BMus Music
About this course
BMus (Hons) in Music. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. All first-year modules are compulsory, with optional modules available from Level 5 onwards. A placement year with a music or arts organisation is available, and the programme includes an independent research project.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC Applicants may satisfy the requirement for the final A level grade (C) by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
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What students say
Based on about 184 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 67%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 60%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Modules
- Musicology 1
- Performance Studies 1
- Performance Studies 2
- Musicology 2
- Introduction to Music Technology
- Composition & Orchestration
- Creative Computing
- Musicology 3
- Electronic/Electroacoustic Composition
- Musicology 4
- Performance studies 3
- Performance studies 4
- Composition and Orchestration 3
- Composition and Orchestration 4
- Sound Recording and Production 1
- Introduction to Music Business
- Introduction to Music in the Community
- Music and Moving Image
- Experimental Music
- Music and Sound Practices
- Industrial Placement
- Interactive Music Systems
- Sound Theory/Sound Practice
- Project 1
- Project 2
- Jazz in the United States
- Double Project
- Music and Moving Image
- Performance Studies 5
- Performance Studies 6
- Conversations in Irish Traditional Music
- Composition Portfolio 1
- Composition Portfolio 2
- Advanced Audio Production
- Placement 1
- Placement 2
- Teaching Music in the Community
Questions about this course
What do graduates of BMus Music at Ulster 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 BMus Music at Ulster University?
83% 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 Ulster University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
Does BMus Music at Ulster 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 BMus Music at Ulster University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.