Overview

The Music (With Foundation Year) (Hons) BA option from Bangor University , is a four-year course with an integrated foundation year which leads to the same qualification as our three-year honours degree. It has been specifically designed for those wanting to undertake degree-level study but who may not meet the entry requirements or have traditional qualifications.

The Foundation Year offers you the chance to expand and strengthen your confidence, skills and knowledge – ensuring that you are well-prepared and qualified to progress into Year 1 of the undergraduate degree.

Careers

While many graduates pursue careers in the area of music, these degrees are also good preparation for a wide range of employment in administration, commerce, management, and other professions.

Our graduates have become professional performers, composers, university lecturers, researchers, teachers, arts administrators, music therapists, music publishers, librarians, concert managers, community arts officers, stage managers, recording and broadcasting producers, and sound engineers.

Many former students have followed these degrees with further musical training, as performers, scholars or composers, and there are opportunities for all these at Bangor.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Essential Skills for Arts& Hum

Arts, Humanities & the future

Research & Inquiry

Language of Music

Debating the disciplines

English Lit & Lang

Digital Communication

Transnational Cultures

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

105

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TOEFL^® IBT

75

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bangor, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music View 367 other Bachelors in Music 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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105

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TOEFL^® IBT

75

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56

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Offers are tariff based, 48 - 96 tariff points, from Level 3 qualifications* e.g.

A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies)

International Baccalaureate

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

BTEC Diplomas and Certificate are accepted and Cambridge Technical Diplomas / Certificates

Cambridge Technical Diplomas and Certificates

City & Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas

Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted

Scottish Highers

Irish Leaving Certificate is accepted

T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

19000 GBP / year

≈ 19000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Additional Details

Placement Year Fee £1,905, International Experience Year Fee £1,430

Living costs

Bangor

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Key information

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Credits

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Disciplines

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General requirements

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Additional Details

Living costs

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