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Course summary
Why study BMus Music at Goldsmiths This degree reflects the diversity and excitement of music in the 21st century, and gives you the opportunity to mix performance, composition and research.
- In the first year you’ll explore different musical styles and approaches to study through a range of compulsory practical and critical modules.
- Later, you'll be able to choose from our wide range of jazz, sonic art, popular and film music modules as well as our practical, skills-based workshop and teaching modules.
- You’ll have lots of opportunities to perform, including in professional and student-led ensembles and groups such as Gamelan Ensemble, Sinfonia and Creative Jazz Ensemble, and at our annual music festival PureGold, which celebrates the music created and performed at Goldsmiths.
- We're within easy reach of central London’s many venues, concert halls, opera houses and research libraries, providing a great international focus.
- You’ll be very well set-up for the world of work. Employers look for initiative-driven graduates who think critically about their actions, work well with others and adapt quickly to new ideas. This degree will help you develop these skills.
- We attract instrumental and vocal teachers of the highest quality, with many of our staff also teaching at the major music conservatoires.
- Performance modules include one-to-one tuition on your main instrument/voice, as well as ensemble coaching, performance lectures and masterclasses from top professional musicians.
Modules
Year 1 (credit level 4) All BMus Music students take the following modules: Discovering Music Performance Composition Materials, Signs and Symbols Contemporary Music Industries Year 2 (credit level 5) In your second year, you'll take the following two compulsory modules: Collaborative Performance Contemporary Composition You will then take 2 optional modules, chosen from the following list: Developing Performance Studio and Production Skills Pitching Creative Businesses The Goldsmiths Elective The Goldsmiths Project You will also take 2 optional modules, chosen from the following list: Creative Jazz Studies Music and the Moving Image Global Musics Sonic Art: Contexts and Practices Year 3 (credit level 6) In your final year, you'll undertake a Major Project. Optional modules You will also choose 2 optional modules, chosen from the following list: Live Performance Writing to Brief Work Placement You as Your Future: Developing Creative Careers Psychological Approaches to Music You will also take 2 optional modules, chosen from the list below: Audiovisual Composition and its Contexts Sculpting Electronic Sound Capturing Music and Practice Music Education, Outreach and Inclusion Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work, solo recitals, improvisation and group performances.
How to apply
29Jan
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
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
120 credits at Level 4 and a 2:1 average in a comparable programme, and meet the standard qualification requirements for entry to Year 1 of the programme
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBBC
Scottish Advanced Higher - BBC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 33 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2
T Level - M
You should have an A-level or BTEC in Music, experience of music performance (evidenced by graded examinations from any exam board or a video of yourself performing), and the ability to read and write musical notation equivalent to ABRSM grade 5 (this can be evidenced by an exam certificate or by your notated work in composition or music theory). Exceptions Other academic qualifications are accepted if you can demonstrate other strengths. For example, if you have no formal performance grades, but can nevertheless demonstrate substantial experience in music performance or composition, we will still be able to consider your application.
Additional entry requirements
Interview
Candidates who have evidenced their academic, performance, and music theory qualifications in their UCAS applications may be made an offer at application stage. We may also invite you to submit further evidence of your musical skills and abilities via a portfolio of work. We may also invite you to a short interview with a member of the music department. We're looking for students who have the right blend of practical, creative and critical skills. All offer holders will also be invited to an applicant day. This allows us to meet potential students and find out more about their interests and abilities.
Portfolio
We may also invite you to submit further evidence of your musical skills and abilities via a portfolio of work.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | With a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5 |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
To find out more about fees and funding, please check our undergraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/fees-funding/
Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW