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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Cardiff
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Cardiff
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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The Popular and Commercial Music degree encourages you to develop your own voice and musical identity. Your studies will embrace popular and commercial music in its many forms and subgenres, from electronica to folk, urban, rock and cutting edge-pop. With an emphasis on original work, our music degree will teach you how to collaborate with your fellow students in performance, songwriting and production. We welcome diversity, collaboration and experimentation. So whatever your musical interests, you can extend your practice to gain skills relevant not only to employment in the music industry, but also to the wider creative industries.Staff are experienced and high-profile professionals in their own right and many have worked as producers and songwriters. You’ll also learn from regular visits and masterclasses from high-level music industry professionals such as Greg Haver, producer of Manic Street Preachers; Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran’s co-writer; Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals and Steve Sidelnyk, Madonna’s drummer. Studying Popular and Commercial Music in Cardiff, you will develop links with studios, record industry professionals and music companies in this thriving capital city.
Exam type
A levelA level:
CCC Grades / Points required
UCAS Tariff:
96 Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
MMM Grades / Points required
T Level:
Pass (C and above) Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
C - A* Grades / Points required
To include a relevant subject such as as Music
To include a relevant subject such as as Music
Pass the Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject such as Music with a minimum of 96 UCAS tariff points
To include a relevant subject such as as Music
Passing the T Level with Pass (C or above in the Core) to include a relevant subject such as as Music
We accept the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma in lieu of a third subject.
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Students living in
England
£9,000 per year
Students from England
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£9,000 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,000 per year
Students from Wales
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£9,000 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£12,600 per year
Students from International
£12600 Per year
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