University of Southampton

Music (BA)

University of SouthamptonHighfield, Southampton

Course overview

Make the music you're passionate about in a vibrant, cultural city with a great music scene. This 3-year BA Music degree provides a broad musical education across all forms and styles. You can specialise in areas including music performance, history, composition and technology.

You'll then develop all the skills and experience you need for a successful career. 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 As part of this course, you can: learn different approaches to musical topics, from the middle ages to global hip hop work on projects with other students across classical, pop and jazz study concert hall composition, commercial songwriting or film

Key highlights

  • Specialise in performance, history, composition or music technology
  • Up to 20 hours of fully funded individual tuition per year
  • Regular performance and composition workshops with industry guests
  • Performance projects with world-renowned performers and recording artists
  • Ensemble and conducting coaching across classical, pop and jazz
  • Study concert hall composition, commercial songwriting or film music

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
  • Songwriter
  • Music producer
  • Music teacher
  • Arts administrator

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £24,800 per year

Admission

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