Entry requirements
A level
Music A Level at a minimum Grade B. English Minimum required: GCSE/O Level English Language AND English Literature at Grade B or above in both; or A Level English at Grade C or above. Mathematics Minimum required: GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or above, or O Level at Grade C or above. A minimum of 3 GCSE passes also required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Minimum of 30 points including at least a Grade 6 in Music at Higher Level. Must also include Maths and English, with English at a minimum of Grade 5.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
A minimum of 4H, with one at H2 and three at H3 OR ABBB all obtained in a single sitting including English, and 2 at Ordinary Level, including Maths which must be at Grade B or Grade 3 or above.
Qualifications such as Early Education and Childcare will be accepted as one subject alongside 3 other subjects at Higher Level (or equivalent). The Higher Grades required are C or above. The required English and Maths grades must also be achieved as noted.
For entry to Year 3: Satisfactory completion of HND Music (240 SCQF credit points). Curriculum to include: Satisfactory Completion, Interview, Audition, PVG Check, Higher English and Nat5 Maths (or equivalent). Although we welcome all genres of music the course is primarily classical focused therefore auditions and interviews will centre around this genre.
Scottish Higher
Overall a minimum of ABBB required in four distinct disciplines (Music cannot be double-counted) in a single sitting. Music at Higher Grade A preferred. For BMus Education GTCS requirements must be met, therefore Higher English at Grade B or above and Standard Grade Maths at Grade 1 or 2 or National 5 Maths or Applications of Mathematics (previously known as Lifeskills Maths) at Grade C or above are required. A Pass in the Open University Course - MU123 Discovering Mathematics - is acceptable for the Maths requirement. Higher ESOL IS NOT accepted in place of Higher English.
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About this course
Music Education at Aberdeen gives you the brilliant opportunity to learn, compose and perform with world-renowned composers and musicologists, working in all genres, styles and periods, with unrivalled opportunities to grow as a musician and performer and to specialise in the skills to inspire a new generation through music education in schools. Aberdeen is the ideal environment and location in which to study music, with 500 years of outstanding musical history and heritage and a vibrant cultural identity which celebrates the traditional while embracing the modern, playing a huge role in the cultural life of north-east Scotland.
Our highly-regarded BMus programme gives the benefit of broad foundation in music before choosing to specialise in teaching in the BMus (Education) programme, or the BMus (Music and Communities) opening opportunities for working with music in non-formal settings. In your first three years of your BMus (Education) programme, you will study performance, composition, theory, musicianship and a broad overview of music history which serves as the foundation for future study and specialising in your final year. You will then combine the study of music with a qualification to teach in Scottish secondary schools, including school placements in your final year. You will graduate perfectly prepared for a career in teaching music, with the additional option of applying your all-round knowledge and transferable skills should you decide to purse an alternative career such as in the media, or the music business.
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Students are assessed by any combination of three assessment methods: Coursework such as essays and reports completed throughout the course; Practical assessments of the skills and competencies they learn on the course; Written examinations at the end of each course. The exact mix of these methods differs between subject areas, years of study and individual courses.
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