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BA English Literature and Music
at Bangor University

Bangor, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 15,750
Country Rank#59
Duration36 Months
Score

Program Overview

Studying English Literature and Music is a brilliant way to develop your skills and insights in both areas. Half your modules will be in English Literature, and half in Music. You will develop a thorough knowledge of literary texts, theory, history and criticism, and pursue creative studies from a selection of musical performance, composition and musicology modules. Our close links with local theatres, poetry groups and vibrant student societies – including our Bangor English Drama Society (BEDS) and the University Music Society – will give you plenty of opportunities to get involved in arts and culture.

English Literature provides the chance to develop a thorough knowledge of literary texts, theory, history and criticism. You have the opportunity to study a broad range of English Literature in small groups, led by the research experts in the field, in an atmosphere of creative, scholarly enterprise in order to develop skills of critical analysis that are highly valued by employers. You will also be able to connect your English and Music studies through the interdisciplinary work in the interaction of words and music both in creative practice and from a historical perspective, as well as exploring the literary aspects of setting texts to music.

As a musician, you will be part of a thriving music and arts community performing and attending music and performances at Powis Hall, John Phillips Theatre and the magnificent Prichard-Jones Hall. You will enjoy unrivalled facilities in our arts and innovation centre, Pontio, which includes a Studio Theatre for performance with technical support from industry professionals. Pontio also features the 450-seat Theatre Bryn Terfel which regularly attracts world-class theatre productions and musical events. You will also benefit from Bangor’s excellent links with leading organisations including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (with whom we have an annual composition workshop), the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and Sain Records.

Course Content
Year 1 Modules

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1
- QXE-1013: Reading, Thinking, Writing (20)
20 credits from:
- WXM-1300: Music since 1850 (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-1300: Cerddoriaeth Ers 1850 (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-1301: Music 1550 -1850 (20) (Semester 2) or
  WXC-1301: Cerddoriaeth 1550 - 1850 (20) (Semester 2)
Optional Modules

40 credits from:
- QXE-1003: Intro. to Medieval Literature (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-1004: The Literature of Laughter (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-1014: The Gothic in Literature/Film (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-1016: Children's Fiction (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-1600: Transnational Cultures (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-1700: Creating National Histories (20) (Semester 1)
40 credits from:
- WXM-1004: Intro - Harmony & Counterpoint (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-1004: Cyflwyniad Harmoni/Gwrthbwynt (20) (Semester 1)
- WXP-1016: Solo Performance Year 1 (20) (Semester 2) or
  WXC-1016: Perfformio Unawdol Blwyddyn 1 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXK-1113: Composition and Sonic Art A (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-1114: Composition and Sonic Art B (20) (Semester 2)
Year 2 Modules:

Compulsory Modules

60 credits from:
- QXE-2003: Jonson to Johnson (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2005: Victorian Literature (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2019: Modern & Contemporary Writing (20) (Semester 2) or
  QXP-2019: Modern & Contemporary Writing (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2020: The Romantic Period in Britain (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-2024: Alfred Hitchcock (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2101: Beowulf to Malory (20) (Semester 1)
20 to 40 credits from:
- WXM-2011: Musicology Year 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
  WXC-2011: Cerddoleg Blwyddyn 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-2205: Notation and Editing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2233: Composition Year 2 (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-2233: Cyfansoddi Blwyddyn 2 (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2235: Acousmatic Composition (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-2241: Solo Performance Year 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  WXC-2241: Perfformio Unawdol Blwyddyn 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXM-2269: Community Arts Placement (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-2269: Lleoliad Cymunedol Celfyddydol (20) (Semester 2)
Optional Modules

20 to 40 credits from:
- WXM-2022: Understanding Popular Music, i (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2191: Songwriting (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-2191: Ysgrifennu Caneuon (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-2270: Music Teaching in Context (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-2303: Genres & Composers A (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-2303: Genres a Chyfansoddwyr A (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-2304: Genres and Composers B (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-2307: Ensembles and Groups A (20) (Semester 1)
- WXC-2411: Hanes Cerddoriaeth Cymru B (20) (Semester 1)
Year 3 Modules:

Compulsory Modules

60 credits from:
- QXE-3022: Shakespeare and Early Modern L (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3031: Welsh Writing in English (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3099: The English Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- QXE-3107: EM Lit: Sex, Sects and Scandal (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3109: Victorian Networks (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-3110: Neo-Victorian Fiction (20) (Semester 1)
- QXE-3113: The Monstrous Middle Ages (20) (Semester 2)
- Students may not take a dissertation in both English Literature and the other discipline of the Joint Honours program
0 to 40 credits from:
- WXM-3277: Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  WXC-3277: Traethawd Hir (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXM-3283: Edition (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXK-3289: Composition (project) (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  WXC-3289: Cyfansoddi (project) (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXP-3298: Solo Performance Project (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
  WXC-3298: Project Perfformio Unawdol (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- SPECIAL PROJECTS: Students must choose at least ONE Project, either in Music or in other subject. Students are welcome to choose more than one project: one in each school
Optional Modules

20 to 60 credits from:
- WXM-3022: Understanding Popular Music, i (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-3111: Ensembles and Groups B (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-3191: Songwriting (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-3191: Ysgrifennu Caneuon (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-3205: Notation and Editing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-3235: Acousmatic Composition (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3270: Teaching in Context (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3305: Genres and Composers C (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-3305: Genres a Chyfansoddwyr C (20) (Semester 1)
- WXM-3306: Genres and Composers D (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3311: Community Arts Placement (20) (Semester 1) or
  WXC-3311: Lleoliad Cymunedol Celfyddodol (20) (Semester 1)
- WXC-3411: Hanes Cerddoriaeth Cymru B (20) (Semester 1)
Entry Requirement
For all our Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required.

Offers are tariff based, 96 - 104 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.:
- A Levels (including grade B in Music. English Literature/English Language/English preferred but not required)
- International Baccalaureate Diploma (including grade H5 in Music and H5 in English Literature/Language)
- BTEC National/Extended Diploma in Music: MMM - DMM (including a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation)
- Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: MMM - DMM
- City & Guilds Advanced Technical/Extended Diploma: Case by case**
- Access**
- Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted
- Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, although are not normally included in the offer
**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.
Fees & Scholarships
Home (UK) students
- The cost of a full-time undergraduate course is £9,000 per year
International (including EU) students:
- International Tuition Fee For Full Year is £15,750
Additional Costs

There are also some common additional costs that are likely to arise for students on all courses, for example:

Course-specific additional costs

Depending on the course you are studying, there may be additional course-specific costs that you will be required to meet. These fall into three categories:
1. Mandatory Costs: these are related to a particular core or compulsory module that you’ll be required to complete to achieve your qualification e.g. compulsory field trips, uniforms for students on placement, DBS Check.
2. Necessarily Incurred Costs: these may not be experienced by all students, and will vary depending on the course e.g. professional body membership, travel to placements, specialist software, personal safety equipment.
3. Optional Costs: these depend on your choice of modules or activity and they are shown to give you an indication of the optional costs that may arise to make sure your choice is as informed as possible. These can include graduation events for your course, optional field trips, Welcome Week trips.
Career Prospect
Employment prospects are excellent, with a wide range of career options available. Our graduates have gone on to work in a range of roles, including music performance, work in media and recording companies, journalism, creative writing and publishing and composition. Many graduates choose to become teachers at all educational levels. Others take up administrative posts with orchestras, theatre companies, opera houses or arts centres, or pursue further training in social work, police work, immigration work, local government, banking and accountancy

Cost Of Studying At Bangor University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA English Literature and Music at Bangor University