BA (Hons) Commercial Modern Music
BIMM University
Key Information
Campus location
Dublin, Ireland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
This course is available at BIMM Music Institute Dublin (Ireland).
If you are interested in creating music and sound and want to gain a degree-level qualification, and also fulfill your creative and commercial potential, then BA (Hons) Commercial Modern Music is the right choice to help turn your passion for music into a career.
This four-year program aims to develop your technical approaches to music and sound production while at the same time progressing your career goals, using a deadline-driven project management approach.
At BIMM Dublin, we understand that the key component for music production is bringing a student’s technical knowledge and creativity to real-world, live, and studio settings. To also learned the fundamentals required to collaborate with others, work with artists, and record other musicians’ sounds.
You’ll also further hone your skills by receiving tuition in modules such as Music & Listening Skills which aims to develop critical communication and listening skills for music producers and Industry Toolkit where you will develop an understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to operate as an entrepreneur within the modern music industry. You will collaborate with both the songwriting and instrumentalist streams and will also have the opportunity to upskill in your performance skills, through a range of optional modules, if you so wish. The degree is both academically, technologically, and musically challenging, providing the perfect balance between practical and technical skills and theory and analysis.
So, what are you waiting for? To make your way as a musician, connect with us and we’ll connect you to a life in music.
Key Facts
- Mode of attendance: Full-time
- Length of course: Four years
- Awarding institution: Technological University Dublin
- Campus delivery: Dublin
- TU Code: TU961
- Level: 8
- Language of study: English
- Final award: Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
- Admissions Criteria: 6 Leaving Certificate subjects +25s + audition*
*a minimum of 4 O6/H7s are required to meet the minimum entry requirement.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Early Confirmation Discount
An early confirmation discount for study in the UK of £2,000 or €2,000 for study in Germany or Ireland for each year of study is available to all international students ineligible for home (domestic) fees who have an offer to study with us at any of our campuses in the UK, Germany or Ireland.
Discount eligibility
To be eligible for the Early Confirmation Discount, you must:
- Be an overseas applicant ineligible for home (domestic) fees
- Apply and receive an offer to study a BIMM University course
- Accept your offer
- Pay your deposit, if applicable, by the deadline of 15th June 2024
- The scholarship will automatically be deducted from your fees when you enroll.
This discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount, offer, or scholarship.
Future Talent Scholarship
Launching for September 2024 entry, the new Future Talent Scholarships provide a full 3-year tuition fee for undergraduate students studying courses in music, film, acting, or creative technology. These scholarships are aimed at candidates from low-income households and/or groups under-represented in the creative industries. We are looking to support those who demonstrate talent in their chosen discipline, strong creative potential, and a high motivation for a career in the creative industries.
The scholarship offers financial support, a supportive training environment, and a skills and career development program designed to support progression to future careers in the creative industries.
Curriculum
Year 1
Module names and structure may be subject to change.
- Styles 1
- Techniques 1
- Music Business and Study Skills
- Artist Development and Entrepreneurship
- Live Performance Workshop
- Music Theory and Keyboard Skills
Year 2
Module names and structure may be subject to change.
- Styles 2
- Techniques 2
- Applied Music Business and Study Skills
- Essential Development Skills
- Performativity and Live Music
- Applied Music Theory, Transcription and Keyboard Skills
Year 3
All students take mandatory modules in their third year of study.
Module names and structure may be subject to change.
- Research Methods
- Cultural Perspectives
- Professional Musicianship
- Advanced Music Theory and Arrangement
- Performance in Context
- Studio Musicianship
- Digital Marketing in the Music Business
- Studio Recording
- The Songwriter/Producer
- Music Publishing
Year 4
All students take mandatory modules in their fourth year of study.
Module names and structure may be subject to change.
- Professional Project
- Analytical Perspectives
- Solo Performance
- Ensemble Performance
- Commercial Songwriting
- Music Business Studies
- Music Teaching Practice
- Professional Development
- Composition and Analysis
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Progression
Graduates can progress directly to employment in the music industry in roles such as solo performer, band member, session musician, backing vocalist or songwriter.
Or, they can continue their studies with a BIMM Music Institute Postgraduate Course such as MA Popular Music Practice and MA Learning and Teaching in the Creative Industries.