Film and Television Studies and Music
Bachelor's degree
In Uxbridge
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Bachelor's degree
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Uxbridge
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Duration
3 Years
Suitable for: This creative and flexible course is designed for students who wish to study both Music and Film and Television at a high level. Potential applicants should have a keen interest in a broad range of musical styles and be willing to explore the ways in which film and television relate to history, culture and identity.
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About this course
* GCE A and AS-level Tariff points typically from 3 A-levels together with either 1 AS-level or Extended Project Qualification (typical offer BCC, including Grade B in English, plus a C in either an AS or EPQ). General Studies/Critical Thinking may be accepted.
* Irish Tariff points from 5 subjects.
* Scottish Tariff points from 3 Advanced Highers plus 1 Higher.
* Advanced Diploma Tariff points in Creative and Media, including an A-level for Additional and Specialist Learning.
* BTEC ND DDM in a related subject.
* IB Diploma 31 points.
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BA Film and Television Studies and Music
Full-Time Programme
This degree combines practical and theoretical elements throughout. Students have many opportunities to explore their own ideas and interests.
Course Content
Music study at Brunel is dynamic and diverse with a special focus on 20th century and contemporary music, encompassing western classical, jazz, pop and world music.
Lecturers also offer in-depth study courses in, for example, advanced composition, orchestration and arranging, improvisation, ethnomusicology, conducting and Persian classical music.
There is also a wide range of practical musical activities, which can be credited as part of your course, such as the orchestra, choirs, chamber and 20th century ensembles, jazz big bands and rock bands.
You will study film and television texts from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives and develop the critical and technological vocabularies and theoretical frameworks with which to conduct close textual and contextual analysis. Opportunities will be available for practical work, but significantly less so than is the case for single honour students.
Teaching and Learning
Excellent links with leading organisations
Our proximity to London means we are able to draw on a large team of visiting lecturers who are leaders in their particular field of performance, composition or music business. We are also able to arrange special events, visits and workshops, such as joint projects with the London Sinfonietta, which have resulted in students and professionals premiering their work at such major international music venues as the Queen Elizabeth Hall (on the South Bank) and the Barbican Centre.
Specialists in world music hold workshops (eg in Gamelan, African drumming, Latin American percussion) at the University and off-campus. The University's concert season includes regular student and visiting professional performers of international reputation.
Careers
A significant proportion of our graduates have either progressed to postgraduate study at a university or conservatoire or have entered the music profession as performers, composers, teachers and technicians. Others have entered journalism, research, critical writing, arts administration, publishing, the media and management.
Transferable Skills
This degree is concerned both with your acquisition of knowledge and analytical skills and with your ability to manage your own learning and develop your personal and collaborative communication skills. Students have the opportunity to develop IT and language skills and you will be encouraged to think about your future career early on in the course.
Film and Television Studies and Music