48 monthsProgramme duration
19,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying Music and Modern Languages at Bangor will allow you to develop your musicology whilst learning and developing your competence in writing, speaking and comprehension of a modern language
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.
Studying Music and Modern Languages at Bangor, you will learn and develop your competence in writing, speaking and comprehension in a language we offer, French or Spanish.
Our staff have expertise in translation, film, literature, travel writing, performance, visual cultures, popular culture, socio-political change, and transnational cultures. In music, key strengths lie in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, contemporary and interactive performance, to name a few.
We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru. We also offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including a full-size organ, chamber organ, several harpsichords, harps, and Steinway grand pianos.
You’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience on our Music and Modern Languages degree more personal. In addition to the University’s Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Chamber Choir, String Orchestra, Concert Band, we run a range of specialist ensembles.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Studying Music and Modern Languages at Bangor will allow you to develop your musicology whilst learning and developing your competence in writing, speaking and comprehension of a modern language
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.
Studying Music and Modern Languages at Bangor, you will learn and develop your competence in writing, speaking and comprehension in a language we offer, French or Spanish.
Our staff have expertise in translation, film, literature, travel writing, performance, visual cultures, popular culture, socio-political change, and transnational cultures. In music, key strengths lie in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, contemporary and interactive performance, to name a few.
We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru. We also offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including a full-size organ, chamber organ, several harpsichords, harps, and Steinway grand pianos.
You’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience on our Music and Modern Languages degree more personal. In addition to the University’s Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Chamber Choir, String Orchestra, Concert Band, we run a range of specialist ensembles.
Admission Requirements
For all Modern Languages courses: Relevant modern language preferred. Our courses are designed to cater for those who have studied one or more languages as well as offering pathways for those beginning a language from scratch - there is no modern language language requirement for the beginner's language route.
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* 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.). Relevant modern language preferred (no language required for beginner's language route). 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** and grade H5 in a relevant modern language (no language required for beginner's language route)
- 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.
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