Bath Spa University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Discover who you are as a musician and develop the skills you need to thrive in your future career.
- Learn through making music every day: perform, workshop, improvise, devise, write, play, and discuss with your fellow students and your tutors.
- Make a difference: use music as a force for personal and social change in wellbeing, community, and education settings.
- Build a viable, sustainable, career: connect your musical skills with broad areas of the industry.
- Performance, improvisation and ensemble musicianship
- Composition, arrangement and music for media
- Recording, documenting and music production
- Blogging, podcasting and online media
- Music teaching and coaching, including leading workshops
- Event management, marketing, freelancing and the business of music.
Modules
Year one In your first year, our focus is almost exclusively on developing your musical skills: singing or playing on stage, creating your own music, and understanding the wider musical world. During practical musicianship workshops, you’ll try new instruments, sing in choirs or join ensembles. Through this practical work, you’ll learn about music in relation to what’s going on in society and explore the ways your music can make a difference in people’s lives. You’ll create a portfolio of your performances that showcases your skills as an artist. In the process, you’ll develop your ability to make recordings and videos and edit these for online contexts. Year two In your second year, you’ll continue to develop your practical music-making skills while considering how external factors such as collaborating with others or undertaking research can generate new ideas for your music. Core modules focus on making music accessible to all and using it as a means of communication. Optional modules allow you to enhance your research or event planning abilities. You'll also develop your ability to communicate ideas about music using different media, such as podcasts, video and social media. Year three This year is all about you, your musical interests and who you are as a musical entrepreneur. You’ll get the chance to run a range of large-scale projects in areas that you choose, such as education, community music, wellbeing, and arts management. We help you plan and manage these projects, balancing creative, research and entrepreneurial decision-making to reach your goals. You'll also gain valuable industry experience through a short, observational work placement, helping you to transition to the professional world and demonstrate your skills to potential employers.
Assessment method
Practical music-making forms the basis of most assessments. You may create compositions, performances, audio-visual documentation, podcasts, websites, written reports, research papers, teaching materials, project proposals, and events. As a result, you'll form a portfolio of assessments that can demonstrate your skills to employers, as part of a showreel or CV.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- W300
- Institution code:
- B20
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
A level - BBB - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 45 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 32 points
T Level - M
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Before your interview, we'll ask you to gather a collection of your work. This collection should showcase your unique interests and talents and give us a sense of who you are and what you want to explore during the course. Once we receive your UCAS application, we'll send you a brief form where you can submit links to your musical activity online. Evidence might include a performance on YouTube, a composition on SoundCloud, a score on Dropbox, or something else. We'll provide further guidance on compiling your portfolio when we send you the form. To prepare, we suggest that you collect your work in a format that you can share online, such as a folder or playlist. Your portfolio helps us get to know you and will inform our conversation at the interview. Further guidance on compiling your portfolio will be provided when we send you the form. In advance of this, we recommend that you gather any work you already have in a format that can be shared online (e.g. in a folder and/or playlist). International students are asked to also submit an application portfolio (see above). Whilst we would really like to invite you to campus to enjoy an applicant day, we accept that this may not always be possible and instead interviews can be held online. Further information will be provided on application.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element. |
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £16905 | Year 1 |
| International | £16905 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Bath Spa University
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN