Bachelor [Music] From School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

has the only department in the UK devoted to the study of world music. We have a very active musical life, including concert series, student ensembles and a successful summer school in which students can become involved. Students are taught in the heart of London, home to many vibrant and diverse communities and to a breath-taking array of world music concerts, workshops and festivals. The Music students actively participate in this rich and varied musical scene.

Graduates of the B.Mus. Music possess not only musical and cultural expertise, but also a portfolio of widely transferable skills sought by employers in professional and creative industries. The programme leads into careers and vocational pathways including arts management, festival administration and curating, music journalism, teaching, performing and composing, album production, and management and consultancy within the music industry in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Music programme offered at SOAS University of London can also be studied as part of a two-subject degree. This option allows more scope for studying language or other non-musical aspects of particular cultures. The single-subject degree allows greater concentration on music, including Western music and Performance.

Employment

As a graduate who specialised in Music at SOAS, you will have gained competency in one or more world music performance traditions, intercultural awareness and understanding of global music and the world music industry. Familiarity with a specific region will have been developed through the study of its music. You will have the opportunity to develop practical vocational skills in sound recording and radio presenting.Ê

Graduates have gone on to work for a range of organisations including:

• AKTC

• Davies Arnold Cooper LLP

• EFINST

• PPP Company Limited

• Fundamental Frequency Productions

• Golden Feathers - Alice Myth

• Indigenous People

• Music For Change

• T&T Productions

• Whitefield School

• DfID World Music Matters

Types of roles that graduates have gone on to do include:Ê

• Musicologist

• Trainee Solicitor

• English Teacher

• Proofreader

• Composer/Producer

• Musician

• Marketing Officer

• Project Manager

• Head of CSL Products

• Musician

• Translator

• Director

• Music Therapist