Music BMus (Hons) - University of S

Tuition Fee

USD 24,663

Per year

Start Date

Not Available

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

36 months

Program Facts

About Program

About University

Admission Requirements

Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Bachelors

Major

Music

Discipline

Arts

Minor

Sacred Music and Liturgical Studies

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

USD 24,663

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2023-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

Facilities

Excellent facilities

are available for students to use, including edit studios, performance spaces, a self-access computer room, practice rooms and a multichannel synth studio. This space houses the Moog Sound Lab (UK), containing the unique Moog System 55 modular synthesiser as well as premier synthesisers from other major manufacturers.

You will also have access to specialist microphones and mobile recording devices for location recording. Synthesisers and related equipment is also available for loan. The Department houses two Steinway concert grand pianos and a collection of instruments, some of which may be loaned to students.

You’ll have access to a well-stocked audio-visual room, with digital and online listening resources, plus an extensive archive collection of scores, LPs and CDs located in the nearby University Library.

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer

careers information, advice and guidance

to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

Our graduates over the last few years have entered employment in roles such as:

Assistant Producer, Perfect Pitch

Activities and Development Officer, Haringey Music Service

Marketing Officer, English Folk Dance and Song Society

Studio Manager, Spitfire Audio

Concerts and Projects Manager, London Sinfonietta

Commercial Rights Administrator, Faber Music

Assistant Studio Runner, The Crypt Studio

Music Supervisor, PH Media

Digital Marketing Manager, Philharmonia Orchestra

Freelance Composer for TV and Film

Creative Sync and Licensing Manager, Warner Music UK.

Graduate

Andrea Loizidou

Music BMus (Hons)

We would have lunchtime recitals, rehearsals with other musicians and I was constantly surrounded by so much talent, creativity and passion for music".

Graduate

Owen Stavenuiter

Music BMus (Hons)

A couple of highlights have been having my work featured on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, BBC News and in The Guardian. I was also fortunate enough to work on an operatic project with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which won the 2021 RPS award for Best Opera and the Sky Arts award for Best Opera".

Program Outline

Academic year structure

The academic year is divided into two semesters of 15 weeks each. Each semester consists of a period of teaching, revision/directed learning and assessment.

Music topics

At the core of this course are modules you’ll take in each year that we call the ‘Music Project’ and the ‘Topic Study’. To maximise your choice and experience, these change from year to year depending on the member of staff leading them and their individual research strengths and interests.

Previous themes of Music Project modules have included the following:

Re-working Music

Experimental Music

The Music of Data

Film Music

Terry Riley’s ‘In C’

The Musical

John Zorn’s ‘Cobra’

Medieval Music

Purcell’s ‘Dido and Aeneas’.

Women in Music

Mahler and Musical Meaning

Folk and Nostalgia.

And Topic Study modules (which are usually either presented annually or every two years), include the following:

Jazz Studies

Musical Theatre

Opera Studies

Historical Performance Practice

English Music from Elgar to Britten

Studying Music as Performance

Popular Music and Culture

Popular Music and New Media.

Topic Study modules differ from Music Projects in that the former are more oriented towards the development of academic skills (though some also enable practical activities) and the latter enable students to respond to the topic of the project drawing on a broad range of academic and musical skills, including collaborations on performances or compositions across years and programmes.

Modules

Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.

Music modules are characterised by the breadth and variety of their content as well as their assessment. For example, in the ‘Music Project’ modules (as well as others) some students may be assessed via an essay, others by performance and still others by composition, or by a combination of these.

The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45 or 60, 75 and 120 credits.

Please note:

We offer a three-year programme without a Professional Training Placement, and a four-year programme with a Professional Training Placement. The programme structures for these two programmes are slightly different, as set out below. View the full module listing for the Professional Training Placement below.

The structure of our programmes follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the

programme specifications

which include further details such as the learning outcomes:

Music BMus (Hons)

– Three-year programme without Professional Training Placement or four-year programme including Professional Training Placement.

The below table lists the modules that are currently delivered on the Music BMus programme. Please note in particular that the Music Project modules and some of the Topic Study modules change from year to year as indicated above.

The structure of our programmes follow clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the

programme specifications

which include further details such as the learning outcomes.

Music BMus (Hons)

Please note:

The

full module listing for the optional Professional Training placement part of your course can be viewed on the relevant programme specification.

BMus (Hons)

BMus (Hons) with PTY

Year 1

Module title	Status	Semester
ENCOUNTERING MUSIC HISTORY	Compulsory	1
HARMONY 1: COMMON-PRACTICE HARMONY	Compulsory	1
MUSIC PROJECT 1A	Compulsory	1
PATHWAYS IN MUSICIANSHIP A: PERFORMANCE AND ARRANGEMENT	Compulsory	1
FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION	Optional	2
MUSIC PROJECT 1B	Optional	2
PATHWAYS IN MUSICIANSHIP B: PERFORMANCE AND COMPOSITION	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY: ADELE AND POPULAR MUSIC	Compulsory	2
TOPIC STUDY: BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY	Compulsory	2

Optional modules for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

Students must choose two optional modules in Semester 2.

Year 2

Module title	Status	Semester
ARTS POLICY AND PRACTICE	Optional	1
COMPOSITION 2A	Optional	1
HARMONY 2: JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC FORMS	Compulsory	1
MUSIC PROJECT 2A	Compulsory	1
MUSICAL THEATRE	Optional	1
PERFORMANCE 2A	Optional	1
COMPOSITION 2B	Optional	2
MUSIC PROJECT 2B	Compulsory	2
NINETEENTH-CENTURY MUSIC	Compulsory	2
PERFORMANCE 2B	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY 2B	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY: JAZZ STUDIES	Optional	2

Optional modules for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Students must choose two optional modules in Semester 1 and two optional modules in Semester 2.

Year 3

Module title	Status	Semester
COMPOSITION 3A	Optional	1
MUSIC PROJECT 3A	Optional	1
MUSICAL THEATRE	Optional	1
PERFORMANCE 3A	Optional	1
COMPOSITION 3B	Optional	2
DIGITAL PERFORMANCE	Optional	2
MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM	Compulsory	2
MUSIC PROJECT 3B	Optional	2
PERFORMANCE 3B	Optional	2
SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES	Optional	2
SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY 3B	Optional	2
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT	Compulsory	Year-long

Optional modules for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

Students must choose three optional modules from semester 1 and one module from semester 2 OR two optional modules from semester 1 and two from semester 2

Year 1 (with PTY)

Module title	Status	Semester
ENCOUNTERING MUSIC HISTORY	Compulsory	1
HARMONY 1: COMMON-PRACTICE HARMONY	Compulsory	1
MUSIC PROJECT 1A	Compulsory	1
PATHWAYS IN MUSICIANSHIP A: PERFORMANCE AND ARRANGEMENT	Compulsory	1
FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION	Optional	2
MUSIC PROJECT 1B	Optional	2
PATHWAYS IN MUSICIANSHIP B: PERFORMANCE AND COMPOSITION	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY: ADELE AND POPULAR MUSIC	Compulsory	2
TOPIC STUDY: BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY	Compulsory	2

Optional modules for Year 1 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 4

Students must choose two optional modules in Semester 2.

Year 2 (with PTY)

Module title	Status	Semester
ARTS POLICY AND PRACTICE	Compulsory	1
COMPOSITION 2A	Optional	1
HARMONY 2: JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC FORMS	Compulsory	1
MUSIC PROJECT 2A	Optional	1
MUSICAL THEATRE	Optional	1
PERFORMANCE 2A	Optional	1
COMPOSITION 2B	Optional	2
MUSIC PROJECT 2B	Compulsory	2
NINETEENTH-CENTURY MUSIC	Compulsory	2
PERFORMANCE 2B	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY 2B	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY: JAZZ STUDIES	Optional	2

Optional modules for Year 2 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 5

Students must choose two optional modules in Semester 1 and two optional modules in Semester 2.

Professional Training Year (PTY)

Module title	Status	Semester
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR STUDY)	Optional	Year-long
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR WORK)	Core	Year-long

Optional modules for Professional Training Year (PTY) -

Students must choose one of the two modules.

Year 3 (with PTY)

Module title	Status	Semester
COMPOSITION 3A	Optional	1
MUSIC PROJECT 3A	Optional	1
MUSICAL THEATRE	Optional	1
PERFORMANCE 3A	Optional	1
COMPOSITION 3B	Optional	2
DIGITAL PERFORMANCE	Optional	2
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT	Optional	2
MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM	Compulsory	2
MUSIC PROJECT 3B	Optional	2
PERFORMANCE 3B	Optional	2
SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES	Optional	2
SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES	Optional	2
TOPIC STUDY 3B	Optional	2
PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATION	Compulsory	Year-long

Optional modules for Year 3 (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 6

Students must choose three optional modules from semester 1 and two from semester 2

Timetables

Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. View our

Code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment (PDF)

Teaching

On this course, you’ll be taught through a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials. You will regularly work in groups with other students on practical assignments and presentations.

We’ll provide you with access to a range of specialised online music archives and materials.

You’ll be encouraged to participate in the many performance opportunities on offer. These include:

Choirs

Orchestras

Student-run ensembles

Weekly lunchtime recitals

Concerts of student compositions

Masterclasses and recording sessions.

Many of our students start their own chamber ensembles and rock/pop groups.

You will have the opportunity to work with leading performers and composers visiting as part of our artists in residence scheme. Previous visitors to the Department include: Harry Gregson Williams, Mark Anthony Turnage, Asaf Sirkis, Primrose Piano Quartet, Trifarious and Plus-Minus.

There may be occasions when the delivery of your teaching is supported by graduate teaching assistants. The University has a

set of procedures

that govern the use of postgraduate research students in this way.

Assessment

We assess modules individually and award credits for the successful completion of each one. Assessment takes place through a combination of examination and/or coursework, practical examinations and reports.

Contact hours

Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full details of the contact hours for each module are available from the University of Surrey's

module catalogue

. See the

modules section

for more information.