Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA (Hons) Popular Music in Birmingham United Kingdom | Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University
|
Birmingham United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
16,085
(c. USD21,492.29)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The Popular Music degree program equips students with essential training and skills for diverse careers in the music industry.
You'll gain insights into the worldwide commercial music landscape, analyze musical works and techniques, while enhancing your creativity, professional approach, and practical musicianship to meet graduate employment standards.
This comprehensive three-year Honours degree cultivates both hands-on and adaptable skills for industry preparedness, alongside the critical thinking and academic depth characteristic of advanced study.
Alumni of this program enjoy extensive career prospects through professional graduate schemes, showcasing strong employability via the academic, creative, and transferable competencies honed throughout their studies.
Within the music sector, SCCB graduates have successfully advanced to roles with BBC Radio 1/1Xtra, BBC Introducing, Craig David, Sydney Opera House, X-factor, the Royal Variety Performance, Urban Audio, Blitz Games, as well as various music management positions and ongoing corporate/independent music ventures.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
96 UCAS points
GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have these or are not undertaking them, we accept other Level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests.
It is recognised that some learners may have significant relevant work experience or other professional qualifications and therefore may be admitted to the programme through an auditions process.
IELTS - 6.0 with no banding below 5.5.
TOEFL IBT - Overall 80, Reading - 20, Listening - 18, Speaking - 21, Writing - 19, PTEAcademic - 64
GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have these or are not undertaking them, we accept other Level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests.
It is recognised that some learners may have significant relevant work experience or other professional qualifications and therefore may be admitted to the programme through an auditions process.
IELTS - 6.0 with no banding below 5.5.
TOEFL IBT - Overall 80, Reading - 20, Listening - 18, Speaking - 21, Writing - 19, PTEAcademic - 64
Tuition
GBP
16,085