Music And Modern Languages

Highlights

Develop your language and music skills choose from French or Spanish at beginners or advanced level. Our music facilities include practice facilities, studios, and incredible spaces to participate and attend music and performances. Broaden your horizons, spending the third year of this four-year degree in a country where the language is spoken.

This consolidates your language learning, increasing your confidence and cultural awareness. Bangor’s vibrant local arts and culture scene includes local theatres, cinemas, and poetry groups. Sign up to LangSoc and discover drama, dance, films, music and more at Pontio, our Arts and Innovation Centre.

Join a dynamic creative community with choirs and orchestras, bands and student ensembles.

Course overview

Studying Music and Modern Languages at Bangor will allow you to develop your musicology whilst learning and developing your competence in writing, speaking and comprehension of a modern language At Bangor University making music and understanding music go hand in hand. Studying Music, you will be taught by world-renowned composers, performers and musicologists, who will encourage you to explore the connections between all three fundamental aspects of musical study. Studying Music and Modern Languages at Bangor, you will learn and develop your competence in writing, speaking and comprehension in a language we offer, French or Spanish.

Our staff have expertise in translation, film, literature, travel writing, performance, visual cultures, popular culture, socio-political change, and transnational cultures. In music, key strengths lie in early music, 20th- and 21st-century music (including popular music), music editing, Welsh music, sonic art, composition, contemporary and interactive performance, to name a few. We enjoy close links with leading organisations such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Venue Cymru and Ensemble Cymru.

We also offer an excellent range of instruments and equipment, including a full-size organ, chamber organ, several harpsichords, harps, and Steinway grand pianos. You’ll join a welcoming, supportive community, which makes your learning experience on our Music and Modern Languages degree more personal. In addition to the University’s Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Chamber Choir, String Orchestra, Concert Band, we run a range of specialist ensembles.

Read more Course options International Experience Year What is the International Experience Year? Take your studies to the next level and graduate with ‘International Experience' in your degree title. This degree offers an optional additional International Experience Year, giving you the chance to spend a year abroad.

Why choose an International Experience Year? Expand your horizons and gain a fresh perspective by living and learning in a different country Boost your career prospects by graduating with international experience and intercultural skills Choose your adventure from a range of exciting destinations and partner universities to find your perfect fit. Is there language support?

If you plan to study in a country where English is not spoken natively, there may be language courses available for you at Bangor and in your host university to improve your language skills. Is the International Experience Year for you? You'll have the chance to explore the International Experience Year option after starting your course at Bangor.

We'll provide all the information you need to make an informed decision. Ready to Explore the World? Discover more about the International Experience Year option, read about the studying and working abroad options on the Student Exchanges section of our website.

Part-Time Study Balancing your personal and professional life while pursuing higher education doesn't have to be a dream. At Bangor University, many of our undergraduate degrees are available part time. How Does Part-Time Study Work?

Part-time students attend the same classes as their full-time…