About Community Music, Bmus in University of Aberdeen

The programme is great fun! Fun, flexible and vocational. I’m leaving not only with the skills I need to work, but also the experience, confidence and contacts that will easily allow me to find a job.’

Beth Black, Graduate 2015

The BMus (Hons) Community Music programme is an established and innovative programme unique in Scotland. The programme prepares you for a flexible career as a musical practitioner who is able to work across a spectrum of community and educational settings, combining a wide range of community based, education and musical skills.

From the commencement of your specialist studies on the programme you will engage extensively in placement learning across settings of your own choosing and interest, allowing you to develop and define your personal identity as a community musician. In your fourth year you will have the opportunity to design and implement you own project with the full support of your peers, community partners, visiting specialists and the programme team.

‘All in all, this is an innovative course that seems to be growing in sophistication and strength, with exciting potential for interdisciplinary collaboration and development. The course provides students with a strong practical and theoretical foundation, and, most importantly, students come away with the confidence to move forward into society with the requisite knowledge and skills to become successful, reflective practitioners.’

How You'll Study

Learning Methods

• INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
• LECTURES
• RESEARCH
• TUTORIALS

Why Study Community Music?

Choosing community music has enabled me to see and find a few of the many musical opportunities there are right at our own doorsteps. The skills and abilities I now have, such as being able to adapt, plan, organise, teach, communicate, and find information, have all been developed throughout the courses on offer. The lectures are always thought-provoking and often revolve around discussion and debates. This allows the atmosphere to be inclusive and very much a learning environment for all involved. Joy, Year IV  

Community music equips you with knowledge and skills to understand, underpin, carry out and evaluate your practice; to make music accessible to anyone and everyone. Without this degree, I would never have imagined that I could reach my dream of taking music abroad. Shannon, Year IV  

The small class sizes and the devotion of the lecturers allows so much room for development, and makes for a wonderful and care free learning environment where no question is too small to ask. I love the hands on, practical opportunities you gain from the degree, and I can't wait to see where the Community Music degree takes me. Iona, Year II    

Careers

There are many opportunities at the University of Aberdeen to develop your knowledge, gain experience and build a competitive set of skills to enhance your employability. This is essential for your future career success. The Careers and Employability Service can help you to plan your career and support your choices throughout your time with us, from first to final year – and beyond.

• More information on employability at the University of Aberdeen
• More information on the Careers and Employability Service

Academic qualification equivalents

• At Standard XII a minimum percentage of 75% overall. Additionally, a minimum percentage of 80% in English at Standard XII or our normal English language requirements.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS    : Overall - 6.0,   with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 5.5; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
• TOEFL  : Overall - 78,     with: Listening - 17; Reading - 18; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
• PTE       : Overall - 54,    with: Listening - 51; Reading - 51; Speaking - 51; Writing - 54

University of Aberdeen Highlights

University of Aberdeen Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Aberdeen manages to provide a fixed fee structure throughout the program for international students so that they can project the amount in advance.

• The undergraduate arts fee starts from £17,200 and for sciences, it’s around £19,700.
• The postgraduate fee is variable and depends upon the degree chosen and discount of around 20% can be availed by Alumni of college
• For Undergraduate arts degree annual fee is of £ 17,200 which adds up for £68,800 and for engineering it is £19,700 and a total of £78,800.
• As per the calculation done by college the minimum cost of living in the U.K which covers all the basic expenses is around £1,000.

Aberdeen University Cost of Attendance

Aberdeen manages to provide a fixed fee structure throughout the program for international students so that they can project the amount in advance. Details for 2021-2022 academic session are tabulated below: