Department of Music units in 2026/27

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience, occasionally this includes not running units if they are not viable.

Select a unit for full information, including descriptions and teaching block

What do the Levels represent?

What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?

Level QCA-3
Level C/4
Level I/5
Level H/6
Level M/7
Level D/8
All units
All open units
Unit name Unit code Credit points Level of study Open unit status Teaching Block
Advanced Orchestration MUSIM0043 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Approaches to Music History I MUSI20142 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Chamber Music Duos in Practice MUSIM0052 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Choral and Orchestral Ensemble Performance UNIV10011 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-4
Composers and Performers MUSIM0055 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Composition MUSI10059 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Composition Portfolio MUSIM0011 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Compositional Strategy MUSI20047 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Critical Analysis of Media Music MUSIM0020 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Dissertation MUSIM1000 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Extended Studies MUSI30157 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Film Scoring MUSIM0023 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Hip-hop Music and Culture MUSI30107 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Individual Project MUSI30156 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Media Composition MUSIM0025 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Medieval Music Palaeography MUSI30121 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Music and Sex MUSI20111 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Music and Society 1 MUSI10061 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
Music and Society 2 MUSI10060 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-2
Music for Games MUSIM0057 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Music recording and production MUSI20124 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Performance MUSI20058 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-4
Performance MUSI30153 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Performance Studies MUSIM0022 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Performance Studies MUSI10064 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-4
Portfolio / Dissertation MUSIM0021 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Professional Development in Music MUSI30154 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Professional Techniques MUSIM0024 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Readings and Repertoires 1 MUSIM0058 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Readings and Repertoires 2 MUSIM0059 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Research Skills for Musicians MUSIM0035 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Solo Performance MUSIM0049 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Source Study MUSIM0056 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Study Abroad MUSI20114 60 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Supervised Individual Study MUSIM0050 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1,TB-2
Technical Studies I MUSI10065 20 Certificate/4 Not open TB-1
The Film Musical MUSI20144 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
The Romantic Imagination MUSI30130 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Writing for Orchestra (Postgraduate) MUSIM0053 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1