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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Site
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Combine your passion for the past with the creative opportunity to grow as a musician. This course offers a wide variety of options, allowing you to tailor your studies to your interests and strengths. Historic study could span the Neolithic period right up to the recent past, Music options cover composition, musicology and performance. You will develop both practical and transferable skills highly valued by employers, providing excellent preparation for a variety of future careers.
Placement Year and International Experience Year Available
Careers
While many graduates pursue careers in music or history and heritage, this degree will enable you to tackle a variety of career options in administration, commerce, management, and other professions. Graduates have in recent years gained careers in museum work, law, teaching and the cultural industries (e.g. as music publishers, concert managers, community arts officers, stage managers, recording and broadcasting producers, and sound engineers). Many former students have followed these degrees with either further musical training, as performers or composers, or postgraduate study in History or Music, and there are opportunities for all these at Bangor.
By studying for a degree in History and Music you will acquire a wide range of transferable skills, be they academic or personal. History and Music graduates are desirable employees due to the variety of skills they develop during the course of their degree.
Exam type
A levelA level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Scottish Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
UCAS Tariff:
104 - 128 Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:
DMM - DDM Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DMM - DDM Grades / Points required
T Level:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Including a grade B in Music. History preferred but not required. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted.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.
Minimum of 5 Scottish Highers - some subject specific grades/Advanced Highers may be required.
For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, although are not normally included in the offer.Level 3 qualifications can also be considered in conjunction with a grade B in A level Music, merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical, or IB Higher in Music.
Pass required. Including grade H5 in Music.
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
ncluding a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation. We will also consider other BTEC subjects in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications in Music (e.g. A Level Music); or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music.
T Level qualifications are accepted on a case by case basis.
We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications.
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.
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