This Media and Music degree combines theory and practise, and examines the impact and influence of media and music on individuals and society. You will learn how they can be used separately or together to communicate different meaning, feeling and emotions. As a joint honours degree student, you will take half of your modules each year in both subjects.
During the degree you will broaden your creative repertoire and encourage you to find new ways of self-expression. You will consider forms of media and music from various perspectives – culturally, historically and societally, and as composers, producers, consumers and critics.
Media studies gives you the chance to critically examine the technologies and techniques used to engage, inform and entertain audiences via television, film, social media, advertising, AI, radio and podcasting. Staff expertise includes advertising, media regulation, privacy, political communication, professional writing, comics, visual culture, gender and race, virtual worlds, global media, social networks and documentary. You can develop technical and creative skills related to writing, editing, filming, blogging, and publishing.
In Music, you will cover a wide range of musical genres from early modern to contemporary, the art music tradition as well as popular music and traditional music. You can enhance your solo and/or ensemble performance skills. Our extensive music facilities include two professional standard concert halls, rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and electroacoustic composition and recording studios. You will be taught by world-renowned musicologists, composers and performers, who will encourage you to explore the connections between all three fundamental aspects of musical study.
‘Placement Year’ and 'International Experience Year’ options are available for this course. You will have the opportunity to fully consider these options when you have started your course at Bangor and can make an application for a transfer onto such a pathway at the appropriate time. You can find more information about these options on our website and if you have any questions, please get in touch.
If you don’t have the required qualifications for this degree-level course or are looking to re-enter education after time away from study, then a Foundation Year Programme might be the right choice for you. Please see Media, Film & and Journalism (with Foundation Year) P320.
For details of the modular structure, please see the course description on Bangor University's website.
The following entry points are available for this course:
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For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, although are not normally included in the offer.
Level 3 qualifications can be considered in conjunction with grade B in A level Music, or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music. We also welcome applications from mature learners.
We allow you flexibility in meeting our entry requirements and accept a broad range of qualifications. We are happy to accept combinations of the qualifications listed above, as well as alternative Level 3 qualifications such as City & Guilds, Access and Cambridge Technical Diplomas. We also welcome applications from mature learners and/or those with other qualifications are considered on individual merit. If you cannot find the qualifications that you are studying (or have completed) listed above, please contact us for advice: applicantservices@bangor.ac.uk
If you don't think you'll meet the entry requirements specified, you may be able to gain entry to this course via a Foundation Year route. Please see: Media, Film and Journalim with Foundation Year (P320) or Music with Foundation Year (W30F).
International Candidates: school leaving qualifications that are equivalent to A levels/Level 3 and/or college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements), details at: www.bangor.ac.uk/international/applying/entryrequirements
For the most up-to-date information on acceptable English Language proficiency qualifications, please visit our webpage below.https://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/future/englishlanguage
Bangor University is committed to widening participation in Higher Education (HE) and accepts students from a broad range of backgrounds.
To support students into Higher Education, we use a number of indicators to identify students who may be at a disadvantage in their ability to access Higher Education, in order to provide additional support.
Our admissions process involves assessing the entire application to make an assessment based on your grades and individual circumstances.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
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Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Tuition fees and scholarship information for Home applicants can be found here:
https://www.bangor.ac.uk/studentfinance/new-undergraduates
Tuition fees and scholarship information for International applicants can be found here:
https://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/tuition
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Phone:0800 0851818
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