School: School of Education

Music – Concentrations: 1. Classical Performance, 2. Jazz Performance, 3. Music Education, 4. Creative Music Technology

Academic year

2022-2023
Taught Language: English
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Course Summary

Our BMus degree provides our students with four categories of professional skills, all of which are necessary for a successful career in any area of music.

  1. Core practical and theoretical skills for the professional musician.
    • The first two years of the degree revolve around each student’s Primary Study (or principle instrument), which includes 4 hours of weekly instruction: 1 hour individual instruction, 1 hour group instruction, and 2 hours of ensemble instruction. Parallel to this intensive study on their primary instruments, our students receive professional training in keyboard and aural skills, harmony and theory, music history, and choral singing.
  2. A specialised qualification in a particular area of music.
  3. During their final two years of study, our students must complete seven courses in one of the four following concentrations:
    • Classical Performance: this consists of two more years of Advanced Primary Study, as well as courses in performance practice, analysis, and composition.
    • Jazz Performance: this also consists of two more years of Advanced Primary Study, along with courses in applied jazz harmony, improvisation, and jazz composition.
    • Music Education: students in this course gain practical and theoretical knowledge of various methodologies for teaching music to children, including actual teaching experience in local schools.
    • Creative Music Technology: this concentration trains students to compose and create new musical works with the aid of the latest advances in computers and music technology.
  4. Flexibility to develop one’s individual interests and talents.
  5. In addition to the seven courses in their concentration, music students also take an additional five courses in any area of music they wish, making the program highly adaptive to each student’s individual needs and interests.
  6. A well-rounded general education that prepares students to succeed in a variety of professional contexts.

All music students take between six and eight courses in the area of general studies. General education courses improve the students’ vitally important skills in written and oral communication, and develop the students’ sense of the interconnectedness of their musical training to other professional and academic fields. The choice of general education courses is largely up to the individual student.

Career Prospects

On successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to pursue a variety of professional musical activities and/or continue their studies a the post-graduate level.

Potential employment opportunities include:

    • Performing musician
    • Studio music instructor
    • Public or private school music teacher
    • Music and arts-related administration, including entrepreneurial careers.

Modules

Section: A – Musicology, Composition and Theory
Min. ECTS Credits: 60 Max. ECTS Credits: 60

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-111 Music Theory 1: Diatonic Tonal Theory 6
MUCT-112 Music Theory 2: Chromatic Tonal Theory 6
MUCT-113 Music Theory 3: 20th Century Theory 6
MUCT-221 Music History 1: Ancient to Baroque 6
MUCT-222 Music History 2: Classical and Romantic 6
MUCT-223 Music History 3: Twentieth-Century 6
MUCT-305 Form and Analysis 6
MUCT-310 Tonal Counterpoint 6
MUCT-320 Orchestration and Arranging 6
MUCT-370 Conducting and Score Reading 6

Section: B – Primary Study
Min. ECTS Credits: 24 Max. ECTS Credits: 24

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-111 Primary Study 1 6
MUSP-112 Primary Study 2 6
MUSP-113 Primary Study 3 6
MUSP-114 Primary Study 4 6

Section: C – Aural Skills
Min. ECTS Credits: 20 Max. ECTS Credits: 20

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-101 Aural Skills 1 5
MUSP-102 Aural Skills 2 5
MUSP-103 Aural Skills 3 5
MUSP-104 Aural Skills 4 5

Section: D – Keyboard Skills
Min. ECTS Credits: 20 Max. ECTS Credits: 20
Notes: Class Piano (for non-pianists): MUSP-131, MUSP-132, MUSP-133, MUSP-134. Keyboard Technique (for pianists): MUSP-141, MUSP-142, MUSP-143, MUSP-144.

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-131 Class Piano 1 5
MUSP-132 Class Piano 2 5
MUSP-133 Class Piano 3 5
MUSP-134 Class Piano 4 5
MUSP-141 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 1 5
MUSP-142 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 2 5
MUSP-143 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 3 5
MUSP-144 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 4 5

Section: E – Large Ensemble
Min. ECTS Credits: 8 Max. ECTS Credits: 8

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-181 University Choir 1 2
MUSP-182 University Choir 2 2
MUSP-183 University Choir 3 2
MUSP-184 University Choir 4 2

Section: F – Concentration: Classical Performance
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-315 Advanced Form and Analysis 6
MUCT-321 Contemporary Composition 6
MUCT-366 Historical Performance Practice 6
MUSP-311 Advanced Primary Study 1 6
MUSP-312 Advanced Primary Study 2 6
MUSP-312 Advanced Primary Study 2 6
MUSP-313 Advanced Primary Study 3 6
MUSP-399 Advanced Primary Study 4(with Recital) 6

Section: G – Concentration: Jazz Performance
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42
Notes: The courses of MUSP-311, MUSP-312, MUSP-313 and MUSP-399 are also included in this section.

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-322 Jazz Composition 6
MUSP-371 Applied Jazz Theory and Improvisation 1 6
MUSP-372 Applied Jazz Theory and Improvisation 2 6

Section: H – Concentration: Music Education
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUED-201 Foundations in Music Education 6
MUED-310 Music in Primary Education 6
MUED-315 Music in Early Years 6
MUED-320 Music in Secondary Education 6
MUED-331 Choral Methods 6
MUED-360 Violin Pedagogy 6
MUED-361 Piano Pedagogy 6
MUED-362 Vocal Pedagogy 6
MUED-363 Guitar Pedagogy 6
MUED-364 Drums Pedagogy 6
MUED-499 Teaching Practicum 6

Section: I – Concentration: Creative Music Technology
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUTX-201 Fundamentals of Computer Music 1 6
MUTX-202 Fundementals of Computer Music 2 6
MUTX-305 Electroacoustic Composition 6
MUTX-311 Music and Sound for the Moving Image 6
MUTX-315 History of Electronic Music 6
MUTX-321 Recording Techniques 6
MUTX-345 Performing with Computers 6

Section: J – Music Electives
Min. ECTS Credits: 30 Max. ECTS Credits: 30
Notes: Students may also select music electives from concentrations besides their own.

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-301 Principles of Musicology 6
MUCT-302 Entrepreneurship for Performing Artists 6
MUCT-341 Music in Cyprus 6
MUCT-371 Jazz History 6
MUCT-372 Modal Melodic Systems 6
MUCT-373 Modal Melodic Systems II 6
MUCT-378 Rhythmic Analysis 6
MUCT-381 Piano Repertory 6
MUCT-382 Guitar Repertory 6
MUCT-383 Violin Repertory 6
MUED-348 Introduction to Music Therapy 6
MUSP-171 Jazz Vocal Ensemble 1 2
MUSP-172 Jazz Vocal Ensemble 2 2
MUSP-185 University Choir 5 2
MUSP-186 University Choir 6 2
MUSP-187 University Choir 7 2
MUSP-188 University Choir 8 2
MUSP-201 Diction for Singers 6
MUSP-221 Chamber Music 1 2
MUSP-222 Chamber Music 2 2
MUSP-223 Chamber Music 3 2
MUSP-231 Jazz Combo 1 2
MUSP-232 Jazz Combo 2 2
MUSP-233 Jazz Compo 3 2
MUSP-301 Secondary Study 1 2
MUSP-302 Secondary Study 2 2
MUSP-303 Secondary Study 3 2
MUSP-304 Secondary Study 4 2
MUSP-314 Advanced Primary Study 4 (without Recital) 4
MUSP-361 Theory and Practice of Byzantine Chanting 6
MUSP-362 Afro-Cuban Percussion 6
MUSP-363 Brazilian Percussion 6
MUSP-365 Ancient Greek Instruments and Music 6
MUSP-366 Ancient Greek Music Ensemble 2
MUSP-367 Traditional Music Ensemble 2

Section: K – Language Expression
Min. ECTS Credits: 12 Max. ECTS Credits: 18

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
BADM-231 Business Communications 6
BADM-332 Technical Writing and Research 6
COMM-200 Business and Professional Communication 6
ENGL-101 English Composition 6

Section: L – Foreign Language
Min. ECTS Credits: 0 Max. ECTS Credits: 6

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
FREN-101 French Language and Culture I 6
GERM-101 German Language and Culture I 6
GREK-101 Greek Language and Culture I 6
ITAL-101 Italian Language and Culture I 6
RUS-101 Russian Language and Culture I 6

Section: M – Computer and Maths
Min. ECTS Credits: 6 Max. ECTS Credits: 12

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
COMP-150 Microcomputer Applications 6
MATH-101 Discrete Mathematics 6
MATH-105 Intermediate Algebra 6
MATH-108 Finite Maths with Applied Calculus 6
MATH-180 Algebra and Trigonometry 6
MATH-190 Calculus I 8
MATH-221 Statistics I 6
MULT-160 Introduction to Multimedia 6
MUTX-140 Introduction to Music Technology 6

Section: N – Humanities Electives
Min. ECTS Credits: 6 Max. ECTS Credits: 12

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
ART-110 Introduction to Visual Arts 6
ART-111 Greek Art 6
ART-281 History of Art 6
LALI-130 Introduction to Drama 6
LALI-140 The Science of Linguistics 6
LALI-150 Introduction to Poetry 6
MUCT-110 Fundamentals of Music 6
MUCT-248 History of Greek Song: from the Rebetika to Greek Rock 6
MUCT-249 History of Rock and Roll 6
MULT-260 Multimedia Art and Aesthetics 6
PHIL-101 Introduction to Philosophy 6
PHIL-120 Ethics 6

Section: O – Social Sciences Electives
Min. ECTS Credits: 6 Max. ECTS Credits: 12

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
ANTH-105 Cultural Anthropology 6
ECON-200 Fundamental Economics 6
EUS-103 Modern European History and Politics 6
EUS-201 European Geography 6
EUS-210 European Cultures 6
HIST-201 World History to 1500 6
IREL-101 Introduction to International Relations 6
IREL-102 World History Since 1500 6
MUCT-245 World Music 6
PSY-110 General Psychology I 6
PSY-210 Social Psychology 6
SOC-101 Principles of Sociology 6Section: A – Musicology, Composition and Theory
Min. ECTS Credits: 60 Max. ECTS Credits: 60
Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-111 Music Theory 1: Diatonic Tonal Theory 6
MUCT-112 Music Theory 2: Chromatic Tonal Theory 6
MUCT-113 Music Theory 3: 20th Century Theory 6
MUCT-221 Music History 1: Ancient to Baroque 6
MUCT-222 Music History 2: Classical and Romantic 6
MUCT-223 Music History 3: Twentieth-Century 6
MUCT-305 Form and Analysis 6
MUCT-310 Tonal Counterpoint 6
MUCT-320 Orchestration and Arranging 6
MUCT-370 Conducting and Score Reading 6

Section: B – Primary Study
Min. ECTS Credits: 24 Max. ECTS Credits: 24

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-111 Primary Study 1 6
MUSP-112 Primary Study 2 6
MUSP-113 Primary Study 3 6
MUSP-114 Primary Study 4 6

Section: C – Aural Skills
Min. ECTS Credits: 20 Max. ECTS Credits: 20

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-101 Aural Skills 1 5
MUSP-102 Aural Skills 2 5
MUSP-103 Aural Skills 3 5
MUSP-104 Aural Skills 4 5

Section: D – Keyboard Skills
Min. ECTS Credits: 20 Max. ECTS Credits: 20
Notes: Class Piano (for non-pianists): MUSP-131, MUSP-132, MUSP-133, MUSP-134. Keyboard Technique (for pianists): MUSP-141, MUSP-142, MUSP-143, MUSP-144.

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-131 Class Piano 1 5
MUSP-132 Class Piano 2 5
MUSP-133 Class Piano 3 5
MUSP-134 Class Piano 4 5
MUSP-141 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 1 5
MUSP-142 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 2 5
MUSP-143 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 3 5
MUSP-144 Keyboard Techniques for Pianists 4 5

Section: E – Large Ensemble
Min. ECTS Credits: 8 Max. ECTS Credits: 8

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUSP-181 University Choir 1 2
MUSP-182 University Choir 2 2
MUSP-183 University Choir 3 2
MUSP-184 University Choir 4 2

Section: F – Concentration: Classical Performance
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-315 Advanced Form and Analysis 6
MUCT-321 Contemporary Composition 6
MUCT-366 Historical Performance Practice 6
MUSP-311 Advanced Primary Study 1 6
MUSP-312 Advanced Primary Study 2 6
MUSP-312 Advanced Primary Study 2 6
MUSP-313 Advanced Primary Study 3 6
MUSP-399 Advanced Primary Study 4(with Recital) 6

Section: G – Concentration: Jazz Performance
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42
Notes: The courses of MUSP-311, MUSP-312, MUSP-313 and MUSP-399 are also included in this section.

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUCT-322 Jazz Composition 6
MUSP-371 Applied Jazz Theory and Improvisation 1 6
MUSP-372 Applied Jazz Theory and Improvisation 2 6

Section: H – Concentration: Music Education
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUED-201 Foundations in Music Education 6
MUED-310 Music in Primary Education 6
MUED-315 Music in Early Years 6
MUED-320 Music in Secondary Education 6
MUED-331 Choral Methods 6
MUED-360 Violin Pedagogy 6
MUED-361 Piano Pedagogy 6
MUED-362 Vocal Pedagogy 6
MUED-363 Guitar Pedagogy 6
MUED-364 Drums Pedagogy 6
MUED-499 Teaching Practicum 6

Section: I – Concentration: Creative Music Technology
Min. ECTS Credits: 42 Max. ECTS Credits: 42

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Assessment Method

Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, mid terms, projects, and class participation. Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.

How to apply

  1. Completed Application Form
  2. A copy of your passport (page with your personal details and photo)
  3. Academic Records (True copy of the original)
    • For Bachelors Degree applicants: High School Leaving Certificate and mark sheet
    • For Masters Degree applicants: Bachelors Degree and transcripts
    • For Doctorate applicants: Bachelors and Masters Degree, including transcripts
  4. Two Letters of recommendation/reference from professors or employers (for Masters and Doctorate applicants only). Certain programmes have additional requirements
  5. Curriculum Vitae–CV (for Masters and Doctorate applicants only)
  6. Personal Statement (for Masters and Doctorate applicants only)
  7. Research proposal (for Doctorate applicants only)
  8. Evidence of work experience (where applicable)
  9. Portfolio (for selected programmes of study)

Application deadline

Generally, the deadline for applying

for the Fall semester is end of August and

for Spring semester, end of November

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

The minimum admission requirement is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC). Students with a lower HSLC grade than 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent, depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC, are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies. Some programmes have higher entry requirements.

Additional entry requirements

English Language Proficiency

The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the programme of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes, if and as needed, from UNIC’s International Gateway Centre (IGC).

  • TOEFL – 525 and above
  • Computer-based TOEFL – 193 and above
  • Internet-based TOEFL – 80 and above
  • IELTS – 6 and above
  • Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
  • Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate – C and above
  • GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
  • Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) – Pass
  • Pearson PTE General – Level 3 and above
  • KPG (The Greek Foreign Language Examinations for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency) – Level B2 and above
  • Anglia – Level B2 and above
  • IEB Advances Programme English – Pass
  • Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Michigan Language Assessment by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan – 650 average score for ALL skills and above

English language requirements

The table below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment on a programme of study offered in English. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes, if and as needed, from UNIC’s International Gateway Centre (IGC).

Course ID Course Title ECTS Credits
MUTX-201 Fundamentals of Computer Music 1 6
MUTX-202
English Qualification ELR Equivalent to IELTS 6
TOEFL 525 and above
Computer-based TOEFL 193 and above
Internet-based TOEFL 80 and above
IELTS 6 and above
Cambridge Exams (First Certificate) B and above
Cambridge Exams (Proficiency Certificate) C and above
GCSE English Language ‘O’ Level or IGCSE C and above
Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) Pass
Pearson PTE General Level 3 and above
KPG
(The Greek Foreign Language Examinations
for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency)		 Level B2 and above
Anglia Level B2 and above
IEB Advanced Programme English Pass
Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)
Michigan Language Assessment
by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan		 650 average score for ALL skills and above
 
 
 

English Language Proficiency

Master students satisfy the English requirements if their first degree was taught in English. Otherwise, they would need to present a minimum TOEFL score of 550 paper-based or 213 computer-based, GCSE “O” Level or IGCSE with minimum “C”, IELTS with a score of 6.5, or a score placement at the ENGL- 100 level of UNIC’s NEPTON. The University offers English courses at various levels to help students reach the required standard for admission to a graduate programme.

The purpose of the NEPTON Test

1. The purpose of this test is to place students in the appropriate level of English in order to support their academic studies at the University. The NEPTON is not a University entrance examination; previous academic performance (e.g. School Leaving Certificate) is taken into consideration with regard to University entrance requirements.

2. The number of additional courses and corresponding course loads are given in the table below:

 
 
 
Level of English Hour of tuition/work Credits Additional course load permitted
ENGL-101 English Composition 3 6 Normal
ENGL-100 Basic Writing 3 6 Normal
BENG-100 College English 6 6 Normal
BENG-070 English Language Skills 12 4 6 credit hours
BENG-060 English for Beginners 20 2 No other credits
 
 
 

3.Students who have the following qualifications can take the test, but will not be placed below the level shown:

English Qualification ENGL-101 ENGL-100
TOEFL 550+ 513-547
Computer-based TOEFL 213+ 183-210
Internet-based TOEFL 79+ 65-78
IELTS 6.5+ 5.5-6.0
Cambridge Exams (First Certificate) Grade A or B Grade C
Cambridge Exams (Proficiency Certificate) A or B or C A or B
GCSE English Language ‘O’ Level or IGCSE A or B C
Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) Pass N/A
Pearson PTE General Level 4 Level 3
KPG
(The Greek Foreign Language Examinations
for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency)		 Level C1 Level B2
Anglia Proficiency or Masters Advanced
IEB Advanced Programme English Pass N/A
Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)
Michigan Language Assessment
by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan		 840-1000 average score for ALL skills 650-835 average score for ALL skills
 
 
 

4.Students can take the NEPTON after they officially enroll and pay the Euro 55 application fee.

Fees and funding

Application Fees

Yearly tuition fees:

International / Non EU Students: 9.720 Euro

 

Local / EU Students: 9.240 Euro



Additional Fee information

OTHER FEES

ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMMES

ONLINE/DL PROGRAMMES

Application fee (one-off/nonrefundable payment)

55

55

Visa application (one-off/nonrefundable payment)

86

0

Registration fee (per semester)

26

0

Health & accident insurance (per year)

175

0

Student activities fee (per semester)

20

0

Technology fee – Internet use etc. (per semester)

15

0

International student guarantee (one-off / refundable payment)

400

0

Transcript fee (per copy)

5

5

Evaluation fee (transfer credits / ECTS)

52

52

Second exam fee (per course)

65

65

Graduation application fee

60

60

Total 

959

273

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