Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Music
- 3 years
- Duration
- 15,950 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2024
- Start
- May 2024
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Through this adaptable degree, you can explore and experiment with the music you're passionate about. We discuss everything related to music, from theory to technology to practice. You'll look into everything from cinema music to classical to pop.
You'll study:
- Composition
- Performance
- Musicology
- Recording
After the first year, you can opt to specialize or mix & match courses. You'll become a part of a vibrant music scene. Numerous bands and student-run organizations in Oxford contribute to the city's thriving musical scene. You'll have a job in the music business. Through our industry connections, you gain professional experience through a placement in year two and live projects for actual clients. The international field trip looks at international music production.
This course gives you the knowledge and abilities you need to continue studying music, regardless of your musical preferences and training. We guarantee that you explore and have ambition with your interests because we only use academics and practitioners who are well-known internationally. Our graduates are successful in a variety of professions and higher education, including acting, composing, performing, and teaching.
Program structure
Year 1
The first year is now wholly required and covers a wide range of music from classical to film to popular music. It also introduces students to composition, musicology, recording, music theory, and performance. You will learn about modern approaches to composition, sound arts, field recording, phonography, listening, sound studies, songwriting, and media composition in Listening, Recording, Composing and Songwriting, Film and Media Composition. You learn how to think historically and critically about music, musicians, and musical institutions both past and present in Introduction to Music History, Exploring Popular Music, Critical Listening and Music Theory, and Understanding Music on Screen. You can plan and present a small music festival with Performance Portfolio and Event Production. This curriculum also includes instruction in playing an instrument.
Year 2
By selecting certain modules and pathways, you begin to establish specialties in your second year. You have the chance to interact with music and sound in a European city by taking three required courses that are required of all students: Work Experience, Music in Society, and Music International Field Trip. Additionally, you'll critically evaluate a job experience in the music business and gain knowledge of music in both historical and modern contexts.
Optional Modules
- Composition Strand
- Music Technology Strand
- Musicology or Performance Strand
Year 3
- Major Project
Optional modules
- Music Technology Strand
- Musicology Strand
- Performance Strand
Price
- Tuition Fee - 15,950 GBP per year
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
