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).

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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, we are also one of the few music departments in the country to offer an undergraduate module in Music Therapy.

Recent graduates from Music (Hons) course at the Edinburgh Napier University have been employed in a wide variety of fields of work including:

Arts management
Classroom teaching
Instrumental teaching
Performance
Composition
Songwriter
Artist manager

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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 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

IELTS

6

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music View 415 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

IELTS

6

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80

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General requirements

Standard Entry Requirement
ABCC
Grades AB must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin or Classics.
Minimum Offer Entry Requirement
ABCC
Grades AB must be from the following subjects: English, Music or Music Technology, Modern Studies, History, Psychology, Religious Moral and Philosophical Studies, Theology, Media Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Geography, Latin or Classics.

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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Accidents
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Tuition Fee

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International

19340 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19340 GBP per year during 48 months.
National

1820 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1820 GBP per year during 48 months.

England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland - £9,250 Overseas and EU - £19,340

Living costs for Edinburgh

725 - 1167 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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