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Music BA Honours
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Music BA Honours

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Course overview

Study music at Newcastle and join a dynamic community of musicians and thinkers who are committed to valuing all music. Our community will help you embrace your individual creativity, expand your knowledge, and develop your critical thinking.

Study topics based on your interests such as performance, music history, analysis, audio production, composition and ethnomusicology. Many of our modules include vocation-oriented elements including music education and various work placement opportunities

You'll develop your performance skills through one-to-one tuition, group projects, and masterclasses with our specialist performance tutors who are leaders in their fields.

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Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

MUS1058: Performance Studies

Develop performance skills on your chosen instrument or your voice.

Optional module availability\ Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.\ \ Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.\ \ To find out more please see our terms and conditions

You'll take the following compulsory modules:

Compulsory modules Credits
Understanding Music: Concepts, Skills and Methods 20
Challenges in Musicology: Music, People and Place 20
Audio Production Skills (more information to follow) 20
Performance Studies 1 20
Creative Projects 20
Musicianship (more information to follow) 20

Candidates may take modules, totalling 20 or 40 credits, in a foreign language. Please note that:

Choose from a range of historical, cultural and practical options, and have the freedom to determine the balance between these different strands. Module choices include historical and cultural options such as topics in Western music history, and practical options such as composition and performance.

Optional Modules

You take at least two of the following Historical/Cultural modules:

Optional modules Credits
Themes in Musical Modernism 20
Popular Music and Media 20
Music and Visual Culture 20

You take at least one of the following Applied or Practical modules:

Optional modules Credits
Composing for Spaces and Places 20
DJing Skills and Turntablism 20
Contemporary Musical Materials 20
Songwriting 20
Translation for Singing 20
Performance Studies 2 20
Contemporary Music Practice 2 20
Orchestration 20
Folk Ensemble 2* 20
Music Teaching and Learning: in Formal and Informal Contexts 20

* Students will need to take an audition if they wish to take Folk Ensemble 2

You'll conduct independent work in two specialities of your choice. For each of these you'll receive 1-to-1 supervision.

The specialities are categorised as a major specialist study and a minor specialist study in a second area.

You'll choose your other modules using the remainder of your module credit balance. These modules cover historical, cultural and practical material and are offered by our world-leading research-active staff in Music.

Modules

Compulsory modules

You must take one Major Specialist Study from this list:

Compulsory modules Credits
Major Specialist Study: Composition 40
Major Specialist Study: Dissertation 40
Major Specialist Study: Performance 40
Major Specialist Study: Project 40

Optional modules

You may (but are not required to) choose a Minor Specialist Study module from the following list. This must be in a subject area that is substantially different to your major specialist study.

Optional modules Credits
Minor Specialist Study: Composition 20
Minor Specialist Study: Dissertation 20
Minor Specialist Study: Performance 20
Minor Specialist Study: Project 20

You choose modules from the list below so that the total credits for the year adds up to 120:

Optional modules Credits
Case Studies in 21st Century Music 20
The Total Work of Art: Richard Wagner, The Musical Stage and their continuing Agency across The Arts 20
Jazz Studies 20
Salsa, AfroBeat, Reggae and Rhythms of the World 20
Music, Gender and Identity 20
Folk Ensemble 3* 20

*Students need to have passed Folk Ensemble 2 in Stage 2 in order to take Folk Ensemble 3.

You may, with the discretion of the Degree Programme Director, take one module from the list below, if not taken already at Stage 2, in place of a module selected in the list above.

Optional modules Credits
Themes in Musical Modernism 20
Composing for Spaces and Places 20
DJing Skills and Turntablism 20
Contemporary Musical Materials 20
Songwriting 20
Translation for Singing 20
Contemporary Music Practice 2 20
Orchestration 20
Popular Music and Media 20
Folk Ensemble 2 20
Music and Visual Culture 20
Music Teaching and Learning: in Formal and Informal Contexts 20

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.

Teaching time is made up of:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

Skills and experience

Opportunities

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You may choose to spend a year abroad as part of your degree in one of our partner institutions. You can do so in consultation with the Degree Programme Director. In order to qualify, you must have attained at least 60% in the first three semesters of study.

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Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Work placement is not available if you're spending a year abroad. Placements are subject to availability.

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Facilities and environment

Facilities

You'll be based in the School of Arts and Cultures, in the University's main campus.

Our department is based in the Armstrong Building, which overlooks the university's beautiful main quadrangle.

You'll have access to outstanding specialist music facilities, including state-of-the-art recording studios, rehearsal spaces, specialist tuition rooms, flexible study spaces, and the music skills suite.

The impressive King's Hall is used for orchestral and choral concerts, our professional lunchtime concert series, and student performance workshops.

Studios

Our professional recording and music production suites provide a space for:

We have a range of portable recording equipment and tools designed for live electronics and technologically mediated live performance. These are accessible to all music students.

Rehearsal spaces

You'll have access to a range of rehearsal spaces, including:

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Opportunities to perform

We offer a free professional concert series every Thursday lunchtime during term time, followed by a student performance where you have the chance to perform for, and listen to, your colleagues from all of our music degrees.

Newcastle University Symphony Orchestra rehearses weekly and usually gives 3 or 4 performances each year in the King's Hall and in the Great North Museum.

There is also a student-organised annual Summer Music Festival, showcasing our students' talents and giving you the chance to gain real-world experience of event management.

Our music students immerse themselves in Newcastle's thriving music scene which includes everything from high-profile venues like the O2 Academy and the City Hall, to more intimate local spots such as The Cluny, The Cumberland Arms and Bar Loco. It’s also home to the UK’s first co-operatively owned music venue, The Globe.

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Support

You'll have an academic personal tutor throughout your degree. They will provide academic and pastoral support.\ \ Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have when starting university.

Your future

Join our network of confident and successful graduates who benefit from our well-established ties with arts institutions in the city, in the wider region and beyond. These include:

Preparing you for career success

We work with a range of partners across the Music sector, providing you with professional development and networking opportunities.

We're the only North-East Music Academic Partner of UK Music, the collective voice of the UK’s world-leading music industry, which represents all sectors of the music industry to champion Music.

Through this partnership we provide a range of sector-leading opportunities, including:

We also work closely with a broad range of regional cultural organisations, including strategic partnerships with the Glasshouse, so you can engage with the professional music sector and give back to the region in which you will be studying.

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Careers support

We'll help enhance your employability through access to career-related training, both as part of the course and through extra-curricular activities. Modules in teaching music help build skills needed for your future career.

We work with a range of arts, music and creative organisations and businesses including artist management and development, music production, community arts, festival and event management, and music therapy. These provide our students with guest lectures, masterclasses and placement opportunities. Examples include:

Read more about careers with a Music degree

Hear from our graduates

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

If you’re studying an accredited degree and thinking about working in Europe after you graduate, the best place to find current information is the UK Government’s guidance on recognition of UK professional qualifications in EU member states. This official resource explains whether your profession is regulated in another country, what steps you need to take, and which organisation you should contact.

Entry requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications.

The entrance requirements and offers below apply to 2026 entry. 

We recognise that access to Music education and to Level 3 Music qualifications in the UK is unequal and in places limited but that musical talent and aspiration is not.\  \ We therefore consider all candidates on an individual basis, and accept a broad range and combination of qualifications. This includes candidates who can demonstrate a high level of musical skill but that have not had the opportunity to study music formally as part of their Level 3 education or to take graded music exams.

A-Level
ABB including Music or equivalent. AS Level Music may be considered, but will depend on the combination of subjects/qualifications being studied. Alternatively BBB including Music plus Grade 8 Associated Board (Performance). If A Levels do not include music, an offer of ABB plus Grade 8 Associated Board/Trinity (Performance) may be considered. We will consider candidates who have a combination of A Level and BTEC qualifications or other combinations of Level 3 qualifications
International Baccalaureate
A minimum of 32 points with Music at Higher Level, Standard Level Music may be considered, but will depend on the combination of subjects being studied.

Other UK and the Republic of Ireland qualifications

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Alternative offers at Newcastle

Through one of our contextual or alternative offer routes, you could receive an offer of up to three grades lower than the typical requirements.

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Contextual offers

We use certain contextual data from your UCAS form, alongside your application, to consider challenges that you may have faced in your education and the potential effect this may have had on your qualifications. This means you may be eligible to receive a lower contextual offer.

PARTNERS offers

One of the largest and longest support entry routes to university of its kind for students from underrepresented backgrounds. We support applicants from application through to study.

Realising Opportunities offers

A unique programme delivered in collaboration with 10 leading, research-intensive universities in the UK. The programme is open to students in Year 12/first year of college.

Pathways to Newcastle offers

Pathways to Newcastle, our national skills entry route, is available for specific subject areas.

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We support promising athletes at the application stage, who compete in regional, national or international levels in their sport.

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International Pathway courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO.

These courses are specifically designed for international students who want to study in the UK and progress onto one of our undergraduate degrees. Our International Study Centre, has a range of study options including:

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This policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at Newcastle University. It is intended to provide information about our admissions policies and procedures to applicants and potential applicants, to their advisors and family members, and to staff of the University.

University Admissions Policy and related policies and procedures

Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.

Interviews and auditions

We don't usually invite applicants to interview or audition. However, we might ask you to attend an online audition and/or interview if we are considering a contextual offer.

This is an opportunity for you to tell us about your music studies, particularly if you don't have any standard academic music qualifications.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

The 2026 entry home fees have not yet been confirmed.

Qualification: BA Honours Full time
Home students Full time: 3 years Tuition fees (Year 1) Not Set
International students Full time: 3 years Tuition fees (Year 1) £25,100

Home Fee Students

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course. £9,535 is the maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students for the academic year 2025-26. This is set by the UK government. This fee has not yet been confirmed for 2026-27.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spenda year on a work placement or studying abroad,you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year.

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

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You'll also have the opportunity to speak to academic staff and find out more about the subjects you're interested in.

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We regularly travel overseas to meet with students interested in studying at Newcastle University. Visit our events calendar to find out when we're visiting your region.

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If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

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