BMus Music
Entry requirements
SQA Highers Applicants who achieve BBBB in four distinct disciplines are encouraged to apply. Higher Music preferred. We do not double count a Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Foundation Apprenticeship: One FA is equivalent to a Higher at A. It cannot replace any required subjects. A LEVEL Three A Levels at BBC. A Level Music is preferred. IRISH LEAVING CERTIFICATE Five subjects at H3. Music at Higher preferred. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE 32 points at 5, 5, 5. Music at HL 5 or above preferred. Please Note: Candidates for the BMus Music (honours) are required to demonstrate a strong interest in the study of music as well as significant attainment in one or more of a range of disciplines including performance, composition, music technology, musicology, and community engagement. Entry to the programme will be assessed on the strength of the candidate's academic record and personal statement. Graded qualifications on instrument or voice are welcome but are not essential. Candidates may be invited to interview.
About this course
BMus in Music, focusing on practical and theoretical studies over four years. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Communication & Writing. Students complete a final-year research project in the form of a 10,000-word dissertation.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Music Studies
- Performing and Composing 1
- Digital Musicianship: Music Making in the Digital Age
- Writing About Music
- Performing and Composing 2
- Introduction to Music Theory and Harmony
- Analysing Music
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- Global Music History
- Scottish Folklore and Oral Traditions
- Film and Music
- Music, Health and Wellbeing (Public Engagement) (ME33PE)
- Eurovision: Media, Memory, Euphoria & Identities
- Dissertation in Music
- Film and Music
- Music, Health and Wellbeing (Public Engagement) (ME33PE)
- Literature and Music (EL45HC)
- Eurovision: Media, Memory, Euphoria & Identities