University of Southampton

Music with Year Abroad (BA)

University of SouthamptonHighfield, Southampton

Course overview

At Southampton, you can study the music you care about, and develop the skills and experience for a successful career. This 4-year BA Music degree provides a broad musical education, across all forms and styles. You can specialise in areas including performance, music history, composition and technology.

Your chance to study music abroad will give you international performance experience and build your global network. Our students sing opera and music theatre, play funk guitar and classical oboe. No matter what your musical background, we'll provide: regular performance and composition workshops, including with guests from the industry performance projects with world-renowned performers and recording artists up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year ensemble and conducting coaching This 4-year course lets you study at a partner university abroad for an academic year.

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Key highlights

  • Specialise in performance, music history, composition or technology
  • Spend an academic year at a partner university abroad
  • Partner destinations include Paris, Madrid, Venice, Hong Kong and Norway
  • Up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year
  • Performance projects with world-renowned performers and recording artists
  • Regular performance and composition workshops, including industry guests

Entry requirements

  • A-level: ABB-BBB — to include including Music and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonstrated equivalent standard*
  • A-level: BBB — to include including Music and grade A in the EPQ, and Grade 8 Music Practical or demonst; with EPQ
  • A-level: BCC — Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is either BBC or BCC from 3 A levels.
  • BTEC: DDM — BTEC National Extended Diploma; combined with A levels
  • BTEC: DD — BTEC National Diploma; combined with A levels
  • A-level: AB-BB — combined with BTEC

Scholarships

  • Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Education School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Engineering Global Talent Scholarship

    Up to 5 scholarships of £2,000 are available to international students for the first 3 years of study on an undergraduate degree within the School of Engineering.

    Up to £2,000

  • Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Health Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Law School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Psychology Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • School of Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Southampton Arts and Humanities Deans Global Talent Scholarship

    Successful applicants will get £10,000 towards their tuition fees.

    Up to £10,000

  • Southampton Chemistry Deans International Scholarship

    If you are awarded this scholarship, you'll get £5,000 towards your tuition fees in your first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Electronics and Computer Science Global Scholarship

    There are 12 scholarships for £5000 each.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Physics and Astronomy Achievement Scholarship

    The scholarships are renewable for subsequent years of study (subject to continuing academic performance) for up to £20,000 total. There are 10 stipend scholarships of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Performer
  • Composer
  • Music teacher
  • Music producer
  • Arts administrator
  • Sound engineer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £25,500 per year

Admission

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