Music, BA (Hons), with study abroad

Pursue your passion for music in a dynamic, culturally rich city renowned for its vibrant scene. This music degree offers a comprehensive education spanning medieval traditions to contemporary global hip hop, encompassing diverse forms and styles. Students engage in opera singing, music theatre, funk guitar, and classical oboe, supported by the Turner Sims concert hall, which hosts the UK's most extensive series of professional concerts and workshops. Regardless of background, participants explore performance, composition, ensembles, conducting, and collaborations with world-class artists, alongside advanced techniques in studio work, jazz theory, and orchestration. Opportunities for study abroad in cities like Paris, Madrid, Venice, Hong Kong, and Norway enhance international experience and networks, complemented by cutting-edge digital facilities such as virtual reality and immersive audio-visual centres.The programme includes modules on topics like Composition Fundamentals, Global Transformations in Music, and Cultural Economics, allowing customisation to individual interests. Learning occurs through lectures, tutorials, projects, and independent study, with assessments via performances, compositions, dissertations, presentations, and exams. Personal academic tutors provide ongoing support and feedback to foster improvement.

You will study a variety of topics that cover the fundamental aspects of Music and you will have the opportunity to tailor your course to your interests by choosing some of your modules. Just some of the modules you may study include: Composition Fundamentals; Global Transformations in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Music; How the Arts Work: A Practical Introduction to Cultural Economics; Conducting; Performance Recital; and Adventures in Musical Research . For further module information visit https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/music-with-year-abroad-degree-ba#modules