Overview

At Music (Hons) course from Edinburgh Napier University you will have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of your creative and scholarly intentions and mindset, with music as the primary medium for exploration and expression across a range of genres, including Classical, Jazz, Contemporary Commercial, Avant Garde and Popular Music styles (including Hip Hop, and Electronic Music).

Quick Facts:

You will explore music in practical and contextual perspectives and domains, to develop your practical, critical and analytical skills and attributes. You will experience performance in a solo and/or ensemble/band context, depending on your specialism, with accompaniment provision (where appropriate).
The practical application of orchestration/arranging and composition is emphasised through collaborative projects and workshops with instrumentalists. With modules that prepare you for careers in education and community music, it is also one of the few music departments in the country to offer an undergraduate module in Music Therapy.

Careers

Recent graduates have been employed in a wide variety of fields of work including:

Arts management

Classroom teaching

Instrumental teaching

Performance

Composition

Songwriter

Artist manager

Producer

Musicologist

Music teacher

Music therapist

Arts administrator

Audio engineer

Foley artist

Postgraduate study

Session musician

A&R coordinator

Music distribution manager

Tour manager

Agent

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Western Art Music

Contextual Studies: Sampling Musical Worlds

Music Technologies: Making Music with Technology

Composition

Composition Studies: Originating Popular Music

Contextual Studies: Music in its Social and Cultural Context

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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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

Edinburgh, 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

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

56

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Standard Entry Requirement: ABBB to include English or a literary subject

Minimum Offer Entry Requirement: ABCC to include English or a literary subject

A level : BCC to include English or a literary subject

Irish Leaving Certificate: H2/H2/H2/H3 at Higher Level to include English or a literary subject

International Baccalaureate Diploma: Award of Diploma with 29 points overall including three Higher Level subjects at 6,5,4 to include English or a literary subject at grade 5.

T level: Grade Merit / T Level must be completed in a English/literary subject or an A Level in an English subject may be required.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20310 GBP / year

≈ 20310 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

1820 GBP / year

≈ 1820 GBP / year

Additional Details

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland - £9,535

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 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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Credits

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

Edinburgh

Funding

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