University of Huddersfield

Music BMus (Hons)

Whether you’re a performer, composer, researcher, or a mix of all three, you’ll choose from a broad range of options on our Music BMus(Hons) course. You’re able to tailor your music degree to your creative and professional interests, preparing you for careers that fulfil your ambitions and harness your creativity.

On this course, you can explore different musical styles, genres, and traditions, develop as a performer, and create your own music. Areas include popular music, experimental music, film music, world music, music analysis, and arranging, and you can choose to keep your music studies broad or to specialise as a composer, musicologist, or performer. You can also secure both short and year-long industry placements to enhance your prospects. This will equip you for a range of careers as a musician, whether performing, teaching, writing music, or adopting a mixture of different roles.

Reasons to study

• Music is ranked 20th globally and 6th in the UK (QS World University Subject Rankings 2024).
• Choose from a wide range of modules to personalise your course, including both short and year-long industry placements.
• As one of the largest music and music technlogy communities in the UK, you'll have many opportunities for creative collaboration across styles and genres.

Why study Music BMus(Hons)

You’ll study in state-of-the-art professional-standard facilities, with access to a range of rehearsal spaces, recording studios, two dedicated concert halls, and a large selection of equipment and instruments for you to use.

Working with experienced tutors, internationally recognised researchers, and visiting industry professionals, you’ll also collaborate with our team of instrumental and vocal teachers.

In terms of awards and accolades:

• Music is ranked 20th globally and 6th in the UK (QS World University Subject Rankings 2024).
• We won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for our ‘world-leading work to promote, produce and present contemporary music to an international audience.

You can explore and even perform the latest new music in the annual Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and get up close and experience cutting-edge experimental artists at our Electric Spring Festival. You can also get involved in a huge range of ensembles, choirs and bands, including chamber, orchestra, symphonic wind orchestra, brass band, various classical and pop choirs, big band, funk, soul, and a huge array of original bands and chamber groups. You can also study conducting and have the freedom to develop your own ensembles.

If you’re interested in music composition, music performance, music technology, songwriting and more, this course will help you succeed.