Course Summary

Validated by the University of Brighton, this highly successful and practical programme is designed to take foundation degree students to the next level of personal and professional development. The course offers students the opportunity to explore the marriage of creativity and technology. Students have access to eight studios and 13 workstations with industry-standard hardware/software and can book one-to-one sessions with recording technicians. Sussex Downs College has received national AoC Beacon status for ‘Creativity in Writing, Art or Design’. The award is sponsored by the CLA (Copyright Licensing Agency) and was presented in recognition of the quality of our Music Production programme. **WHAT CAN YOU DO AFTER THIS COURSE?** Our FdA and BA(hons) graduates have gone on to work with major organisations and/or set up their own companies. A few examples are: * Kevin: Live Sound Engineer ‘Soul 2 Soul’ * Adriano: Guitarist (Spice Girls) and session player * Zoe: Artist Liaison Kerrang Magazine * Rory: Sound technician at ‘Playgroup’ * Oscar: Recording artist (Metronomy) * Danny: Music video producer * Greg: Republic of Music, Brighton * Matt: Stage Manager/Live Sound Engineer, De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill * Jon: Radio Producer Juice FM * Tracey: Head of Authoring at Brightwave, studying for Masters Degree in Creative Industries (Computing) * Rob: Short-listed (top ten) out of 3000 entrants of the Business Accelerator Competition, led by Deborah Meadon (Dragon’s Den) * Nikki: Ivor Novello award winning songwriter for Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’.

Course Details - Modules

The year is worth 120 Credits and this is spread across a total of 4 units. 3 of these units are valued at 20 credits each, and these are followed by a practical production-based Final Major Project that is worth 60 credits.

Course Details – Assessment Method

The BA(Hons) in Music Production and Creative Recording is entirely course work-based; there are no exams.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

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.

Application Codes

Course code: W301

Institution code: S83

Campus Name: Eastbourne

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements


We accept 240 CATS points from degree-level study (e.g. an HND, two years of full-time FdSc or BSc) Content of completed modules from previous study will be reviewed to ensure they map across to learning aims/outcomes of the new course. Please contact us for further information.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

Channel Islands 7995.0 Year 1
EU 9000.0 Year 1
England 7995.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 7995.0 Year 1
Scotland 7995.0 Year 1
Wales 7995.0 Year 1
International 9000.0 Year 1
Republic of Ireland 7995.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Studying with us will give you excellent value for money. Our lower fees, compared to many other universities, help you to save money, while getting the very best from our expert tutors.

Provider information

Station Plaza
Station Approach
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Hastings, East Sussex
TN34 1BA

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