🇬🇧United Kingdom
LCLondon College of Contemporary Music (LCCM)
BA (Hons) Commercial Music
4 years
Sep, Jan, Jun
£9,790/yr
- Undergraduate
- Full-Time
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- CertHE
- High Demand
CertHE Commercial Music Foundation
LCLondon College of Contemporary Music (LCCM) · London
LCCM’s BA (Hons) Commercial Music provides a comprehensive award for modern songwriters with pathways suited to solo vocalists and rappers, DIY producers, ambitious DIY artists and creative executives. The programme comb…
- Tuition
- £9,790/yr
- Duration
- 1 year
- Intakes
- Sep, Jan, Jun
- English
- IELTS 6.0
Information from lccm.ac.uk, updated 2 July 2026About this information
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Course Overview
LCCM’s BA (Hons) Commercial Music provides a comprehensive award for modern songwriters with pathways suited to solo vocalists and rappers, DIY producers, ambitious DIY artists and creative executives. The programme combines core and optional modules that are almost all cross-programme enabling students to meet and collaborate with peers on the other music and music business programmes at LCCM. The course will appeal to solo artists and producers as well as hands-on A&R and creative entrepreneurs who want to learn essential knowledge and songwriting skills in both the recording and releasing of contemporary music.
Entry Requirements
Academic Qualifications
CertHE (Level 4): 96 UCAS points from accepted Level 3 qualifications, or equivalent experience 4 GCSEs grade C/4 including English or equivalent (e.g. Functional Skills) Successful interview
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Fees & Scholarships
- Tuition (international)
- £24,500/yr
- Deposit to secure offer
- £2,000 (deducted from tuition)
- Estimated living costs (Manchester)
- £12,000–£14,500/yr
Scholarships available
Global Excellence Scholarship — £5,000 tuition reduction, automatic consideration for applicants with first-class equivalent grades. South Asia & Africa Merit Award — £3,000, essay-based, deadline 31 May.
Course Structure & Modules
Year 1
Making Music: Songwriting & Collaboration
Music Industry in Context
DAWs & Demos
Music Industry in Context
Music Industry in Context
Live Performance Techniques
Music Industry in Context
Career outcomes
Graduates move into roles across analytics, engineering and strategy. Recent graduate employers span major national employers, consultancies and fast-growing regional startups. The course draws on strong industry ties and a dedicated careers service running sector-specific recruitment fairs.
- 94%
- Employed or further study, 15mo
- £38k
- Median starting salary
- 120+
- Industry project partners
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Campus Locations
London
About this information
- Last updated
- 2 July 2026
- Source
- lccm.ac.uk
Course information on this page was last updated from the London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM) website available at lccm.ac.uk on 2 July 2026. NELO is not affiliated with or in partnership with London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM); we display course information the institution has published publicly. Fees, entry requirements, dates and other information is subject to change; for the latest details and for admissions, please contact the institution directly.
What students say about London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM)
Reviews from students across London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM)'s programmes.
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4.5 out of 5
Based on 3 reviews
- Teaching Quality
- 4.7
- Campus Life
- 4.3
- Career Support
- 4.7
- Value for Money
- 4.3
Feb 2026
“The international office picked me up from the airport and had my accommodation keys ready. Lecturers actually know your name here.”
- Teaching Quality
- 5/5
- Campus Life
- 5/5
- Career Support
- 4/5
- Value for Money
- 5/5
Ade O. · Nigeria · MSc Data Science
Feb 2026
“The international office picked me up from the airport and had my accommodation keys ready. Lecturers actually know your name here.”
- Teaching Quality
- 5/5
- Campus Life
- 5/5
- Career Support
- 4/5
- Value for Money
- 5/5
Ade O. · Nigeria · MSc Data Science
Feb 2026
“The international office picked me up from the airport and had my accommodation keys ready. Lecturers actually know your name here.”
- Teaching Quality
- 5/5
- Campus Life
- 5/5
- Career Support
- 4/5
- Value for Money
- 5/5
Ade O. · Nigeria · MSc Data Science
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