BA (Hons) Music

Edge Hill University

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

This degree takes a broad view of music and will develop a wide variety of skills. You will study a number of music genres in equal measure, including traditional, popular, classical and contemporary. The programme has been designed for students who are enthusiastic about music and wish to explore and develop their dexterity and insight as professional performers, composers, sound designers, teachers, producers and researchers. You will have plenty of opportunity to provide music for projects in film, television, animation, theatre and dance.

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Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

This degree can be used as a route to postgraduate study in music. You will also be well equipped for a career in music production, music composition, music management and music performance. Alternatively, you may wish to train to teach.

120 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff, preferably to include a Music or a Sound related subject.

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Subjects

  • Sound
  • Full Time
  • Composition
  • Music
  • Studio Composition
  • Music Composition
  • Performance
  • Music Policy
  • Soundtracks
  • Employment Strategies
  • Digital Performance
  • Music Analysis
  • Music Management

Course programme

Level 4 (Year 1 of Full-Time Programme)

MUS1006 Studio Composition (20 credits)

MUS1007 Music Composition and Sound Design (20 credits)

MUS1164 Is This Music? Understanding Sound in Society (20 credits)

MUS1165 Music Since 1945 (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

MUS1008 Performance Study (20 credits)

MUS1010 Ear, Voice, Song (20 credits)

MUS1168 Music Literacy (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of one of the optional modules above.

Level 5 (Year 2 of Full-Time Programme)

MUS2058 Researching Media and Culture (20 credits)

MUS2063 Music Analysis (20 credits)

You will select four of the following modules:

MUS2014 Music Policy (20 credits)

MUS2055 Digital Composition (20 credits)

MUS2056 Recording and Mixing (20 credits)

MUS2057 Production and Mastering (20 credits)

MUS2060 Performance Development (20 credits)

MUS2067 Listening Studies (20 credits)

MUS2165 Music for Learning, and Learning for Music (20 credits)

MUS2170 Soundtracks (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Level 6 (Year 3 of Full-Time Programme)

MUS3009 How to Score (20 credits)

MUS3058 Dissertation Project (40 credits)

MUS3063 Writing About Music (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

MUS3001 Music Ethnographies (20 credits)

MUS3008 Music and Creative Therapy (20 credits)

MUS3010 Music and Modernism (20 credits)

MUS3060 Digital Performance (20 credits)

MUS3062 Advanced Performance (20 credits)

MUS3161 Employment Strategies in the Creative Industries (20 credits)

MUS3164 Foley and ADR Studies (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

 Assessment is through practical and written work, including essays, portfolios, seminar presentations, studio and computer based projects, workshop performances and full scale performances. All practice demands theoretical justification, so most modules will require either a piece of writing or an oral presentation. Students are required to reflect upon their learning in each assessment and summarise their development regularly. There are no formal written examinations as part of the current assessment methods on this programme.

Who will be teaching me?

 The programme will be taught by specialists in the area of music composition, songwriting, music production, music theory and music education. All teaching staff are research active across these fields. Teaching is delivered by colleagues in Media and Performing Arts, supported by music practitioners and technical staff, together with part-time industry professionals and academic specialists, offering a wide range of learning experiences and music industry networking.

Course Length:3 Years Full-Time, 6 Years Part-Time

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