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Music, BMus

University of Sheffield, the United Kingdom

University of Sheffield

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About Music, BMus - at University of Sheffield

Our well-established music course at the University of Sheffield offers a diverse and flexible range of modules, supporting you to become the musician you want to be. We provide creative experiences within a range of musical industries to help you establish your professional career.

Taught by world-leading academics, our curriculum offers seven areas of musical study in performance, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, music psychology, musical industries, and/or music technology.

We embrace all music genres (classical, folk, pop, rock, jazz) and world music from across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, so you can study what interests you the most. We'll encourage you to develop your skills as an independent musician and music researcher.

In the first year, you'll receive a thorough grounding in the skills and knowledge required to become a successful musician. You'll learn to listen, perform, think and write critically about music of multiple genres, delve into the histories and cultural contexts of both Western classical and world music, and have the chance to receive compositional training in both instrumental and music technology software.

In your second year you'll broaden your skillset and develop specialisms within our seven areas of study, gaining leadership and analytical skills to help establish your creative voice.

In your third year, you'll have the opportunity to do a special project, taught over a full academic year in group sessions and regular tutorials. Previous projects have seen students staging an exhibition, creating an album or delivering a performance. It'll give you the opportunity to focus on a subject within your degree that will help establish a portfolio of work for your future career.

You'll graduate having a thorough understanding of the music industry in all its diverse contemporary forms, allowing you to forge an international and rewarding career that interests you.

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The University of Sheffield is an All-Steinway School. This accreditation enables students to access pianos of the highest quality and places the University among a select group of international education institutions.

Entry requirements

The A Level entry requirements for this course are:

AAB; ABB
AAB, including Music; ABB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity)

A Levels + additional qualifications: ABB, including Music + B in a relevant EPQ
International Baccalaureate: 34, with 5 in Higher Level Music; 33 + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity)
BTEC Extended Diploma: DDD in Music
BTEC Diploma: DD + A in A Level Music; DD in Music + A at A Level
Scottish Highers: AAAAB including Music; AAABB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity)
Welsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels: B + AA, including Music; B + AB + Grade 8 in either Practical (ABRSM/Trinity/Rockschool or equivalent) or Performance (ABRSM/ARSM) + Grade 5 Theory (ABRSM/Trinity)
Access to HE Diploma: Award of
Access to HE Diploma: in Music, with 45 credits a
T Level: 3, including 36 at Distinction and 9 at Merit

Routes for mature students

Other requirements
  • Music Technology is acceptable in lieu of Music (except for BTEC)

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