BA Music and Music Psychology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB. We also welcome BTEC applicants with DDD (specific subject requirements) BTEC: DDD. IB: 35 overall with 16 points from higher level subjects
About this course
BA in Music and Music Psychology, a cognitive neuroscience and psychology and music degree bridging psychological science and diverse musical practices. Core topics include Research Methods. Students maintain a dual core spanning musical subjects and psychological principles across the duration of the programme, culminating in a dedicated research undertaking. The first year introduces foundational concepts through Introduction to the Psychology of Music, Music Psychology and Society, Music and Society, Materials of Music, Collaborative Performance, Contemporary Composition, Film Music, Music Business, Music Technology, Performance, and Popular Music. The second year expands into specialized study via Psychology of Listening and Performance, Therapeutic Applications of Music, Researching Music, Towards the Future: Skills in Context, Aesthetics, Collaborative Performance, Contemporary Composition, Film Music, Music Business, Music Technology, Musicology, Notation Studies, and Performance. The final year involves advanced investigation supported by Independent Research Project, Advancing Music Psychology, Music Psychology in Our World, Collaborative Performance, Contemporary Composition, Critical Theory, Music Analysis, Music Business, Musicology, Music Technology, and Performance. Throughout the course, learners can tailor their studies by selecting from a broad range of options spanning aesthetics, analysis, composition, film music, business, musicology, technology, and performance.
Modules
- Introduction to the Psychology of Music
- Music Psychology and Society
- Music and Society
- Materials of Music
- Collaborative Performance
- Contemporary Composition
- Film Music
- Music Business
- Music Technology
- Performance
- Popular Music
- Psychology of Listening and Performance
- Therapeutic Applications of Music
- Researching Music
- Towards the Future: Skills in Context
- Aesthetics
- Collaborative Performance
- Contemporary Composition
- Film Music
- Music Business
- Music Technology
- Musicology
- Notation Studies
- Performance
- Independent Research Project
- Advancing Music Psychology
- Music Psychology in Our World
- Collaborative Performance
- Contemporary Composition
- Critical Theory
- Music Analysis
- Music Business
- Musicology
- Music Technology
- Performance