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UCAS CODE: W303

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Merchiston Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Delivered by a diverse range of industry and research experienced lecturers, this course will enable you to respond to the changing landscape of the music and wider creative industries, making you adaptable and employable.This course is designed to support you in following pathways that reflect your specialist interests in performance, composition, production, or other areas such as education, management and research.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).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.

Tuition fees

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£ 19,340per year

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University information

Edinburgh Napier University

  • University League Table

    86th

  • Campus address

    Edinburgh Napier University, 219 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH14 1DJ, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    40th out of 80 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 213
    197 92%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    42nd

    8
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.33 83%

    9th

    11

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