Program Overview
The Vocal Performance at Birmingham City University is a MMus PgCert PgD programme in Humanities over 24 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 Vocal Performance 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: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6
- 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 Vocal Performance 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
- [\'Regular individual specialist vocal tuition.\', \'Regular vocal classes, including song classes, repertoire classes, and historical performance practice classes.\', \'Bespoke language, stagecraft and dance classes.\', \'Access to masterclasses with distinguished visiting guest artists.\', \'Frequent chances to perform, including solo and ensemble\', \'The chance to audition for our operas and musicals, which are fully staged productions in a professional venue, and frequently double-cast to allow the maximum number of students to benefit from the experience.\', \'At PgDip and MMus levels, the flexibility to choose from a broad menu of Professional Development modules designed to help you work towards achieving your personal career aspirations.\', \'Personal support as you make plans for your future career.\', "The flexibility to transfer from PgDip to MMus once you\'ve begun your studies (but before completion of the PgDip course).", \'In PgCert, the ability to focus wholly on the principal study area.\', \'An intensive one-year MMus route is available (for exceptional candidates only).\', \'Teaching Matters: Principles and Practice\', \'Historical Performance Practice\', \'Issues in Contemporary Music Composition and Performance\', \'Music Technology Contexts\', \'Concepts in Jazz Improvisation\']
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Essential
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
All applicants for this course will be auditioned.
Home student auditions will be scheduled live in Birmingham.
EU/international students outside the UK at the time of application may submit a recording or may travel to one of our International Audition Centres.
For Intensive MMus applicants, a high-scoring audition/interview will be followed by an interview with the Programme Director or nominee to ensure suitability.
Please prepare\xc2\xa0four classical songs or arias, at least two of which should be in two different languages other than English. You may choose which item you sing first; thereafter the panel will choose as they feel appropriate. You will also be given a piece of sight reading.
As part of your audition there will be an informal interview. 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 also an opportunity for you to ask the panel questions about your Department and what life will be like as a musician in Birmingham. The audition and interview together will last for about 40 minutes.
You will be invited to arrive before the audition for a warm-up that will last 35 minutes. An official accompanist will be arranged for your audition and you will be given the opportunity to rehearse with them, but please note that that rehearsal time will be limited to about 15 minutes. If you are bringing your own accompanist, please inform us in advance: you will be able to rehearse during your warm-up period.
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
PgCert: IELTs 5.5; or alternatively students must have studied and completed a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in the UK
MMus Intensive: IELTS 7; or alternatively students must have studied and completed a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in the UK.
You must have IELTS 6; or alternatively must have studied and completed a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree in the UK;*.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6 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: 6
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 24 months