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Creative industries

Explore traditional, Celtic, pop, jazz, classical, rock, and the music of the Highlands and Islands.

Alternatively, specialise in music business or popular music. Whichever you choose, you’ll learn from professionals at the top of their fields and develop skills in performance, education, recording, creative production, business, enterprise, networking, and communication, helping you access opportunities close to home and internationally.

Our guest speakers have included representatives from Universal Music, Sony Columbia Records, BBC Radio One, Live Nation, and Ticketmaster, as well as Stevie Wonder's manager, Keith Harris.

Explore our creative industries playlist >

collage of 4 | art student | drama performance | graphic design | audio engineering

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Collage of 3 | Kristy Taylor | Sophie Martin | audio engineering

Undergraduate

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Postgraduate

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Pathways to study

If you don't initially meet the entry requirements for degree study there is always another route and you may want to consider an HNC or access course.

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Kirsty, music business graduate

I am the Marketing, Social Media & Digital Distribution Manager at Soma Records, my studies helped get my job by growing my music network and boost my networking skills. I received great support from all my lecturers at UHI, and the guest lectures were great.

A highlight was starting up my own club night in Glasgow for my Honours Project. If you are thinking about a career in the music industry, I would recommend studying at UHI.

Kirsty studied BA (Hons) Music Business at UHI Perth.

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Careers

Graduates progress into a variety of roles:

Advertising, marketing and social media
Artist and talent management
Broadcasting and online media production and editing
Computer games and graphic design
Creative writing and publishing
Music, arts, venues and event management
Performing, producing and composing music
Photographer and camera technician
Teaching and education