Bachelor of Arts - Mathematics and Music (GW31) (Study Abroad Year)

This four-year course allows students to spend the third year broadening their horizons by studying abroad.

This course will provide students with a sound basis of knowledge, understanding and skills in the main areas of mathematics, alongside experience of a range of musical disciplines, including performance, composition, historical and critical musicology, ethnomusicology and acoustics.

Students will develop an ease with abstract mathematical concepts, logical argument and deductive reasoning, as well as a portfolio of skills associated with literate musicianship.

Later in the course they can study appropriate advanced mathematical topics and at least one area of musical specialization.

Graduates from this course have moved into music-specific areas such as performance and composition, postgraduate study in mathematics and music and various roles needing a numerate or analytical approach.

Cardiff is a great place for the study of music in the UK, as home to Welsh National Opera and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. School of Music students can attend dress rehearsals and buy cut-price tickets for concerts.

Students are expected to have gained or shown evidence of working towards Grade 8 in one or more instruments or voice at the time of there application. Students may be considered if they are not taking A-level Music but have (or are working towards) Grade 7/8 Theory and are studying appropriate Humanities subjects at A-level.