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BA Music and Drama / Overview

Year of entry: 2021

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Degree awarded: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Duration: 3 years
Typical A-level offer: AAB, including an A in Music.

Alternatively, we will accept AAB plus ABRSM Grade 8 Theory at Merit or above if you are not taking A-level Music.

You should normally have the equivalent of ABRSM Grade 8 on an instrument or voice - preferably at Distinction - upon entry to the course in September.
Typical contextual A-level offer (what is this?): ABB, including A in Music.

Alternatively, we will accept ABB plus ABRSM Grade 8 Theory at Merit or above, where a candidate is not taking A-level Music.

Students should normally have the equivalent of ABRSM Grade 8 on an instrument or voice - preferably at Distinction - upon entry to the course in September.
Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall. 6,6,5 in Higher Level subjects; Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply through UCAS

Course overview

Study at the best Music department in the UK (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020)
Develop new writing, performance and direction skills with our ambitious, student-led Music and Drama societies.
Learn from first-class instrumental and vocal teachers from the city's three professional orchestras.
Explore diverse areas of drama; from literary adaptation to street theatre, from activist performance to audio design, from playwriting to directing and experimental film cultures.

Drama

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Fees

Fees for entry in 2021 have not yet been set. For entry in 2020 the tuition fees were £9,250 per annum for home/EU students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2021 entry.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Contact name: Jamie Clark
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 275 3098
Email: ug-music@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/music/
School/Faculty overview: See: About us

Courses in related subject areas

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