Course Summary

The BA (Hons) Popular Music offers you the opportunity to experience a range of practical modules designed to enhance your skills and abilities that align directly with a portfolio career in the music industry. With a clear emphasis on creating, understanding, shaping and experiencing music you will study performance across a wide range of settings including group, solo and improvisation lessons as well as developing your own technique as an instrumentalist in one-to-one instrumental lessons. The craft of songwriting consistently underpins your development whilst the latest music technologies will help you express and disseminate your creative work to the largest possible audience. These are renowned features of the course and we have significant feedback from former students testifying to the quality of experience gained. We are very proud of our excellent, well-established team of visiting musicians, who contribute to the programme. As a provider of HE degree study, we consider the challenges you face as a learner in the 21st century and provide flexible study patterns to suit you. The study of popular music as a specialist subject began at the university in 2003 and since then, we have been consistently at the forefront of producing graduates who go onto successful careers in the music industry. You will network with our alumni and a wide range of established practitioners making long-lasting musical friendships that will underpin your own future success as a professional musician.

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Course Details – Assessment Method

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How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: W39A

Institution code: W75

Campus Name: University of Wolverhampton

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

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International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

Access to HE Diploma: 45 L3 credits at Merit


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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International applicants will be required to hold IELTS with an overall band score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each element or an acceptable equivalent.

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Fees and funding

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Provider information

Wulfruna Street
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Wolverhampton
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