BMus Music
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB; ABB IB: 34, with 5 in Higher Level Music; 33 + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool/LCME or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM/Rockschool/Trinity) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity/LCME); 33, with 5 in Higher Level Music, and B in a music-based extended essay
About this course
BMus in Music BMus, a music degree centred on academic and practical approaches to musical study. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Design & Creative Practice, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme incorporates practical experiences within various musical industries. The first year covers core foundations through Music in a Global Context, Digital Skills for Music, History of Western Music, and Psychological Foundations of Music. The second year advances learning with modules such as Western Music in Context, Music Psychology in Practice, Studio Practice, and Work in Music. Optional modules throughout the course allow students to explore areas like Composition, Performance, Popular Music Studies, Music Analysis, Topics in Popular and Contemporary Music, Composition and Instrumentation, Writing Musical Culture, Orchestration and Arrangement, Community, Music and Education, Analysis and Criticism of Western Art Music, Sound and Moving Image, Traditional Music in the Modern World, Creative Performance and Improvisation, and Music Psychology in Everyday Life. The final year centres on the compulsory Independent Music Project (Major), supported by options including the Independent Music Project (Minor).
Modules
- Music in a Global Context
- Digital Skills for Music
- History of Western Music
- Psychological Foundations of Music
- Composition
- Performance
- Popular Music Studies
- Music Analysis
- Western Music in Context
- Music Psychology in Practice
- Studio Practice
- Work in Music
- Topics in Popular and Contemporary Music
- Composition and Instrumentation
- Writing Musical Culture
- Independent Music Project (Major)
- Independent Music Project (Minor)
- Orchestration and Arrangement
- Community, Music and Education
- Analysis and Criticism of Western Art Music
- Sound and Moving Image
- Traditional Music in the Modern World
- Creative Performance and Improvisation
- Music Psychology in Everyday Life