Overview

Industry Demand

Film composers garner world-wide recognition for their work, and writing music for the moving image has fast become an attractive career option for composers seeking creative flexibility and a high rate of royalty-based income. Developed to meet the growing demand for freshtalent, our degree in Film Music builds on our established expertise in music production as well as our impressive roster of alumni who have gone on to compose work for independent films, Hollywood blockbusters and studios run by high profile practitioners such as Hans Zimmer.

Unique experience

This is the first Film, TV and Games Music (Hons) programme at Leeds Conservatoire of its kind in a UK conservatoire and uniquely combines one-to-one composition tuition, production sessions in MacLabs, and a wide variety of supporting topics such as harmony, orchestration and historical, cultural and professional studies.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Specialist Study
Specialist Group Study
Film Music in Context
Contextual Studies
Professional Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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

Language

English

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80

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60

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Film Studies Music View 543 other Bachelors in Film Studies in United Kingdom

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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

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80

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60

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Academic Entry Requirements: 96 UCAS tariff points from Level 3 studies or equivalent, which normally include A Level Music or a BTEC Extended Diploma in a Music-related subject.

A minimum of three GCSEs including English Language at Grade C / Grade 4 or above or equivalent international qualification, e.g. IELTS 6.0 (5.5 in each component).
Other Entry Requirements: Applicants’ understanding of applied music theory will be assessed at interview where they will be asked questions about the theoretical elements of the pieces they have included in their portfolio to ensure that they are suitable for the course. They are expected to be at Grade 5 Music Theory standard.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20900 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

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Industry Demand

Unique experience

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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