About Music (bmus) in Cardiff University

This programme is the ideal choice if you want to focus solely on music. It will allow you to specialise and develop your own musical interests whilst acquiring a solid, broad-based education in aesthetics, analysis, composition, ethnomusicology, music history and performance.

Of all our courses, the BMus offers the most in-depth study, allowing you to spend all your time specialising in music. It also enables you to take composition and/or recital as major projects in year three, which are available only as minor projects on our BA programmes.

As well as studying a range of academic modules, you will also be encouraged to join our School-led musical ensembles, representing a wide range of musical repertoires and traditions.

Distinctive features

• You will receive fully-funded instrumental tuition on your principal study instrument if you take a Practical Musicianship or Recital module.
• The Business of Music modules offer insight into the working world, as well as the opportunity to undertake a short work placement.
• The School hosts regular composition workshops; performance masterclasses; a regular concert series; the John Bird lectures presented by visiting academics; and a series of careers in music talks which provide opportunities for contact with active music professionals.
• The opportunity to undertake major projects in composition, performance, musicology, analysis, and ethnomusicology in year three.
• Option to spend a semester studying abroad in your second year.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Entry requirements for individual programmes will vary, however, a typical offer will range between 78 and 81% in your best four Standard XII subjects (excluding Hindi and P.E).

English language requirements 

• IELTS : 6.5
• TOEFL IBT: 90
• PTE: 62

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Cardiff University Cost of Attendance

The estimated fees for the 2020/2021 academic session are presented in the table below.