Music and Italian

BA Music and Italian

Programme structure
Year 1:

• Historical Studies (one unit)
• Two other units from: Historical Studies, Harmony and Harmonic Analysis, Free and Studio Composition, Introduction to Baroque Composition, Practical Studies
• Italian Language
• Contemporary society and literature units
• Ab Initio: extra language
• Post A-level: project and optional unit

Year 2:

• Core unit: 19th- or 20th-century Music
• Two to four optional units
• Italian Language
• Italian joint with a non-language: two optional units

Year 3:

• Year abroad

Year 4:

• Two to four optional units with the possibility of including an Extended Study (Dissertation, Composition, Performance)
• Italian Language
• Italian joint with a non-language: two optional units

Entry Requirements

14-19 Advanced Diploma

• Grade B overall in any Diploma, to include grade A in A-level Music (ASL), plus an additional A-level in a modern language*

BTEC

• DDM and musical ability*

Access

• Pass Access to HE Diploma (Music) with at least 33 credits at Merit and / or Distinction*

SQA

• SH: AAAAB-BBBBC
• AH: BB

Welsh Bacc

• Pass Advanced Diploma with AB at A-level in Music and a modern language*

IB Diploma

• 35-32 points including 6, 6 at Higher level in Music and Italian

EB

• 80-75% overall

IELTS

• 6.5 in all parts

Selection:
UCAS form. Interviews in exceptional circumstances only

Deferred Entry:
Welcomed

Other Qualifications:
*Italian can be studied ab initio but applicants must demonstrate language ability, normally by another modern language A-level