36 monthsProgramme duration
19,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This degree in Music and Creative Writing allows you to pursue your passion in both disciplines and explore synergies between them. We offer a creative community, where the focus is on practical experience.
Working across two art forms you will discover the ways in which sound, structure and meaning shape different forms of expression. You’ll read and write across a range of forms, from the traditional to the experimental, while developing your skills as a musician, music researcher, composer, writer and critic.
At Bangor University, making music and understanding music go hand in hand. Studying Music, you will be taught by world-renowned composers, performers and musicologists, who will encourage you to explore the connections between all three fundamental aspects of musical study. Staff expertise particularly lies in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, and contemporary and interactive performance. We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru.
On this Music and Creative Writing degree, you will divide your time equally between the two subjects. You can pursue music studies in composition, musicology, and performance, and study the creative practice of writing in a variety of forms. You will approach texts as both reader and writer, and engage with music as a listener, performer and composer.
The curriculum is designed to be flexible, allowing you to choose modules that match your interests or career aspirations. In both disciplines, you’ll be encouraged to question what you read, see and hear: to think differently, develop fresh perspectives, and find innovative ways to interpret and create meaning.
On campus, you’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience more personal. As well as unrivalled performance opportunities, our extensive music facilities include two professional standard concert halls, rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and four electroacoustic composition and recording studios. We offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including Steinway grand pianos.
Working across two art forms you will discover the ways in which sound, structure and meaning shape different forms of expression. You’ll read and write across a range of forms, from the traditional to the experimental, while developing your skills as a musician, music researcher, composer, writer and critic.
At Bangor University, making music and understanding music go hand in hand. Studying Music, you will be taught by world-renowned composers, performers and musicologists, who will encourage you to explore the connections between all three fundamental aspects of musical study. Staff expertise particularly lies in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, and contemporary and interactive performance. We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru.
On this Music and Creative Writing degree, you will divide your time equally between the two subjects. You can pursue music studies in composition, musicology, and performance, and study the creative practice of writing in a variety of forms. You will approach texts as both reader and writer, and engage with music as a listener, performer and composer.
The curriculum is designed to be flexible, allowing you to choose modules that match your interests or career aspirations. In both disciplines, you’ll be encouraged to question what you read, see and hear: to think differently, develop fresh perspectives, and find innovative ways to interpret and create meaning.
On campus, you’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience more personal. As well as unrivalled performance opportunities, our extensive music facilities include two professional standard concert halls, rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and four electroacoustic composition and recording studios. We offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including Steinway grand pianos.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This degree in Music and Creative Writing allows you to pursue your passion in both disciplines and explore synergies between them. We offer a creative community, where the focus is on practical experience.
Working across two art forms you will discover the ways in which sound, structure and meaning shape different forms of expression. You’ll read and write across a range of forms, from the traditional to the experimental, while developing your skills as a musician, music researcher, composer, writer and critic.
At Bangor University, making music and understanding music go hand in hand. Studying Music, you will be taught by world-renowned composers, performers and musicologists, who will encourage you to explore the connections between all three fundamental aspects of musical study. Staff expertise particularly lies in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, and contemporary and interactive performance. We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru.
On this Music and Creative Writing degree, you will divide your time equally between the two subjects. You can pursue music studies in composition, musicology, and performance, and study the creative practice of writing in a variety of forms. You will approach texts as both reader and writer, and engage with music as a listener, performer and composer.
The curriculum is designed to be flexible, allowing you to choose modules that match your interests or career aspirations. In both disciplines, you’ll be encouraged to question what you read, see and hear: to think differently, develop fresh perspectives, and find innovative ways to interpret and create meaning.
On campus, you’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience more personal. As well as unrivalled performance opportunities, our extensive music facilities include two professional standard concert halls, rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and four electroacoustic composition and recording studios. We offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including Steinway grand pianos.
Working across two art forms you will discover the ways in which sound, structure and meaning shape different forms of expression. You’ll read and write across a range of forms, from the traditional to the experimental, while developing your skills as a musician, music researcher, composer, writer and critic.
At Bangor University, making music and understanding music go hand in hand. Studying Music, you will be taught by world-renowned composers, performers and musicologists, who will encourage you to explore the connections between all three fundamental aspects of musical study. Staff expertise particularly lies in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, and contemporary and interactive performance. We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru.
On this Music and Creative Writing degree, you will divide your time equally between the two subjects. You can pursue music studies in composition, musicology, and performance, and study the creative practice of writing in a variety of forms. You will approach texts as both reader and writer, and engage with music as a listener, performer and composer.
The curriculum is designed to be flexible, allowing you to choose modules that match your interests or career aspirations. In both disciplines, you’ll be encouraged to question what you read, see and hear: to think differently, develop fresh perspectives, and find innovative ways to interpret and create meaning.
On campus, you’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience more personal. As well as unrivalled performance opportunities, our extensive music facilities include two professional standard concert halls, rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and four electroacoustic composition and recording studios. We offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including Steinway grand pianos.
Admission Requirements
104+
For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, but are not normally included in the offer.
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from Level 3 qualifications* e.g.:
We are happy to accept combinations of the qualifications listed above, as well as alternative Level 3 qualifications such as City & Guilds, Access and Cambridge Technical Diplomas.
We also welcome applications from mature learners.
International Candidates: International Candidates: school leaving qualifications that are equivalent to A levels/Level 3 and/or college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information can be found on our International pages.
*For a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com.
**Can be considered in conjunction with grade B in A level Music; or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music. PLEASE NOTE: Music applicants may be asked to attend an interview, and/or offered an optional audition, should you meet the other entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from Level 3 qualifications* e.g.:
- A Levels: including grade B Music (in lieu of Music A-level we will also consider other A-level subjects in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications in Music, or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music.). General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted.
- BTEC National Extended Diploma in Music: DMM - DDM (including a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation - or see**)
- Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: DMM - DDM
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080)**: considered on a case-by-case basis
- International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in Music**
- Access**: pass required
- Welsh Baccalaureate**: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications
- T Levels**: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis
- Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
We are happy to accept combinations of the qualifications listed above, as well as alternative Level 3 qualifications such as City & Guilds, Access and Cambridge Technical Diplomas.
We also welcome applications from mature learners.
International Candidates: International Candidates: school leaving qualifications that are equivalent to A levels/Level 3 and/or college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements). More information can be found on our International pages.
*For a full list of accepted Level 3 qualifications, go to www.ucas.com.
**Can be considered in conjunction with grade B in A level Music; or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music. PLEASE NOTE: Music applicants may be asked to attend an interview, and/or offered an optional audition, should you meet the other entry requirements
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
19,000 GBP
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