BA History And Music
About this course
BA (Hons) in History and Music, combining the study of the past with musical analysis and performance. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The programme offers flexible module choices across both subjects, and includes a Community Arts Placement requiring at least 40 hours of community work. The department has close links with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
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Entry requirements
For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, but are not normally included in the offer. Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: including grade B Music.** History or Archaeology preferred but not required. General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma in Music: DMM - DDM (including a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation - or see**) Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: DMM- DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080)**: considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in Music** Access to HE**: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate**: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels**: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 70%
- Learning resources: 77%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 35%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 20%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 1%
- South East: 2%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 53%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 75%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Modules
- Adventures in the Creative Arts
- Wales in the Modern World
- Principles of Politics: Studying the political world
- The Six Lives of Henry VIII
- Britain: Blitz to Brexit, UK Politics and the Post-war World
- Wales: Princes to Tudors
- Wales: From the Princes to the Tudors
- Introduction to Modern History, 1815-1914
- Introduction to Modern History
- Year 1 Solo Performance
- Solo Performance
- Music Since 1850
- Studio Composition I
- Cyfansoddi I
- Composition I
- Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint
- Melody and Harmony
- Orchestration Today
- Interactive Sound and Music
- Ensembles and Groups A
- Community Arts Placement
- Genres and Composers A
- Victorian Britain, 1837-1901
- Victorian Britain
- History of the Holocaust in 10 primary sources (1939-1945)
- The World Turned Upside Down: Civil War, Regicide, and Revolution in England and Wales, 1600 - 1700
- History Through Objects
- Twentieth Century Dictatorships
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- A (dis)United Kingdom? Early Modern Perspectives On The Makeup Of Britain, 1485-1707
- The Story of America, 1607-1867: On Film and Television
- The Holy Wars of 1095-1197
- Holy Wars, 1095-1197
- Hot Wars of the Cold War: Korea and Vietnam
- War, Colonialism, and Resistance: European Empires in the Early Modern World
- Work Placement
- Making History
- The Craft of the Historian
- Britain in the Jazz Age
- The Jazz Age: Culture, Scandal and Poverty
- Solo Performance
- Composition II
- Understanding Popular Music
- Notation and Editing
- Acousmatic Composition
- The Craft of Songwriting
- Notation and Editing
- Music Teaching in Context
- Ensembles and Groups B
- Genres and Composers C
- Arts Project
- School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences BA Dissertation
- BA Dissertation School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
- The United States, 1877-1945
- The Tudors: Politics, Society, and Culture in Britain and Ireland, 1485-1603
- Europe, 1945-1992
- Anarchism in Europe: Movements, Activism, and Political Thought in an Age of Centralised Authority
- The Great War through the Eyes of the Welsh
- Emperors, Shoguns, and Trading Companies: Early Modern Asia and the British Empire, 1600 - 1800
- Wales and Europe in the Renaissance: Image, Language, Identity and the Role of the Gentry, c.1450-1630
- The Age of Reform: Britain 1770-1835
- The Age of Reform, 1770-1835
- Work Placement
- Re-igniting the Dragon: Wales since 1939
- Reawakening the Dragon
- Under the Hammer: Edward I
- Edward the Conqueror
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History And Music at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £21,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £30,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £5,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History And Music at Bangor University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History And Music at Bangor University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History And Music at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
Does BA History And Music at Bangor University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History And Music at Bangor University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.