IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 63% (min 55% in all areas)
TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)
Our Music BA degree has been designed to develop your particular interests in music-making. It aims to equip you with a solid grounding in the craft of creativity which reflects the diversity of musical styles and genre in today’s world.
In your first year you will gain a strong understanding of composition, performance and musicology. You will also be introduced to sonic arts and sound recording. Your peer group of musicians will discuss, review and give you constructive feedback on your musical activities.
You can choose from a range of optional modules in your second year and final year. This means you develop your own bespoke pathway during your music course, and this prepares you for your chosen career in the music world. Examples of specialist options you could choose include orchestration and arrangement, and taking sonic art to the stage, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
You will be taught by some of the leading figures in today’s contemporary music comprising composers, performers and musicologists. They are performing, composing and writing books, and have strong connections with the music community in London, the UK and in Europe. This opens up opportunities for you to collaborate with them and work together on installation projects and a huge variety of creative projects.
Our music facilities include a fully sound-proofed recording studio for rehearsals, and performance spaces and practice rooms equipped with grand pianos, drum kits and amps. Access is available to an editing suite with Mac computer workstations where you’ll work on your music using industry standard music making software.
During your time at Brunel, you’ll benefit from guest lectures delivered by leading figures in the music industry who give advice on music promotion and how to get a gig. In addition, you have the advantage of Brunel’s close location to London’s exciting music scene for planned trips to music concerts, festivals, galleries, and museums.
Our music undergraduate degree can be studied full-time over three years, four years with a placement year, or part-time over six years.
We encourage the placement year option. This time in the music industry helps you to further prepare for the world of work and you’ll have a year’s worth of invaluable professional experience when you graduate. If you decide to go on a music work placement year, you could find yourself working at record companies, TV companies, or teaching music in a school.
You’ll have the opportunity to showcase your musical talent before you graduate alongside external musicians. There are a variety of performances hosted by Brunel including concerts, recitals and ensembles where you’ll be able to network and gain feedback on your creativity from the visiting music artists.
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Year 1
Compulsory
MU1608 Ensemble I: The Art of Performing
MU1609 Materials of Music I: Inside the Language
MU1610 Ways of Hearing I: Genres Through Time
MU1611 Composing I: Capturing Ideas
MU1612 Studio Production I: Introduction to the Art of Sound and Technology
MU1613 Professional Development I: Building a Collaborative Musical Project from A-Z
Year 2
Compulsory
MU2613 Materials of Music II: Outside the Box From the Inside
MU2614 Ways of Hearing II: The Theatre of Technology
MU2615 Professional Development II: Communicating and Teaching
Optional
MU2616 Ensemble II: Leadership, Directing and Improvisation
MU2617 Composing II: Craft and Development
MU2618 Studio Production II: Advanced Techniques and Designing Your Own Tools
MU2619 Orchestration and Arrangement
MU2620 Interdisciplinary Project: Learning Collaboration
Year 3
Compulsory
MU3617 Professional Independent Project
Optional
MU3618 Ensemble III: Creating Performance
MU3619 Materials of Music III: Advanced Technical Portfolio
MU3620 Ways of Hearing III: Cultures and Subcultures
MU3621 Composing III: Advanced Portfolio
MU3622 Studio Production III: Taking Sonic Art To the Stage
A music degree from Brunel University London will prepare you for a broad range of employment in the music industry.
Our graduates are ready for the real world of music and launch careers as singers, songwriters, performance artists, and freelance musicians. Others are working in the film industry or in music studios. Some opt to work in event management, teaching, radio, journalism, or software engineering.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
