BA English Literature And Music
Entry requirements
For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, but are not normally included in the offer. Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: including grade B Music (in lieu of Music A-level we will also consider other A-level subjects in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications in Music, or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music.); English Literature/English Language/English preferred but not required; General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma in Music: DMM - DDM (including a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation - or see**) Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: DMM - DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080)**: considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in Music** and grade H5 in English Literature/Language Access**: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate**: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels**: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature and Music, a three-year full-time degree combining literary study with music. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, and Ethics & Professional Practice. An interdisciplinary first-year module requires group-based research projects involving fieldwork and presentations. The curriculum is flexible with roughly equal time devoted to each subject, allowing module choices to be tailored to individual interests.
Modules
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Adventures in the Creative Arts
- Heroes and Villains: Introduction to Medieval Literature
- Comedy
- Gothic
- Children's Fictions
- Reading, Thinking, Writing
- Studio Composition I
- Composition I
- Cyfansoddi I
- Solo Performance
- Year 1 Solo Performance
- Melody and Harmony
- Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint
- Music Since 1850
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Realms of Magic: Medieval Romance and Its Afterlives
- Sex, Sin, and Death: Medieval Women’s Writing
- Alternative Worlds: Sci Fi, Young Adult and Speculative Fiction
- Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature
- Nineteenth-Century Networks: Writing Global Connections
- Notation and Editing
- Solo Performance
- Composition II
- Interactive Sound and Music
- Understanding Popular Music
- Ensembles and Groups A
- Community Arts Placement
- Genres and Composers A
- Orchestration Today
- Orchestration
- Final Year Project: English Literature
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Writing Wales, Writing Ireland
- Legends and Super Heroes: King Arthur And His Peers
- Reading Myth
- The Monstrous Middle Ages
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Revolution! Dreams of Other Worlds in Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Climate Change in Contemporary Culture
- Genres and Composers C
- Orchestration
- Acousmatic Composition
- Interactive Sound and Music
- The Craft of Songwriting
- Notation and Editing
- Ensembles and Groups B
- Arts Project