BMus Music with placement
About this course
BMus (Hons) in Music, spanning multiple historical periods and genres. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice. Students undertake cross-year project modules structured around professional collaboration and concert realisation.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 32 BTEC: DDM
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 53%
- Teaching Professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Elementary occupations: 6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 170 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 6%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 36%
- South East: 29%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 50%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 35%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Harmony 1: Common-Practice Harmony
- Music Project 1A
- Encountering Music History
- Pathways In Musicianship A: Performance And Arrangement
- Investigating Popular Music: Case Study
- Investigating Classical Music: Case Study
- Music Project 1B
- Pathways In Musicianship B: Performance And Composition
- Fundamentals Of Music Technology And Production
- Arts Policy And Practice
- Harmony 2: Jazz And Popular Music Forms
- Composition 2A
- Performance 2A
- Music Project 2A
- Topic Study 2A
- Nineteenth-Century Music
- Music Project 2B
- Composition 2B
- Performance 2B
- Topic Study 2B
- Composition 3A
- Performance 3A
- Music Project 3A
- Topic Study 3A
- Modernism And Postmodernism
- Composition 3B
- Performance 3B
- Music Project 3B
- Topic Study 3B
- Individual Project
- Digital Performance
- Professional Investigation
- Professional Training Module
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BMus Music with placement at University of Surrey earn?
The median salary is £29,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £35,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for Music.
What do graduates of BMus Music with placement at University of Surrey 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 with placement at University of Surrey?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BMus Music with placement at University of Surrey?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 153 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BMus Music with placement at University of Surrey?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.