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UndergraduateBachelor of Music (with Honours)UCAS: 315B

Popular Music Performance - Bass

Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
London, England
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3 yearsDuration
£16,250Per Year (Intl)
£24,000Avg. Graduate Salary
78%Satisfaction

Course Overview

Offered by Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, the BMus (Hon) Popular Music Performance - Bass provides a comprehensive undergraduate education in creative arts and design. Based in London, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 3-year full-time structure. This dynamic and distinctly forward-looking degree will provide you with the playing, performing, technical and theoretical skills you need for a career as a professional portfolio musician in today’s ever-changing music industry. Our fast-moving and increasingly digital world has seen many opportunities for the modern music industry to evolve recently, bringing performers, musicians, audiences and music lovers together in exciting new ways. This programme embraces the context of the global music revolution, allowing you to focus intensely on your instrument of choice, while gaining innovat... International tuition fees are £16,250 per year, home/UK fees are £9,790 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 87% student satisfaction rating, a 82% continuation rate, and 76% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Performance
Stylistic techniques
Music technology
Music theory
Arranging and composing
Session skills
Recording
Musical theatre
Teaching and business skills
UCAS Code:315B
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

UCAS Points80

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic65.55.55.55.5

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

£16,250

per year

Total Course Cost (3 years)£48,750

Home Student Fee

£9,790

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

📊 OFFICIAL UK DATA

Graduate Outcomes

Based on official HESA Graduate Outcomes survey data

💰 Graduate Salaries — Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

Time After GraduationLower Quartile SalaryMedian SalaryUpper Quartile Salary
15 months£22,000£24,000£29,500
3 years£13,000£19,500£25,500
5 years£16,000£23,000£30,500

UK subject average: £24,000 — sector benchmark across all UK universities

Graduate Salary vs UK Subject Average

This course
UK average
Salary 3 years after graduation 19% below UK average salary
This course
£19,500
UK average
£24,000
Salary 5 years after graduation Close to UK average salary
This course
£23,000
UK average
£24,000

Salary trend: ↑ up £3,500 from year 3 to year 5

Indicative Data

Salary figures are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH25-02-02 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

💼 Employment Breakdown

70%Working
6%Studying
15%Work & Study
5%Seeking Work
59%Professional Jobs
Indicative Data

Graduate employment outcomes are based on national sector benchmarks for the CAH25-02-02 subject area and do not represent outcomes specific to this course or provider. These are indicative figures to aid comparison. For official graduate outcomes data, visit Discover Uni at Discover Uni.

Student Satisfaction

Course-level data

National Student Survey (NSS) results — undergraduate final-year students only

Teaching on my course
78%
Learning opportunities
75%
Assessment and feedback
83%
Academic support
81%
Organisation and management
61%
Learning resources
70%
Student voice
76%
Continuation rate% students continuing to year 2
77%

National Student Survey via Discover Uni.

Official Data

Source: This specific course at this provider

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About Institute of Contemporary Music Performance

Institute of Contemporary Music Performance offers Popular Music Performance - Bass as part of its comprehensive programme offerings.

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