Venues

Lerwick Campus

Content

Nurture your musical passions and pursue a dynamic career in popular or traditional music performance. Develop your understanding of the music industry and enhance your instrumental skills, with modules in first study instrument or composition, live performance, theory, graded units, and music business.

Take the HNC as the first year of the UHI's BA (Hons) Popular Music, or use the HNC or HND to access the second or third years of the BA (Hons) Popular Music or BA (Hons) Applied Music.

Mandatory units are:
Music first study: instrument or Music first study: composition; Music: live performance; Music theory; Music: graded unit; Music business for musicians.

Option units may include:
Keyboard skills for music production; Songwriting; Music: session skills; Digital audio workstations; Creative project; Music: second study composition; Recording techniques for musicians; Music: research project; Music business: start-ups; Music history; Music second study: composition; Music: instrumental instruction.

Entry Requirements

1 Higher at C or above; or NC Music. You will be asked to attend for interview and audition. Grade 4/5 in an instrument or singing.

Progression Routes

BA Hons Applied Music or BA Hons Popular Music