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Music and Creative Writing - BA (Hons)

Bangor University

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Music and Creative Writing offers a perfect combination of creative disciplines. You will pursue music studies in performance, composition and musicology, and will study the creative practice of writing in a variety of forms. You will approach texts as both reader and writer, and engage with music as a listener, performer and composer. Our close links with local theatres, poetry groups and vibrant student societies will give you opportunities to get involved in arts and culture, and be a part of a thriving music community.Studying Music is a creative opportunity to grow as a musician, guided by world-renowned composers, performers, musicologists and researchers. You will perform in, or attend performances at, public venues such as Pontio or the magnificent Prichard Jones Hall. In Creative Writing you will approach your studies through a variety of disciplinary pathways: instruction in using the techniques and forms of creative writing study of the short story, the novel and poetry as literary forms vocationally-oriented modules in journalism, screenwriting, scriptwriting, storytelling, genre writing, writing for performance and publication, and writing for online and other digital media.Your musical experience will extend beyond the lecture room, with opportunities to join the University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir or one of the many student societies for Music, such as Opera, Concert Band, DJ, Musical Theatre, and String Orchestra. You will also benefit from Bangor’s excellent links with leading organisations in the UK, including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with whom we have an annual composition workshop.This course will equip you with a solid grounding in the critical and practical skills writing and musical skill you will need to pursue a career in writing, music, and a wide range of other careers.Placement Year and International Experience Year AvailableCareersEmployment prospects are excellent, with a wide range of career options available. Our graduates have gone on to work in a range of roles, including music performance, composition, work in media and recording companies, creative writing, professional writing and publishing. Many graduates choose to become music or English teachers at all educational levels. Others take up administrative posts with orchestras, theatre companies, opera houses or arts centres.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 18,000per year

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University information

Bangor University

Bangor University

Bangor University

  • University League Table

    55th

  • Campus address

    Bangor University, Bangor (Wales), LL57 2DG, Wales

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Creative Writing

    39th out of 45 13

  • Entry standards

    / Max 173
    112 65%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    20th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.21 80%

    17th

    18

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