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Bachelor of Music Degree (BMus)

4th Year

Application for Stage 4 BMus

Application for Bachelor of Music Degree (BMus) - Stages 4

If you want to make an application to study Music as a Single Major after completing the BA,  you should apply via the following google form:  

(opens in a new window)Application form for BMus Stage 4 (Single Major in Music)

* Applicants should achieve a GPA of at least 3.2 in music modules. Duration of the Stage 4 BMus is one year. 

The form must be submitted by Wednesday, 10th of July 2024.  Queries can be addressed to (opens in a new window)music@ucd.ie. You will be notified on the outcome by email in July. 

Updated Summer 2024

BMus Stage 4

After completion of a BA degree, students may proceed to a fourth year BMus programme subject to attaining a Stage 2-3 GPA of 3.2 or higher in Music. 

Core Modules
  • MUS31440 4th Year Recital OR MUS31450 Dissertation
Option Modules

Select three of the following 10 credit modules: 

  • FS30310 BeyoncĂ© and Taylor Swift
  • MUS31170 African-American Religious Music
  • MUS31180 Music and the Moving Image
  • MUS31280 The Symphony in Europe
  • MUS31470 Techniques in Composition
  • MUS31480 Music and Western Empires
  • MUS31490 Issues in Early Music

Additionally, select two of the Performance Modules.

Updated Summer 2024

UCD School of Music

Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 8178 | E: music@ucd.ie