Bachelor’s Degree in Popular Music

Programme Overview

The Bachelor’s in Popular Music is a comprehensive undergraduate degree jointly offered by PRISM Foundation and partner universities. It builds on PRISM’s pioneering Popular Music curriculum (India’s first structured syllabus for Film and Playback Singing, introduced in 2014) and expands it into a full academic programme.

This degree provides students with a balanced mix of theoretical knowledge, practical training, and industry exposure, covering diverse genres such as Film Music, Indian Classical, Western, Folk, Ghazal, Devotional, and Bhajans, alongside voice techniques, studio recording, and music business studies.

Programme Aim

To equip students with the musical skills, cultural knowledge, and professional attributes required for careers in performance, playback singing, composition, production, and music management, while fostering creativity, resilience, and lifelong learning.

Key Features

• Joint award by PRISM Foundation and partner universities.

• Credit-based curriculum aligned with UGC undergraduate guidelines.

• Hands-on training in studio recording, audio engineering, and live performance.

• Industry integration through music business studies and professional practice.

• Holistic development: teamwork, project management, creativity, and cultural awareness.

Career Pathways

Graduates of the Bachelor’s in Popular Music can pursue careers as:

• Playback singers, performers, composers, arrangers

• Studio engineers, producers, DJs, media composers

• Music journalists, promoters, managers, directors

• Further study in postgraduate music programmes