Music, BA (Hons)

This Music degree helps you discover your identity as a musician and build essential skills for a thriving career. Through daily hands-on activities like performing, improvising, composing, and collaborating with peers and tutors, you'll explore music's role in personal and social change, such as in wellbeing, community, and education. The program connects your artistic talents to industry areas like performance, production, teaching, and business, creating a sustainable career path.In your first year, focus on developing musical skills through workshops, ensembles, and portfolios. Year two emphasizes collaboration and communication via media like podcasts, while year three allows you to lead projects in areas of interest and gain industry experience through placements. Assessments, including compositions and performances, build a professional portfolio for future opportunities.

Year one In your first year, our focus is almost exclusively on developing your musical skills: singing or playing on stage, creating your own music, and understanding the wider musical world. During practical musicianship workshops, you’ll try new instruments, sing in choirs or join ensembles. Through this practical work, you’ll learn about music in relation to what’s going on in society and explore the ways your music can make a difference in people’s lives. You’ll create a portfolio of your performances that showcases your skills as an artist. In the process, you’ll develop your ability to make recordings and videos and edit these for online contexts. Year two In your second year, you’ll continue to develop your practical music-making skills while considering how external factors such as collaborating with others or undertaking research can generate new ideas for your music. Core modules focus on making music accessible to all and using it as a means of communication. Optional modules allow you to enhance your research or event planning abilities. You'll also develop your ability to communicate ideas about music using different media, such as podcasts, video and social media. Year three This year is all about you, your musical interests and who you are as a musical entrepreneur. You’ll get the chance to run a range of large-scale projects in areas that you choose, such as education, community music, wellbeing, and arts management. We help you plan and manage these projects, balancing creative, research and entrepreneurial decision-making to reach your goals. You'll also gain valuable industry experience through a short, observational work placement, helping you to transition to the professional world and demonstrate your skills to potential employers.