Detail of award: BA (Hons) Popular Music including Foundation Study Framework 2017 entry

Name of award: BA (Hons) Popular Music

In order to achieve the above named award, students must meet all requirements of this award map.

STAGE 1a

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
FDN010	Investigations into your Subject Area 1: Arts	40	Compulsory	None
FDN013	Investigations into your Subject Area 2: Arts	40	Compulsory	None
MUS1127	Performance 1	20	Compulsory	None
MUS1125	Popular Music Studies 1	20	Compulsory	None

Students must take the compulsory modules.

STAGE 1b

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
FDN016	Investigation into your Subject Area 3: Changemaking	40	Compulsory	None
MUS1124	DAW 1	20	Compulsory	None
MUS1129	Cultural Theory 1	20	Compulsory	None
MUS1130	Composition and Theory 1	20	Compulsory	None
MUS1128	The Recording Studio	20	Compulsory	None

Students must take the compulsory modules.

STAGE 2

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
MUS2124	DAW 2	20	Designated	None
MUS2125	Popular Music Studies 2	20	Designated	None
MUS2127	Performance 2	20	Designated	None
MUS2131	Professional Practice	20	Designated	None
MUS2132	Performance with Technology	20	Designated	None
MUS2130	Composition and Theory 2	20	Designated	None
MUS2129	Cultural Theory 2	20	Designated	None

Students must take six designated modules totalling 120 credits.

STAGE 3

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
MUS4121	Professional Project 40 ^1	40	Designated	Any two level 5 Popular Music modules or equivalent
MUS4125	Popular Music Dissertation ²	40	Designated	Any two level 5 Popular Music modules or equivalent
MUS3125	Pop and the State	20	Designated	None
MUS3135	The Philosophy of Music#	20	Designated	None
MUS3127	Music and Sound Design for Media	20	Designated	None
MUS3128	Performance 3	20	Designated	None
MUS3121	The Record Label ³	20	Designated	None
MUS3129	Advanced Recording and Production ⁴	20	Designated	MUS1128 or equivalent
MUS3130	Music Education	20	Designated	None

Students must take MUS4121 or MUS4125 plus four designated modules.

Students who do not complete the Honours Degree will be eligible for an Ordinary Degree in the named subject upon successful completion of a minimum of 60 Level 6 credits. These can be from any Level 6 modules, whether identified as compulsory or designated.

*new module
#module recode due to title change

¹ Cannot be taken with MUS4125

² Cannot be taken with MUS4121
³ Cannot be taken with MUS3129
⁴ Cannot be taken with MUS3121

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10/2/2020