Program Overview

Music and Performing Arts Foundation Pathway Degree

The Music and Performing Arts Foundation Year provides an exciting opportunity to develop the academic skills, confidence, and determination needed to succeed on a wide range of music and performing arts degree courses within the School of Arts and Humanities. Acting as a 'zero' year, this course offers a broad introduction to the performing arts, giving you the essential educational, personal, and study skills required to progress onto your chosen degree.

Why study Music and Performing Arts Foundation Pathway at Huddersfield?

• Build confidence in your academic and performance abilities, preparing you for degree-level study.
• Gain essential knowledge of creative processes, performance techniques, and critical thinking.
• Experience working in industry-standard facilities, rehearsal spaces, and performance venues within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Start date

The start date for this program is 22 September 2025.

Duration

The duration of this program is 1 year full-time (Year 0 of a 4/5 years degree including placement year).

Overview

This programme is not available to international students. Instead, international students should apply for our international foundation programmes delivered by our International Study Centre on campus. The Music and Performing Arts Foundation Year provides an exciting opportunity to develop the academic skills, confidence, and determination needed to succeed on a wide range of music and performing arts degree courses within the School of Arts and Humanities.

Entry requirements

To find out if you’re eligible to start this course, please see our Clearing pages.

Course Detail

Modules

The course has a varied subject matter and is designed to give you the opportunity to improve your knowledge and understanding of music and performing arts. The modules include:

• Study Skills: This module will provide you with the opportunity to develop the academic skills required to progress in higher education and successfully complete your academic studies.
• Research Skills: This module provides you with an opportunity to apply the skills required in higher education study.
• Introduction to Performing Arts: You will undertake foundational workshops in performing arts, which is likely to include exploring workshop practice, aspects of performance training, as well as a range of techniques and starting points for creating work.
• Development in Performing Arts: In this module you will begin to develop your skills in at least one area leading towards moving onto the relevant degree programme.
• Foundation Project: Dependent on your chosen specialism students work individually or in small groups, devising, managing, delivering and evaluating a final project.

Teaching

The teaching year for most courses normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.

Feedback

Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks.

Progression

You may progress to the next stage of your course or research degree, subject to meeting University assessment criteria and professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.

Facilities

Discover our facilities, in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield. Dedicated to exploration, students across the School of Arts and Humanities have the opportunity to cultivate, curate and showcase in a range innovative spaces, utilising extensive and purpose-built facilities.

Fees and Finance

The maximum fees we will charge for UK based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £9,535 per year for full-time students. Tuition fees will cover the cost of your study at the University as well as charges for registration, tuition, supervision and examinations.

Important information

When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student.