BMus Music
Goldsmiths, University of London
About this course
BMus in Music. Core topics include Accounting, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. The first year includes compulsory practical and critical modules, with specialised options in performance, composition, and production from year two. Performance modules provide one-to-one tuition on a first-study instrument or voice, supported by ensemble coaching and workshops.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC IB: 27 points overall with three HL subjects at 555
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What students say
Based on about 11 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 44%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 25%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 64%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 5%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Requires Improvement for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Discovering Music
- Performance
- Composition for Ensembles and Media
- Contemporary Creative Industries
- Critical Writing
- Collaborative Performance
- Creative Composition
- The Goldsmiths Elective
- The Goldsmiths Project
- Developing Performance
- Electronic Music Studio Skills
- Pitching Creative Businesses
- Music Production
- Music and the Moving Image
- Global Musics
- Sonic Art: Contexts and Practices
- Songwriting (Elective)
- Japan, Music and Cultural Identity
- Major Project
- Writing to Brief
- Live Performance
- Music Teaching and Outreach
- Global Musics
- Sonic Art: Contexts and Practices
- Music and the Moving Image
- Music in Focus
- Psychological Approaches to Music
- You as Your Future: Developing Creative Careers
- Improvisation
- Creative Strategies in Music Production
- Performing South-East Asian Music
- Experimental Musics
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BMus Music at Goldsmiths, University of London earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,500 and £35,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Music.
What do graduates of BMus Music at Goldsmiths, University of London do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BMus Music at Goldsmiths, University of London?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BMus Music at Goldsmiths, University of London?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 27 points in the IB. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BMus Music at Goldsmiths, University of London?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.