Program Overview
The Composition at Birmingham City University is a Master programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Composition programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 5.5
- Tuition: GBP 15,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 7,900 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Composition programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Teaching Matters: Principles and Practice
- Historical Performance Practice
- Issues in Contemporary Music Composition and Performance
- Music Technology Contexts
- Concepts in Jazz Improvisation
- Instrumental/Vocal Teaching Placement
- Music, Community and Wellbeing
- Music Management
- Self-defined Professional Project
- Lecture-Recital
- Historical Keyboard Performance
- Performing and Producing in the Studio
- Interactive Music Technology Performance
- Writing Music for Media
- Orchestration
- Research Project
- Advanced Music Criticism
- Critical Editing
- Music and Ideas
- Issues in Jazz Studies
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- UK students should normally hold an honours degree, ideally but not necessarily in Music.
- Non-UK students should hold a Bachelor\'s degree or a similar degree-equivalent diploma, ideally but not necessarily in Music.
- MMus Intensive applicants must be at Level 7 standard in their Principal Study Area and be well-suited to the intensive period of study.
Audition requirements
- You should be prepared to discuss a portfolio of compositions, which must\xc2\xa0be submitted at least two weeks before the audition date, if possible with high-quality recordings.
- Portfolios should be sent by Recorded Delivery to: Senior Administrator, Admissions, Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City University, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG, UK
- The panel will be interested to hear you talk about your artistic influences, your inspiration to be a musician and your career objectives.
- This is an opportunity for you to ask the panel questions about the Composition Department and what life will be like as a musician in Birmingham.
- The audition and interview together will last for about half an hour.
English language requirements
- You must have a minimum of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent in\xc2\xa0all four skills areas\xc2\xa0to secure a visa
- You must have IELTS 6; or alternatively must have studied and completed a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in the UK.
- MMus Intensive applicants should have IELTS 7 or must have studied and completed a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in the UK
English Proficiency: IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 15,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 7,900 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 15,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 7,900 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 5.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Birmingham City University directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham City University is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields....
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months