Want to become a music producer? We’ll teach you all the essential skills with help from songwriters and live performers.

Lecturers on our Music Production degree work in the industry themselves and will guide you through composing, recording, mixing and mastering music for commercial release. You’ll have access to five fully equipped recording studios and four live rooms.

We also offer a degree in Sound Design, which is perfect for students interested in creating sound and music for film, games, TV or drama. You’ll learn how to prepare all aspects of a soundtrack – from dialogue and ambience to sound effects.

Additionally, students on our music and sound degrees will have the opportunity to work alongside those throughout our Creative Industries Department. We prepare students for careers through storytelling, sense-making, and collaboration. You’ll work on diverse projects and develop the confidence to work across disciplines.

It’s the perfect platform for your creative ambitions.

Foundation year entry is also available on each of our Creative Industries courses, a Level 3 programme that's your launchpad into creative higher education.  Build confidence, join the degree pathway you're most interested in from the start, while having the freedom to explore other creative disciplines across the department.
Find out more about foundation year entry.

Courses

Features

Music and Sound - Semester 2 Highlights

Music Production & Sound Design students closed the year with standout projects, hands-on industry access, and creative work that keeps raising the bar. Read and listen!

Music and Sound highlights - Semester 1

Highlights from our dynamic music production and sound design courses

Music and Sound Highlights

Exciting highlights from across our dynamic Music Production and Sound Design degrees this semester.

Expertise

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Doug Rouxel

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer in Music and Sound, Course Leader for Undergraduate Courses in Music and Sound at Staffordshire University.

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Dr Sharon Coleclough

Senior Lecturer

Sharon works across all areas of film and media production, focusing upon specialisms in sound design, editing, acting and performance in film. She is an active researcher with international publications on lighting, sound and representation in film.

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Alexander Hough

Lecturer

Alex is a lecturer for Music & Sound degrees. He teaches various aspects of music production including recording studio fundamentals, advanced recording techniques, mixing, mastering, sampling & synthesis and audio for multimedia post-production

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Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025

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The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

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The Mail University Guide 2026

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Rookies Games Design and Development 2023, 2025

TIGA Best Games Institution 2024, 2025

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

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Research Excellence Framework 2021