Music

About this course

Music as an academic and practical discipline encompasses composition, performance, theory, history, and the cultural and social study of how music is made and experienced. It is a field that demands both intellectual precision and creative imagination, whether you are analysing the harmonic language of Beethoven, developing your skills as a performer or composer, or examining the ways in which music shapes and reflects the societies that produce it. A music degree develops a breadth of knowledge and capability that is distinctive in higher education. Northumbria University in Newcastle offers this three-year full-time music programme with a sandwich year, a year abroad, and professional work placement experience, making it unusual in the depth of professional engagement it offers alongside the academic curriculum. The placement and year abroad provide you with experience in professiona

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 65% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 45% of graduatescards →

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