About Performance Mmus/pgdip in Bangor University
The MMus Performance course is ideal for those who are already proficient instrumental or vocal performers, and wish to refine their skills and extend their knowledge. On this programme you will refine your technical and interpretative skills, acquire a deeper understanding of contemporary and historical contexts relating to the performance of music, and develop skills and methodologies to undertake specialist research relating to your creative practice. You will also hone high-level transferable skills in critical thinking, conceptual thinking, problem solving, analysis, communication, self-direction and originality.
You will work closely with professional performers and established researchers, most of whom have international profiles. The School enjoys close links with industrial and third-sector partners such as Welsh National Opera, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Ensemble Cymru, and it is often possible for students to undertake a work placement during the course of the programme.
Careers and Employability
The MMus in Performance will widen your experience of performing and will develop your academic skills in relation to your practice. The programme will equip you for further study of performance and/or musicology at PhD level and beyond. It will also equip you with skills in creativity, self-discipline, analysis and communication which are valued by employers both within and outside the field of music. Recent graduates have pursued successful careers as professional performers, concert promoters, arts administrators, teachers, educational advisers, performers, and business people.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Bachelor degree minimum 2nd Class division or equivalent.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS: Academic 6.0 or 6.5 This must include a minimum of 5.5 in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
- PTE: 56 (51) - 62(58).
Bangor University Highlights
| Type of University |
Public |
| Founded |
1884 |
| Rank |
Top 10 UK University for Student Satisfaction (2019) |
| Intake Season |
January and September |
| Number of Programs available |
250 undergraduate and over 150 graduate |
| Academic Departments |
14 |
| Test Scores Accepted |
IELTS or equivalent |
| Graduate Employment Rate |
93% |
| Financial Aid |
Available as Scholarships and Awards |
Bangor University Cost of Attendance
Bangor University Tuition Fee
Fee for the available programs varies for different courses as per their level and type. Tuition fee for some of the popular courses has been compiled as follows:
Undergraduate Courses
| Name of Program |
Tuition Fee (September 2020, in GBP, per year) |
| Arts and Humanities |
14,500 |
| Business, Economics, Management & Marketing |
14,800 |
| Computer Science |
16,300 |
| Electronic Engineering |
16,800 |
| Nursing |
18,000 |
| Law |
14,800 |
Graduate Courses (2020 intake)
| Name of Program |
Taught-based programs fee (in GBP, per year) |
Research-based programs fee (in GBP, per year) |
| Arts and Humanities |
15,000 |
14,500 |
| MBA/ Business Studies |
17,000 |
16,800 |
| Computer Science |
16,100 |
17,800 |
| Electronic Engineering |
16,800 |
17,800 |
| Psychology |
16,800 |
18,300 |
| Law |
15,500 |
15,000 |
Cost of living
International students are highly advised to have an idea of the expenses required to survive in a foreign land. While it is difficult to reveal an exact amount required, a rough estimated amount required for accommodation, travel and stay for aspirants looking to study in the UK is around 900 to 1100 GBP, per month for a single student living in Bangor.
A detailed list of expenses would look something like as has been tabulated below:
| Type of Expenditure |
Cost (in GBP, per month) |
| Meals |
74 |
| Transportation |
80 |
| Clothing |
42 |
| Personal Care |
12 |
| Phone and Internet |
27 |
