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University degree

Digital Creativity and Music Production

Liverpool Hope University · Liverpool
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 23% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Digital Creativity and Music Production is an interdisciplinary degree that sits at the intersection of art, technology, and music, exploring how digital tools are transforming creative practice across multiple fields. The convergence of artistic disciplines through digital media has created new forms of expression that blend sound, image, movement, and interaction, and this degree engages directly with that creative frontier. Whether your interests lie in gaming, graphic design, music production, visual performance, or interactive installation, the programme offers a framework for exploring how traditional creative skills can be extended and reimagined through new digital technologies.

At Liverpool Hope University, this four-year, full-time programme begins with a foundation year, which builds the academic and creative foundations students need before the main degree. The programme also includes a sandwich year and a year abroad, as well as work placement opportunities. You will study across music, visual arts, performance, and computer science, developing both the creative sensibility and the technical fluency to work at the boundaries of disciplines.

The idea of creative convergence, the discovery of new expressive forms through the meeting of different creative traditions, is central to the programme's philosophy. Staff research interests across music, performance, visual arts, and computing shape a curriculum that is genuinely interdisciplinary rather than simply multidisciplinary.

Graduates of Digital Creativity and Music Production work in music production, game audio, interactive media, digital arts, visual communication, and the creative technology sector. Many build portfolio careers that span multiple creative forms, working as producers, designers, animators, and creative technologists in industries including entertainment, advertising, education technology, and cultural institutions. The combination of technical skill and artistic intelligence the degree develops is increasingly valued as digital and physical creative environments continue to converge.

Postgraduate study in music technology, digital arts, or a related specialism is a natural progression for those seeking advanced expertise.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts11%
64-79 pts14%
80-95 pts16%
96-111 pts15%
112-127 pts16%
128-143 pts7%
144-159 pts4%
160-175 pts4%
How they qualified
84% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels84%
no formal qualifications6%
other higher education5%
an Access course4%
the IB1%
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120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
77%
Continue past first year
82%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£18,000
3 years on
£22,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation20%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled15%
Information Technology ProfessionalsHighly skilled40%
Sales occupations15%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled10%
Elementary occupations10%
Administrative occupations10%
What students say National Student Survey
82%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching79%
Assessment & feedback84%
Academic support79%
Well organised80%
Learning resources76%
Student community74%
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Liverpool Hope University's own site.
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