Study Music at Birmingham
Blend distinguished traditions with fearless exploration of contemporary developments. Birmingham's music degrees encompass musicology, performance and composition, with opportunities to specialise in one of these disciplines. Study with us and experience world-class teaching, career-boosting opportunities, and a vibrant student life at Birmingham.
Why study Music with us?
- Choose from diverse modules like Film Music Techniques and History, Music and Emotion, and The Symphony: Prestige and Politics.
- Enhance your professional development with our industry focused modules, including Arts Management and Music Education.
- Benefit from additional one-to-one instrumental and/or vocal tuition in each year and refine your musical craft.
- Join University Music ensembles and participate in a wide variety of different groups, both professionally and student led.
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Forge your future at Birmingham
As the most targeted UK university by top graduate employers (High Fliers report, The Graduate Market 2024), the University of Birmingham prepares graduates for a variety of careers after university.
Our Music graduates have gone on to secure roles such as Head of Music, Music Therapist, Music Director, Screenwriter and Producer, working for organisations such as:
- BBC
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- London Contemporary Orchestra
- Ministry of Education (Singapore)
The University has commissioned Cturtle as our data partner for tracking our alumni destinations. The data above is a subset from 43,666 alumni who completed their course up to 31 July 2024.
Some of our notable alumni include:
- Natasha Marsh, Operatic Soprano
- Gabriel Prokofiev, Composer and DJ with works performed at the Proms (Sergei was his grandfather)
- David Murray, Director of the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
- Richard King, Managing Director of Faber Music
- Sir Edward Downes, Conductor
Lauren O'Brien
Natural History Museum - BMus Music Alumni
Read Lauren's full profile"The course itself really helped me hone my passion for music and made me realise I wanted to keep focusing on music and see where it took me! With two concert halls and right in the middle of campus, music felt important. The topics were so varied and the chance to do a recital as a dissertation was such a great idea, or a composition!"