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Music BMus
UCAS code: W302
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAB
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
31 January 2025
This BMus degree is your opportunity to study music in one of the world’s great musical capitals. You’ll learn about the history and contemporary cultures of music from around the globe while being trained in performance and aural skills, composition and musical analysis. This highly personalised music degree offers one-to-one music performance tuition with teachers from the Royal Academy of Music or bespoke teachers in popular or global music, as well as individualised instruction in advanced composition. You’ll be based in the heart of London, with the capital’s rich contemporary music scene on your doorstep. Thanks to our strong links with the School of Oriental & African Studies, plenty of music-centred societies at King’s, and the opportunity to spend a semester abroad, you’ll have countless chances to enhance your experience of studying music in London.
Key benefits
- Study a flexible course that will allow you to explore an unbeatable variety of music, from opera and jazz to Bollywood and Haydn.
- Enjoy our strong links with the Royal Academy of Music and SOAS—all in the cultural heart of London.
- Refine your musical skills by using our array of practice rooms overlooking the River Thames or joining some of the musical ensembles and societies at King’s.
- Develop the key creative and analytical skills sought after by employers, opening the door to a vast range of career options in music and beyond - from music performance and opera direction to public relations, business management, fundraising, and broadcasting.
- Broaden your student experience by spending a semester at one of our global partner institutions in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, or the USA.
- Choral and organ scholarships are available.
“One of the best things about the Music BMus is how much it allows you to interact with the faculty. Whether it is through individual instrumental teaching at the Royal Academy, through 1-on-1 tutorials or through weekly seminars and office hours, the opportunities to learn from leading experts in the field are endless. ”
Employability
Music BMus graduates can be found in schools all over the country, in leading British and American universities and conservatoires, working at the BBC, in arts management and as composers and conductors with international reputations.
Recent music degree graduates have taken on a range of roles, including:
- Professional Opera Director
- Award-winning Tenor
- Freelance Editor
- Television producer
- House Manager for a concert hall trust
- Promotion manager for a music publisher
- Teacher
- Freelance musician.
Other BMus graduates go on to pursue higher degrees in music or professional training in law, medicine, or business, among a wide variety of possibilities.
Employability
Music BMus graduates can be found in schools all over the country, in leading British and American universities and conservatoires, working at the BBC, in arts management and as composers and conductors with international reputations.
Recent music degree graduates have taken on a range of roles, including:
- Professional Opera Director
- Award-winning Tenor
- Freelance Editor
- Television producer
- House Manager for a concert hall trust
- Promotion manager for a music publisher
- Teacher
- Freelance musician.
Other BMus graduates go on to pursue higher degrees in music or professional training in law, medicine, or business, among a wide variety of possibilities.
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAB
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
31 January 2025
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