Bachelor of Arts - Music and English Literature (WQ33)

The School of Music and the School of English, Communication and Philosophy offer challenging courses of modules in each subject. The flexibility of the course allows students to specialize and develop their own interests, while acquiring a solid, broad-based education and developing transferable skills. English Literature at Cardiff University offers access to the whole span of English literature, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 21st century. Nor is the curriculum restricted to the printed word – intrigued by the connections between literature and film, art, music, history, language, and popular culture, and teaching reflects these interests.

After a grounding in first year, Students are free to follow a traditional course covering multiple periods and genres or to build a more distinctive mix of modules combining literary study with analysis of other cultural forms.

Home to the arts, Cardiff is a great location for the study of music in the UK. The city has a professional opera company, Welsh National Opera, and a professional symphony orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The School of Music enjoys a fruitful relationship with both organizations that allows, for instance, students to attend dress rehearsals and buy cut-price tickets for concerts. 

Students will find that often there are complementary issues and perspectives as well as skills and that link subjects. They will spend a similar amount of time on each subject, benefiting from developing their music understanding and skills while studying the fascinating and challenging subject of English Literature.