Music (Songwriting) BA (Hons)
University of Hull
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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The University of Hull

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Pursue your passion for music on this career-focussed degree.With our performance-led staff, you’ll challenge the value, significance and status of music in our society on our Music (Songwriting) degree. You’ll develop technical skills, such as project management, music theory and lyric analysis, while building your research skills and social media skills to help realise your best work. Your practical work will culminate in a large-scale project that will help open doors in your future career. ...Read more

Pursue your passion for music on this career-focussed degree.With our performance-led staff, you’ll challenge the value, significance and status of music in our society on our Music (Songwriting) degree. You’ll develop technical skills, such as project management, music theory and lyric analysis, while building your research skills and social media skills to help realise your best work. Your practical work will culminate in a large-scale project that will help open doors in your future career. BA Music (Songwriting) is a variant of the BA Music programme. You’ll share the same modules as other BA Music courses, but your assessments and specialist cluster groups will focus on songwriting.


Why study at Hull?

- Tap into our industry connections: We have close relationships with Opera North and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, which offer workshops, one-to-one tuition and career advice.- 100% employability: A perfect 100% of our students are in work or further study 15 months after graduating.¹- Industry-standard facilities: Get exclusive access to our 400-seat concert venue, professional recording studios, ambisonic studios, and rehearsal spaces.


Where could this take me?

Not only will you graduate with a professional portfolio to make your CV stand out, but you’ll also gain access to our network of industry professionals, offering live projects, work experience, masterclasses, and more. Our graduates have become musicians, composers, singer-songwriters, and recording artists. The transferable skills you’ll learn will help you to launch a career as a radio producer, music promoter, events manager, music therapist, teacher or journalist.¹ (Music) UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics, for the academic year 2020/21, published by HESA June 2023.

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73rd

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A level

A level:

C Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

28 Grades / Points required

T Level:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Applicants should have an A level in Music or Music Technology at Grade C or above, or an equivalent Level 3 music qualification

Points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but must include at least 80 points from A levelsBTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma or Extended DiplomaOCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma or Extended DiplomaCACHE Diploma or Extended DiplomaIrish Leaving CertificateScottish HighersWelsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diplomaor a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications

Pass Access to HE Diploma overall with a minimum 112 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 18 credits at Merit in Music

Including grade 5 in Higher Level Music

Only acceptable if studied in addition to A level Music/Music Technology at grade C

Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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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.

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

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

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.

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

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

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.

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

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

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.

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

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

£16,500 per year

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Students from International

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£16500 Per year

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University of Hull
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