Program Overview

Film and Music Production BA (Hons)

Overview

Kickstart your career in the creative industries with a Film and Music Production BA at Keele. From crafting compelling audio-visual works to mastering intricate sound design, you'll develop the theoretical knowledge, hands-on practice, cutting-edge technological skills and professional-level expertise to pursue a wide variety of careers across diverse music genres and artistic fields.

Why Study Film and Music Production at Keele University?

• Specialise in cinematic, musical, and sound fields to build a strong professional profile and portfolio.
• Access comprehensive music studio facilities with sound design and computer labs.
• Tailor your learning to your interests with a wide variety of practical and analytical modules.
• Engage with industry-standard technologies for film and music production.
• Innovative work placements and professional engagement opportunities with our external partners.

Course Structure

Year 1

• Compulsory Modules:
  • Unlocking the Studio: Your Journey into Sound Engineering
  • Filmmaking Fundamentals
  • Becoming a Cultural Citizen
• Optional Modules:
  • History in Media and Film: The Presentation of the Past in Contemporary Culture
  • Popular Music and Digital Platforms
  • Sound Synthesis in Music Production
  • Animating the Screen
  • Sound for Moving Image
  • Sights and Sounds: Analysing Film

Year 2

• Compulsory Modules:
  • Studio Engineering and Live Sound
  • Global Cinemas: Beyond Hollywood
• Optional Modules:
  • The Power of Cinematic Representation
  • Documentary Film
  • Sound Design
  • Professional Experience for Music Production (Year 2)
  • Pathways with Music Production: Developing Your Profile
  • Global Cinemas: Beyond Hollywood
  • Sampling and Remix
  • Teenage Dreams: Youth Subcultures in Fiction and Film
  • Augmenting Live Performance
  • The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)

Year 3

• Optional Modules:
  • Professional Experience for Music Production (Year 3)
  • Employing Music Production: Putting Your Subject into Practice
  • Extended Research Project in Film Studies
  • Music Production Final Year Project
  • Advanced Audio Tools
  • Science Fiction Cinema
  • Britain on Film: Trends, Theories, Debates
  • Podcast and Radio Production
  • Music and Social Movements
  • The Art of Mixing: Mastering and AI in Modern Music Production
  • Youth and Film: Growing Up on Screen
  • The Apocalypse will be Televised: Extinction on Film since 1945
  • The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)

Entry Requirements

• A Level: BBC
• BTEC Extended Diploma / National Extended Diploma: DMM
• T Level: Merit
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 554
• Access to HE Diploma: 112 UCAS points
• Welsh Baccalaureate / Bagloriaeth Cymru: The Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate is equivalent to one full A Level at the same grade.

Tuition Fees

• UK: £9,535 for the 2025/6 academic year (subject to Parliamentary approval).
• International: Band 1, £17,700 for the 2025/26 academic year

Facilities

• Dedicated teaching spaces
• Specially equipped screening room
• Filmmaking equipment
• Comprehensive music studio facilities with sound design and computer labs
• Courtyard studio with Dolby Atmos multi-speaker audio system, live room with foley recording facility, voiceover booth, and a band rehearsal room.

Supporting You

• Academic mentor
• Student Experience and Support team
• Disability Inclusion Tutor
• Learning Support and Academic Guidance
• Disability Support and Inclusion
• English Language Unit
• Student Advice at Keele (ASK)
• Student Support Services
• Occupational Health Department
• Keele Students' Union

Your Future Career

• The Film and Music Production course at Keele prepares you for diverse career opportunities in the creative industries.
• Industry-relevant skills in film and music production, sound design, and music for screen.
• Potential careers:
  • Filmmaking
  • Screenwriting
  • Scriptwriting
  • Author
  • Content writing
  • Research
  • Television production
  • Broadcasting
  • Videography
  • Directing
  • Music production
  • Sound design
  • Audiovisual production
  • Sound engineering
  • Games audio
  • Marketing
  • Photography
  • Events
  • Education

Foundation Year

• Studying a Foundation Year offers an alternative route to Keele.
• Provides a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree.
• Extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, and build your confidence.

International Foundation Year

• Delivered on campus through Keele University International College (KUIC).
• Find out more about the International Foundation Year options on the KUIC website.