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Music and Performing Arts Foundation Pathway Degree - BA (Hons)

University of Huddersfield

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

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. This foundation year is designed to support your transition into higher education, helping you explore various routes within music and the performing arts. While it does not focus on the specific requirements of any one-degree course, it equips you with key concepts, principles, and techniques that are relevant to all performing arts disciplines. You will also be introduced to specialist facilities, rehearsal spaces, and performance practices. On successful completion of this course, you'll be able to continue onto the first year of your degree in the following music and performing arts subject areas:
• Acting and Performance
• Musical Theatre
• Music
• Music Technology 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. For more information, please visit International Study Centre.


Why Study Music and Performing Arts Foundation Pathway Degree at University of Huddersfield?

You will build confidence in your academic and performance abilities, preparing you for degree-level study and gain essential knowledge of creative processes, performance techniques, and critical thinking. You can also experience working in industry-standard facilities, rehearsal spaces and performance venues within the School of Arts and Humanities. You’ll be learning from the best on this course too, as the University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.


Professional Bodies

At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. †full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerates or apprenticeship degrees.


Why Huddersfield?

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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University information

University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield

  • University League Table

    65th

  • Campus address

    Huddersfield Campus, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

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Huddersfield has a thriving international community, with students from across the world.
International students can benefit from a merit-based scholarship scheme for eligible applicants.
The university has strengths in teaching, employability, internationalisation and inclusiveness.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Drama, Dance & Cinematics

    89th out of 94 16

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    126 60%

    61st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    54.0 54%

    70th

    33

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.61 65%

    93rd

    76

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