Modules for course W30F | BA/MUSF
BA Music [with Foundation Year]
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Year 0 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- KAH-0001: Essential Skills for Arts& Hum (20)
- KAH-0002: Arts, Humanities & the future (20)
- KAH-0003: Intro to Research & Inquiry (20)
Semester 2
- WXM-0002: Language of Music (20) Core
- KAH-0004: Foundation Project (20)
Optional Modules
20 credits from:
- CXC-0001: Ysgrifennu Hyderus (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HPS-0001: Debating the disciplines (20) (Semester 2)
- QXL-0001: Intro to English Lit & Lang (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-0001: Digital Communication (20) (Semester 2)
- LXE-0002: Transnational Cultures (10) (Semester 2)
- LXN-1001: Beginners' German (10) (Semester 1)
- LXN-1012: Beginners' Spanish (10) (Semester 1)
- LXN-1021: Beginners' French (10) (Semester 1)
Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
credits from:
- Year 1
- CXC-0001: Ysgrifennu Hyderus (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- HPS-0001: Debating the disciplines (20) (Semester 2)
- KAH-0001: Essential Skills for Arts& Hum (20) (Semester 1)
- QXL-0001: Intro to English Lit & Lang (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-0001: Digital Communication (20) (Semester 2)
- KAH-0002: Arts, Humanities & the future (20) (Semester 1)
- LXE-0002: Transnational Cultures (10) (Semester 2)
- WXM-0002: Language of Music (20) (Semester 2)
- KAH-0003: Intro to Research & Inquiry (20) (Semester 1)
- KAH-0004: Foundation Project (20) (Semester 2)
- LXN-1001: Beginners' German (10) (Semester 1)
- LXN-1012: Beginners' Spanish (10) (Semester 1)
- LXN-1021: Beginners' French (10) (Semester 1)
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
40 to 60 credits from:
- WXM-2011: Musicology Year 2 (20) (Semester 2) or
WXC-2011: Cerddoleg Blwyddyn 2 (20) (Semester 2) - WXM-2205: Editing Music for Performance (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2233: Composition Year 2 (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-2235: Acousmatic Composition (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-2241: Solo Performance Year 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) or
WXC-2241: Perfformio Unawdol Blwyddyn 2 (20) (Semester 1 + 2) - You must choose at least two of the compulsory modules BUT if you choose Acousmatic Composition and Composition you MUST choose your third option from the same list
Optional Modules
40 to 60 credits from:
- WXM-2022: Understanding Popular Music, i (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-2191: Songwriting (20) (Semester 1) or
WXC-2191: Ysgrifennu Caneuon (20) (Semester 1) - WXM-2269: Community Arts Placement (20) (Semester 1) or
WXC-2269: Lleoliad Cymunedol Celfyddydol (20) (Semester 1) - WXM-2270: Music Teaching in Context (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-2304: Genres and Composers B (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-2307: Ensembles and Groups A (20) (Semester 1)
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
40 to 80 credits from:
- WXM-3277: Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
WXC-3277: Traethawd Hir (40) (Semester 1 + 2) - WXM-3283: Edition (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
- WXK-3289: Composition (project) (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
WXC-3289: Cyfansoddi (project) (40) (Semester 1 + 2) - WXP-3298: Solo Performance Project (40) (Semester 1 + 2) or
WXC-3298: Project Perfformio Unawdol (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
Optional Modules
40 to 80 credits from:
- WXM-3022: Understanding Popular Music, i (20) (Semester 2)
- WXP-3111: Ensembles and Groups B (20) (Semester 1)
- WXK-3191: Songwriting (20) (Semester 1) or
WXC-3191: Ysgrifennu Caneuon (20) (Semester 1) - WXM-3205: Notation and Editing (20) (Semester 2)
- WXK-3235: Acousmatic Composition (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3270: Teaching in Context (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3305: Genres and Composers C (20) (Semester 1) or
WXC-3305: Genres a Chyfansoddwyr C (20) (Semester 1) - WXM-3306: Genres and Composers D (20) (Semester 2)
- WXM-3311: Community Arts Placement (20) (Semester 1) or
WXC-3311: Lleoliad Cymunedol Celfyddodol (20) (Semester 1)