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Popular Music BA (Hons)

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... University of the Highlands & Islands
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Course Overview

Created by professional musicians, this honors degree will help you to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence required by employers, and for self-employment, in the music industry.

The BA (Hons) Popular Music degree at Perth College UHI is a highly rated and well-established music course that will equip you with the portfolio of skills and knowledge required for a successful career in today’s music industry. On successful completion you will be able to enter areas of employment such as performing, composing, songwriting, instrumental teaching, and music production and enter academic teaching and research through future postgraduate study.

By learning from staff who are professional performers, composers, and academics, you will be encouraged to thoroughly develop both your creative talents and your critical thinking in a positive, stimulating learning environment.

You will develop and strengthen a variety of skills such as music theory, research, and analysis and be supported and guided by staff to explore your full creative potential in all course work - from songwriting and composition to collaboration in band/ensemble work, to how you engage with research in understanding the field of music industries. Additionally, you will engage with studies in music business and audio to complement your core coursework in popular music.

General Eligibility

  • Entry to year one, HNC, is 1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above OR

  • 1 A level at grade D or above OR

  • NC Music

  • Prospective students without the standard entry requirements listed above are encouraged to apply

  • This is a Category 2 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required for specific optional modules/unit(s), where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in optional module/unit(s), but an alternative pathway exists to achieve target qualification.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

  • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

    English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

    TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section

Programme Information
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Course Category

Music and Performance

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Campus Name

Perth

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Course Level

Undergraduate

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Duration

Full-Time, 4 Years, Part-time: 8 Years

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Available Intake

September

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IELTS Score

6.0

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Tuition Fees Range

7110,

7980, (INT)

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