Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Songwriting and Artist Development

Our BSc (Hons) Songwriting and Artist Development degree is one of five exciting courses in the Undergraduate Music Programme. To help them grow as an artist we have created the UK's only songwriting course offering a Bachelor of Science (BSc), due to its unique blend of creative, technical, and business aspects, setting them up for a successful career as a songwriter.

The course will develop their songwriting skills to establish their own musical style whilst learning how to record, produce, and master their products to ensure they are industry-ready for marketing and promotion.

On this course their will collaborate extensively within the School of Creative Arts, connecting with peers in the fields of Composition, Music Production, Audio Engineering, as well as Live Sound and Lighting to reflect industry practice. The course provides many opportunities for students to collaborate and perform their music in state-of-the-art performance spaces, including our regular HertsLive event and our end-of-year SonicHerts festival.

Many of our university staff within the Music department are active in the music industry as producers, songwriters, composers, remixers, sound designers, and engineers, bringing their experience and expertise into the teaching space.

This tailor-made course has been designed to include the core values required for a successful career as a songwriter. This will include writing engaging songs and making them sound great through contemporary production techniques. They will gain the knowledge to market and promote them effectively in a learning environment where they will develop personally and professionally.

So, if their are a talented songwriter, performer, producer or other music-creator with an appetite to expand theirr understanding of songwriting and its place within the wider creative industries, then this course is the ideal fit for them.