BMusc Music

Institution University of Sheffield
Method At the institution
Location Sheffield
Type Undergraduate
Course fee By request

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BMusc Music

Objectives The BMus Honours Music degree course is for students who wish to develop a wide range of abilities. An extensive range of modules in level one allows students to define their own modular programme through levels two and three. Students may wish to specialise at level three in composition, dissertation or performance. A personal tutor will work with you over three years to help you make the most of your studies and encourage you to excel. Lectures, seminars and group tutorials are reinforced by individual supervision or feedback. Most of the degree is assessed through projects, performances and coursework, giving you a chance to develop your own skills and interests in an independent and creative manner. The Performance module at level one is assessed by a short recital; the level three Instrumental or Vocal Recital is given in public. While following a recital track you are given tuition on your principal instrument.
Entry requirements Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - ABC (A in Music) or equivalent Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+BB Scottish Highers - AABB-ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB International Baccalaureate - 32 - 30 points Core Requirements - Grade A in GCE A Level Music
Academic title BMusc Music
Course description Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.

Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.

Important notice :
This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.

This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.

Typical First Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Case Studies in Western Music 10

Composition 10

Critical Responses to Music 10

Individual Project 10

Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint 10

Introduction to Studio Techniques 10

Listening Skills 10

Music History 10

Music of the World 10

Performance 10

Popular Music Studies 10

Stylistic Harmony 10

Typical Second Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Analytical Approaches to Music 20

Ballet Music in the Twentieth Century 20

Baroque Counterpoint 20

Classical Harmony 20

Contemporary Popular Music 20

Creative Applications of Music Technology 20

Early Nineteenth-Century Harmonic Styles 20

Ensemble Class 20

Ethnomusicology 20

History of Popular Music 20

Intermediate Composition 20

Jazz History 20

Messiaen and His Times 20

Music Perception 20

Music and Arts Administration 20

Music and the Recording Industry 20

Music in Culture and Society 20

Music in Education 20

Music in Paris 1900-45 20

Music in the Community 20

Music of Africa 20

Musical Culture in East Asia 20

Nineteenth-Century Symphonic Thought 20

Orchestral Technique 20

Practical Skills 20

Practice and Concepts of Improvisation 20

Psychological Approaches to Performance 20

Sound Recording Practice 20

Studies in Music since 1945 20

The American Experimental Tradition 20

The Late Baroque 20

The Operas of Mozart 20

The String Quartet, 1770-1828 20

Wagnerian Music Drama 20

World Music Performance 20

Typical Third Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Extended Dissertation 40

Extended Portfolio of Compositions 40

Extended Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital 40

Dissertation 20

Portfolio of Compositions 20

Prepared Instrumental or Vocal Recital 20