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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Music course at University of Oxford.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
A,A,A
A in Music Excluding General Studies (if taken)
You may also need to
Attend an interview
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W300
Here's what University of Oxford says about its Music course.
Music is everywhere in the world around us; it is part of all of our lives, whether we play it, actively listen to it, or hear it in passing. At Oxford, we study music by reading, listening, performing and composing. We create music in all its aspects – acoustic, electronic, individually and communally, working with world-class professionals and with local communities. We investigate, through analysis, the relationships within a piece of music, and between that piece and its genre and context. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to music of all kinds and in all contexts: Western classical, popular music, musics of other cultures, community music, seeing these musics in terms of their history (and how that history has been shaped over time), social context, and psychology. For more information on this course please visit ox.ac.uk/ugmusic.
Source: University of Oxford
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Music at University of Oxford.
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24 course options available.
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Music
Location
Queen's | Oxford
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Music
Start date
4 October 2026
Application deadline
15 October 2025
University of Oxford reviews
Showing 173 reviews
4th year
Physics
Not really ever impacted by it to be honest. Not sure what it stands for.
5 months ago
4th year
Physics
It's great really, lots to do. The only problem is the night scene is not that fun.
5 months ago
4th year
Physics
It has been fine. Oxford is expensive, and my college is bad for rent and food prices.
5 months ago
4th year
Physics
Support is available if you need it, although is not always the best. I have had mixed experiences, and had a particularly bad experience when seeking financial support/advice in which an advisor offered unfortunately completely out of touch advice. Other times, people have been extremely helpful.
5 months ago
4th year
Physics
Great facilities although the sports centre is a little far. The libraries here are the highlight to me.
5 months ago
4th year
Physics
The course had a good level of choice and was very indepth. I felt that the 4th year project was lacking, and would have preferred it be a more prominent part of the degree especially considering most people in this course are interested in further research after graduating. I don't feel particularl...
5 months ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Oxford students who took the Music course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
91%
med
Teaching on my course
91%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
87%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
91%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
91%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
93%
high
Learning opportunities
73%
low
Learning opportunities
73%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
80%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
65%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
67%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
87%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
65%
low
Assessment and feedback
67%
low
Assessment and feedback
67%
low
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
63%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
72%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
87%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
78%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
37%
low
Academic support
90%
med
Academic support
90%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
93%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
87%
low
Organisation and management
37%
low
Organisation and management
37%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
50%
low
How well organised is your course?
24%
low
Learning resources
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
84%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
98%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
87%
med
Student voice
47%
low
Student voice
47%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
29%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
60%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
52%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
48%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
84%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
89%
high
Student information
See who's studying at University of Oxford. These students are taking Music or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Music | A* | |||||
| English Literature | A* | |||||
| Mathematics | A | |||||
| History | A | |||||
| Chemistry | A* | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Oxford graduates who took Music - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
75%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
95%
In work, study or other activity
45%
Say it fits with future plans
45%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
30%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
15%
Teaching Professionals
10%
Business and public service associate professionals
5%
Administrative occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Oxford graduates who took Music - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£21.9k
First year after graduation
£28.3k
Third year after graduation
£30.7k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Music.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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