BA (Hons) Media Studies and Music in Bangor United Kingdom | Bangor University

Bangor University | Bangor United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 18,000
(c. USD24,105.78)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months

This program offers an outstanding creative chance to evolve as an artist while blending your education with media creation. Alongside comprehensive music training, you'll explore media-centric subjects like broadcast journalism, written journalism, online journalism, and hands-on media work. You'll join a dynamic musical environment, participating in or enjoying performances at public venues. The course fosters skill development and knowledge growth through innovative methods and artistic perspectives.
Boasting superb facilities, internationally renowned instructors, and one of the UK's most lively performance settings, Bangor University stands as a premier destination for Media and Music studies.
This stimulating degree prepares you with diverse production abilities across multiple media fields, encompassing documentary creation, audio production, scriptwriting, and short film development. It also delivers foundational theories and historical context about media operations. Simultaneously, the Music components will immerse you in understanding music's vital role in contemporary culture.
Our music offerings stand out by providing both wide-ranging subject coverage and focused specialization options, ensuring you'll discover courses that both challenge and inspire you. Bangor's media program similarly distinguishes itself by merging academic theory with practical creative work. Students can blend theoretical study with hands-on projects like journalism, filmmaking, and digital media creation at every level.
Our media faculty members are active professionals and consultants with expertise spanning advertising, media policy, digital privacy, political communication, online content creation, professional writing, graphic narratives, visual studies, gaming, virtual environments, international media, social platforms, and documentary work.
Optional Placement Year Available

Career Prospects
Media studies at Bangor can propel you toward exciting professional opportunities. We maintain strong connections with performance groups, news organizations, and television networks.
Our alumni have pursued diverse careers including: literary creation; professional authorship and publishing; theatrical performance and production; news reporting across print and broadcast platforms; television presenting and program development; advertising and brand promotion; radio hosting and production; digital content creation; multimedia industries; education; academia; and corporate communications.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0

Qualification Requirements

For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, but are not normally included in the offer.

Offers are tariff based, 96 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:

A Levels: including grade B Music (in lieu of Music A-level we will also consider other A-level subjects in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications in Music, or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical, or IB Higher in Music.). General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted.
BTEC National Extended Diploma in Music: MMM - DDM (including a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation - or see**)
Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: MMM- DDM
City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080)**: considered on a case-by-case basis
International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in Music**
Access**: pass required
Welsh Baccalaureate**: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications
T Levels**: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis
Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
We are happy to accept combinations of the qualifications listed above, as well as alternative Level 3 qualifications such as City & Guilds, Access and Cambridge Technical Diplomas.

We also welcome applications from mature learners.

International Candidates: International Candidates: school leaving qualifications that are equivalent to A levels/Level 3 and/or college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements).

IELTS - 6.0 (5.5), TOEFL iBT - 75 overall , (L-17, R-18, S-20, W-18)

Tuition GBP 18,000
Bangor, United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree

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