Bachelor of Arts in Music, Education and Society
The RNCM Bachelor of Arts in Music, Education and Society (BA Hons) degree is a 3-year programme providing the opportunity to develop musicianship alongside the skills to facilitate music-making in educational and societal contexts.
Students will study educational and cultural policy, to build an understanding of the place of music within policy structures and how this impacts practice, and carry out cross-cultural comparisons of international education systems.
Programme Overview
Duration: 3 years, full-time
UCAS Conservatoires Code: 401F
Tuition Fees
Applications open: 10 July 2025
Deadline for on-time applications: 14 January 2026
Please note that this course is subject to validation.
The BA (Hons) is a three year programme designed for anyone interested in arts and cultural policy, sociology, cultural studies, educational studies. Whilst there is no 1:1 principal study tuition as part of the programme, students will make music as a group whilst building the skills to improvise and facilitate music-making.
Entrance Requirements
Age, Qualifications and Standards
Entrance the RNCM BA (Hons) programme is dependent on the following:
- All applicants must be at least 18 years of age on 31 December in the year of entry.
- All applicants must achieve ABB-BCC at GCE A level (A2), including Music or Music Technology and a humanities subject or English Language. BTECs and international equivalents will be assessed on an individual basis – please contact [email protected] for more information.
- All applicants must have achieved a pass or higher in Grade 8 practical or performance, or equivalent on any instrument.
- All applicants must have achieved a pass or higher in Grade 5 Music Theory.
- All applicants must pass an RNCM interview prior to entry, demonstrating academic suitability to the course.
- Applicants whose first language is not English must obtain an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no less than 6.0 in each component.
Alternative Qualifications
Candidates with Scottish, Irish or other international qualifications, and those with alternatives such as BTEC, should contact Admissions on 0161 9075 465 or email [email protected].
