Music and a Modern Language (BA) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Cardiff University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

24,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Our BA Music and a Modern Language programme is a 4-year degree, combining language, creative and practical skills, that will open doors to a variety of career paths. 

Our aim at the School of Music and the School of Modern Languages is for you to become a ‘global citizen’ who thinks critically and creatively, understands and appreciates cultural diversity, and has a wealth of transferable skills. 

You’ll develop high-level communication and critical-thinking skills, and foster resilience and independence through time spent in immersive foreign language contexts. You also have the opportunity to participate in creative and practical musicianship studies. 

On the languages side of the programme, you can choose either French, Spanish or Chinese.

We run 2 language pathways. Those with an A-level or equivalent competence in a modern language will take an Upper Elementary pathway. Those with limited or no knowledge of a modern language take our Elementary pathway.

You’ll explore the language you’re studying and its social, political, historical and cultural contexts from a global perspective. Through a variety of language learning resources and materials, and range of student-centred learning activities, you’ll develop your reading, writing, oral, listening and mediation skills.

Home to the arts, Cardiff is a great location for the study of music. The city has a professional opera company, Welsh National Opera, and a professional symphony orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The School of Music enjoys a fruitful relationship with both organisations that allows, for instance, our students to attend dress rehearsals and buy cut-price tickets for concerts. Cardiff is also home to a range of music and performance venues and a vibrant creative community.

As well as studying a range of academic modules, you’ll also be encouraged to take full advantage of school-led core ensembles, representing a wide range of musical repertoires and traditions, such as the Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Symphony Orchestra, Gamelan Ensemble, Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Lanyi (West African Ensemble), Symphony Chorus and the Pop Collective. 

An integral part of this programme is the opportunity to spend time working or living abroad to experience life in the culture of the language(s) you are studying.  You’ll have the choice of either studying at a partner university or completing a work placement in each semester.

It’s important to remember that studying languages is not just about the language itself, it involves the integrated study of language, culture and society. As a BA Music and a Modern Language student, you’ll find that often there are complementary issues and perspectives that link these subjects.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Our BA Music and a Modern Language programme is a 4-year degree, combining language, creative and practical skills, that will open doors to a variety of career paths. 

Our aim at the School of Music and the School of Modern Languages is for you to become a ‘global citizen’ who thinks critically and creatively, understands and appreciates cultural diversity, and has a wealth of transferable skills. 

You’ll develop high-level communication and critical-thinking skills, and foster resilience and independence through time spent in immersive foreign language contexts. You also have the opportunity to participate in creative and practical musicianship studies. 

On the languages side of the programme, you can choose either French, Spanish or Chinese.

We run 2 language pathways. Those with an A-level or equivalent competence in a modern language will take an Upper Elementary pathway. Those with limited or no knowledge of a modern language take our Elementary pathway.

You’ll explore the language you’re studying and its social, political, historical and cultural contexts from a global perspective. Through a variety of language learning resources and materials, and range of student-centred learning activities, you’ll develop your reading, writing, oral, listening and mediation skills.

Home to the arts, Cardiff is a great location for the study of music. The city has a professional opera company, Welsh National Opera, and a professional symphony orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The School of Music enjoys a fruitful relationship with both organisations that allows, for instance, our students to attend dress rehearsals and buy cut-price tickets for concerts. Cardiff is also home to a range of music and performance venues and a vibrant creative community.

As well as studying a range of academic modules, you’ll also be encouraged to take full advantage of school-led core ensembles, representing a wide range of musical repertoires and traditions, such as the Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, Symphony Orchestra, Gamelan Ensemble, Chamber Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Lanyi (West African Ensemble), Symphony Chorus and the Pop Collective. 

An integral part of this programme is the opportunity to spend time working or living abroad to experience life in the culture of the language(s) you are studying.  You’ll have the choice of either studying at a partner university or completing a work placement in each semester.

It’s important to remember that studying languages is not just about the language itself, it involves the integrated study of language, culture and society. As a BA Music and a Modern Language student, you’ll find that often there are complementary issues and perspectives that link these subjects.

Admission Requirements

30+
176+
6.5+
69+
90+
26+
1320+
80+
GCSE and other essential requirements

You must have or be working towards:
- English language or Welsh language at GCSE grade C/4 or an equivalent (such as A-levels). If you require a Student visa, you must ensure your language qualification complies with UKVI requirements.

- grade 8 Music Practical in an instrument or voice.

We do not accept Critical Thinking, General Studies, Citizenship Studies, or other similar equivalent subjects.
We will accept a combination of BTEC subjects, A-levels, and other qualifications, subject to the course specific grade and subject requirements.

4 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
24,700 GBP

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