BA (Hons) Music at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

Music at Cambridge covers many exciting topics. Learn new approaches to thinking about music across styles and genres. Develop your skills in critical thinking, analysis, performance, and composition.

What you will study

Year 1 (Part IA): The first year consists of compulsory papers in 3 major areas, and 2 half-papers chosen from a range of options. These papers provide a secure and interconnected foundation for your further study. You take. Year 2 (Part IB): You take a further paper in each of the core areas in Year 1 (historical studies, analysis and applied tonal skills, including options for orchestration and film scoring). Subject to Faculty approval, you can replace one of these papers with an option. Year 3 (Part II): In the final year, you have even more choice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum offer: A level A*AA; IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level. Admission assessment: There is an admission assessment at some Colleges for this course. You do not need to register in advance. Check the College admission assessments page for more information. Submitted work: You will need to submit representative written work and musical material. This will normally include one or two essays on the history or analysis of music; and one or two technical exercises (if studied) and/or your own compositions.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home fee status; subject to inflationary increases in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 40,296 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee status University tuition fee, fixed for the course; a separate College fee (varies by College) is payable in addition. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years, full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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