Join us in September 2025 and kickstart your career in music

WaterBear offers BA (Hons) degree and master’s courses made for today’s musicians, artists and industry professionals. We’re about smaller class sizes, flexible course delivery, bespoke one-to-one mentoring, and exclusive work experience and career development opportunities. WaterBear is a College of Falmouth University, a pioneer in creative industries education, entrepreneurship and innovation.  

Interested in learning more? Apply now for a no-obligation chat to discuss your music, career goals, and to see if we’re the right fit for you.

WaterBear colleges are based in the heart of Brighton and Sheffield, two vibrant UK cities with incredible musical heritage and thriving music scenes. We also offer a range of online distance learning courses too. Regardless of location, all our students benefit from small class sizes, taught by music industry professionals, and are further supported through our personal mentoring programme. Students have access to flexible learning through our virtual learning environment. By studying at WaterBear, you’ll become part of a thriving community of like-minded individuals.

At WaterBear we offer a selection of music degree courses for today's musicians, artists and music industry professionals. Our courses are designed in collaboration with our partners at Falmouth University. Course structure and content focuses on the development of specialist and transferable skills, and long-term career strategy within the music industry.

You’ll be taught how to refine your practise and develop your sound by accomplished music industry professionals within small classes. Teaching spaces are fitted out with state-of-the-art digital A/V technology, and you’ll learn on vintage and modern pro-standard gear such as acoustic drum kits, and industry-standard production tools in environments designed to fuel your creative output. You’ll develop your stagecraft through live performance and student led events in working music venues with other WaterBear musicians and artists, and gain free access to professional rehearsal and recording studios across our city-wide campuses in Brighton and Sheffield.

WaterBear's founders, senior staff, tutors and mentors all have high-level experience in the music industry. Our college is filled with professional musicians and creatives who are actively working across many areas of the industry. This not only brings real-world context and experience to the curriculum but also creates a network of like-minded musicians and creatives, all with lived experiences in music.