Access to HE

Access to HE Diploma

Music Production

Set yourself on the path to a career as a music producer/sound engineer and gain the necessary skills and qualifications needed to progress to higher education.

Key Information

Where can I study?

Bristol / Manchester / Plymouth

Start Date

September 2024

Study Modes

Full-Time

Course Length

1 Year

UK/Home Fees (Per Year)

£4,835

Course Overview

With creative and professional development at its core, our Music Production diploma will see you grow and refine your skills in studio and computer-based recording, production and mixing. You’ll be introduced to the industry-standard DAWs, Logic Pro X and Ableton Live, working with a suite of software plugins as well as hardware mixing consoles and effects in our cutting-edge recording studios.

You will develop your understanding of a series of core strands; recording, sequencing, sound design, composition and acoustics, later applying this knowledge to a visual media project. Alongside these practise-based sessions, you will expand your academic and entrepreneurial skills through a mixture of research, presentation and self-reflection. All of this experience will provide the perfect platform to progress onto an undergraduate degree, where you can continue to specialise in music production or explore more niche study areas in sound design or music and sound for screen.

This course is taught by the dBs Institute and awarded by Access Creative College

Course Details

The diploma is taught over 38 weeks and you will study a total of 11 modules, totalling 60 credits. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes.

Year Overview

During this one-year diploma, you will refine your skills as a music producer, both in and outside of the studio. You’ll become adept at operating mixing consoles, hardware effects and multiple industry-standard DAWs, and possess a keen understanding of how to record and mix music. You will develop your academic skills, while gaining a greater understanding of the music industry and channel all this experience into a final project.

The 11 modules you study across the year will be grouped into four ‘strands’ that are delivered throughout the year.