Choral Conducting - Mmus / Pgdip in Birmingham City University

  • Duration : 2 Years
  • Intake : september
  • Level : Undergraduate
  • Tuition & fees : £ 23,600 Per Year
  • IELTS : 7.0
  • TOEFL : 100
  • PTE : 58


About Choral Conducting - Mmus / Pgdip in Birmingham City University

Designed for recent graduates and suitably qualified mature students, our taught Master of Music (MMus) and Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) Choral Conducting courses provide the technical training, collaborative opportunities and podium time necessary to help you prepare for a career as a professional conductor. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is currently the most exciting destination for choral conductors, with an active recording and concert schedule.

Our established Choral Conducting specialism allows you to work with a dedicated chamber choir, rehearsing and performing a variety of works throughout your training. You'll be offered tailored individual tuition from our principal conducting tutor Paul Spicer (Finzi Singers), and will also come into contact with Jeffrey Skidmore (Ex Cathedra) through the Conservatoire’s Chamber Choir.

You'll work across the whole spectrum of the Conservatoire’s music making, from core contemporary repertoire and student composition projects, through the central romantic and classic masterpieces back to period performance techniques. 

It's normal for conducting students to be proactive in presenting performances of projects that they've generated themselves. You'll receive support and professional advice in pursuing such projects, which should be viewed as an essential element of your studies. Both PgDip and MMus courses provide excellent opportunities to develop other skills relevant to a future career in the music profession. 

You'll have full access to our superb £57 million facilities, including our Concert Hall, 150-seat Recital Hall, our black box performance space known as The Lab, and more than 70 practice rooms, ensemble rooms and workshops; all acoustically designed to provide a music-making environment that is world class.

Academic qualification equivalents

  • Bachelors degree - (Pass) in a related subject

English language requirements (one of the below):

  • An IELTS score of 7.0
  • A TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper-based test) / 100 (internet-based test) / 250 (computer-based test)
  • PTE score 50-58

Birmingham City University Highlights

Institution Type Public
Student Population 25,800
FAFSA Code G12215
Application Cost 20-26 GBP for UCAS
Accreditation ACCA, CIMA, RIBA, and, many others
Average Cost of Attendance 18,086.5-27,575.5 GBP

Birmingham City University Average Tuition fees and Other Expenses

This figure is an estimate of the basic living costs during the first nine months of studies, which covers most expenses including average tuition fees.

Items Amount per annum in GBP
Tuition and fees 5,700-13,200
Accommodation 5,483-7,013
Food 2,600
Books and supplies 450
Utilities like gas, laundry, electricity, etc 2,355
Transportation 390
Leisure/social activities 600-960
Miscellaneous such as TV license, telephone cost, police registration, subscriptions, etc 490.5
Insurance 15-117
Total 18,086.5-27,575.5

 

Know more about Studying in UK

Tuition Fees in UK (1st Year Average) MS: £17276 | MBA: £17276 | BE/Btech: £16632 | BBA: £15130 | BSc: £16632 | MFin: £19000 | MA: £15560 | MIM: £18241 | MEM: £16950 | MArch: £14271 | BHM: £12662 | MIS: £15344 | MEng: £12876 | MBBS: £28865| MPharm: £15452
Average Accomodation & Food Costs in UK £850 to £1,050 a month
Entrance Exams in UK TOEFL: 88 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 59 | GMAT: 590
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Fees components - (1st year Fees and expense)

Tuition & fees :

£ 23,600

Total

£ 23,600