Overview

The Commercial Music (Hons) program offered by Bath Spa University is about creation: songs, projects, bands and entrepreneurial ideas. You’ll acquire skills that broaden your future career choices through writing, designing, promoting, performing, researching, touring and launching your creative material.

Key facts:

Songwriting / Original Music – Develop your songwriting skills, whether you’re a singer songwriter, play in a band, or want to write music for media.

Music production – Capture and present your musical ideas. Whether you’re into vintage studio techniques, or the latest digital technologies, we’ll teach you the skills you need to achieve your personal creative goals.

Contextual studies– Understand the context of your musical work through the analysis of your own creative outputs and the work of artists relevant to you.

Performance – Develop performance skills as solo performer, or within a band.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Brand, Identity and Promotion

Music Video Production

Song Production

Audio Visual Identity

Music Think Tank

"Going Live" (Tour and Events)

Working in the Music Industry

Creative Composition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

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72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bath, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

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TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

They accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below:

A Level - grades BCC-CCC including a Grade C in Music, Music Technology or a related subject.
BTEC - Extended Diploma grades from Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM) to Merit, Merit, Merit (MMM) in a related subject, or evidence of experience in Music or Music technology.
T Levels – grade Merit-Pass (C+) preferred in a relevant subject.
International Baccalaureate - a minimum of 27 points are required in addition to evidence of a high level of experience in music, composing, music technology or music performance.
Access to HE courses - typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, including 30 at merit or higher) together with evidence of a high level of experience in music, composing, music technology or music performance.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18585 GBP / year

≈ 18585 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Living costs

Bath

United Kingdom

808 - 1228 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Bath

Funding

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