16.24 per month. Please note Adobe Creative Cloud is provided free to use for any student working within the college. Students on all courses will also have the chance to take part in optional trips that require payments towards their costs. Again, non-attendance will not incur assessment penalties, though trips are designed to help students develop their practice. There is an optional annual cross-course residential trip abroad. In the 2019 -20 academic year, the planned trip was to Copenhagen and the cost to students was £385. This fee included a shared dormitory room, UK airport transfers, overseas airport transfer and insurance. Optional single rooms were available for an additional £200. Support Available From Hereford College of Arts The HCA Cash Bursary: is designed to benefit students who are starting Higher Education for the first time; are ordinarily resident in England; the student must be liable to pay the full £9,000 tuition fee for their course & be from a low income family (£25,000 a year or less). Each cash bursary is £1,000 which students receive in their first year only. Care Leaver Bursary: Care leavers will receive the Cash Bursary of £1,000 in their first year, and will receive a Care Leaver Bursary of £1,000 in both their second and third year. The same eligibility criteria will apply as for the HCA cash bursary. Evidence of being a care leaver must be in the form of an original letter showing Care Leaver Status from your local authority. Partner Colleges: A first year bursary of £500 is available to students from our progression partner colleges* who have successfully completed their Level 3 or equivalent course within the last 2 academic years and progress on to a degree programme at Hereford College of Arts. *Partner Colleges include: Bath College, Belfast Metropolitan College, Bourneville, South & city College, Cirencester College, City of Bristol College, Coleg y Cymoedd, Dudley College, Gloucestershire College – ALL Campuses, Gower College, Grantham College, Halesowen College, Heart of Worcestershire College, Hereford College of Arts, Herefordshire & Ludlow College (HCT) (Ludlow College), Hereford Sixth Form College, Newent Sixth Form College, NWRC Derry, NPTC group, Plumpton College, Shrewsbury College, South Gloucestershire & Stroud College, Evesham College, Malvern Hills College, Stratford Upon Avon College, Swindon College & Worcester Sixth Form College Internal Progression Bursary: All students who have studied and successfully completed a Level 3 course within the last two academic years at Hereford College of Arts and progress to undergraduate study at HCA will be eligible to receive a bursary of £500 in their first year.

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