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Mathematics and Music
BA (Hons)
Why study this course?
This combined degree programme offers the opportunity to study these two
distinctive disciplines, benefiting from the synergies between these two ‘high
cognition’ subjects. Fluency with mathematical structures and logic will help your
understanding of musical form, while music making and composition will let you
apply creatively your mathematical mind.
In year one in Mathematics you will study core material in calculus
and algebra while in subsequent years you can begin to tailor
your programme according to your own strengths or interests. In
an intellectually stimulating environment, amongst world-leading
researchers, you can specialise in pure or applied mathematics, or
explore probability and modelling.
Music at Keele is a hub of world-class musicologists, composers,
performers and music technologists, including specialists in film and
TV music, contemporary classical music and world music. You will have
opportunities to perform with orchestras, choirs, ensembles and to
create your own collectives. You will have access to free concerts, gigs
and workshops by world-leading practitioners and researchers. You
will also have access 24/7 to our music practice rooms, studios and to
an extensive music library. Stravinsky once said, 'The musician should
find in mathematics a study as useful to him as the learning of another
language is to a poet.'
What will this mean for my future?
Mathematics graduates pursue a wide variety of careers, including;
accountancy, actuarial training, aircraft engine design, web analytics,
NHS project manager, operational research, software developer,
scientific research, and medical statistics.
Graduates in Music follow careers in media production, finance and
banking, law, publishing, broadcast marketing and consultancy. You
could go on to work as a teacher, performer, composer, music therapist,
community musician, or sound technician, or in games design, film, radio
and television. You may also choose to pursue postgraduate study at
Master's or doctoral level.
INDICATIVE MODULES
First Year
• Twentieth Century Musics
• Music Theory
• World Musics
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Music Performance
• Music Composition
Second Year
• Film Music
• Music in the Community
(work placement module)
• Popular Music
• Differential Equations
• Probability
• Mathematical Modelling
Third Year
• Recital, Dissertation or
Composition in Music
• Contextual Studies
• World Music
• Professional Mathematics
• Waves
• Number Theory and Cryptography
KEY INFORMATION
UCAS Code - GW13
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative entry
requirements
Combined Honours
A level: BBC
BTEC: DMM
Course duration
3 years or 4 years
with a placement
year
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes
For information on courses that combine subjects please visit keele.ac.uk/ugcourses