Music and Music Technology

We’ve got an excellent range of courses in Music and Music Technology/Production at Huddersfield. They cover everything from classical to pop to experimental and beyond. You’ll study in fantastic facilities on state-of-the-art equipment, supported by staff with a blend of industry experience and research excellence. Whether your interest is in creative or the technical - in performance, composition, production or understanding how music technology works ‘under the bonnet’, we have a course for you.

All our courses include an optional year’s work placement. That’s real-world experience that will enhance your employability and the reason why our students graduate with skills that lead them towards excellent career opportunities.

If you want to join our thriving community then have a look at our courses in more detail to find out which one is best for you.

Be in demand

Music at the University of Huddersfield had a 93.1% record of graduates finding employment or going on to further study within six months of graduating during 2009/10.

Graduate opportunities are vast and include performance, production, broadcast, education and interactive media industries as well as electronics design and development.

A degree in a music related subject opens up many opportunities across a wide range professions. Our graduates leave us with a fantastic portfolio and the necessary skills to undertake a wide variety of careers including: performer, producer, session musician, film composer and arranger, video/TV post production, teaching, PR, web design, multimedia, computer games, audio engineer or even software developer.

Our graduates have gone on to work for companies including: BBC, ITV, the Music Factory, EMAP, British Grove Studios, DACS Ltd, Abbey Road Studios, Titan Tour Productions, Handel House Museum and London’s South Bank Centre.