BA (Hons) Popular and Commercial Music in Cardiff United Kingdom | University of South Wales

This program is located at USW's specialized campus in Cardiff's vibrant creative hub. The Popular and Commercial Music course fosters the development of your unique artistic voice and musical style. Your education will explore diverse forms and subgenres of popular music, ranging from electronic to folk, urban, rock, and innovative pop. Focused on creative output, this music program trains you to work collaboratively with peers in performance, composition, and production. We celebrate diversity, teamwork, and creative exploration. Regardless of your musical preferences, you'll expand your abilities to acquire skills valuable not just for music careers but across the creative sector. Our faculty consists of accomplished industry professionals, including producers and songwriters. You'll benefit from guest lectures and workshops by top music figures like Greg Haver (Manic Street Preachers producer), Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran's collaborator), Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), and Steve Sidelnyk (Madonna's drummer). While studying in Cardiff, you'll establish connections with recording studios, music professionals, and companies in this dynamic capital.

Upon completing the Popular and Commercial Music degree, you'll possess versatile skills for various roles in music, media, and entertainment - from performing and composing to administration, promotion, multimedia production, and studio engineering. Our alumni work across the industry as performers, songwriters, promoters, educators, community musicians, and in emerging fields like game audio production.