BA Music Production with Business Management
About this course
BA (Hons) in Business and Management and Music, combining business strategy with music production. Core topics include Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Design & Creative Practice. Professional experience modules in year two and year three offer work placements, client projects, or festival and event delivery. A final-year project module enables building a portfolio through studio and lab work, presented in a concert or show.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 70%
- Left higher education: 25%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 45 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 30%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 5%
- Scotland: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Unlocking the Studio: Your Journey into Sound Engineering
- Exploring Business Foundations: Principles and Practices
- Sound for Moving Image
- Becoming a Cultural Citizen
- Popular Music and Digital Platforms
- Management Essentials: People, Processes, and Performance
- Sound Design
- Sampling and Remix
- Creative Arts and Humanities in Society
- Augmenting Live Performance
- Professional Experience for Music Production (Year 2)
- Pathways with Music Production: Developing Your Profile
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Music Production Final Year Project
- Strategic Business Insights: Innovating and Competing
- Advanced Audio Tools
- The Art of Mixing, Mastering and AI in Modern Music Production
- Music and Social Movements
- Professional Experience for Music Production (Year 3)
- Employing Music Production: Putting Your Subject into Practice
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Music Production with Business Management at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £31,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £9,000 less than the UK median for Management studies.
What do graduates of BA Music Production with Business Management at Keele University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Music Production with Business Management at Keele University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Music Production with Business Management at Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 123 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Music Production with Business Management at Keele University?
70% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.