MArts Music with Innovation (W304)

The future requires a multidisciplinary approach. Tomorrow's successful innovators will be people who can skilfully combine science, art, engineering, the humanities, economics, and enterprise skillsets to come up with purpose-driven solutions that drive positive change. These problem-solvers will be team players who employ a breadth of skills and qualities and work across specialisations, cultures and industries.

This course combines in-depth subject specialism at the University of Bristol alongside practice-based learning delivered by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's multiple award-winning teaching team. In conjunction with your music studies, you will learn to apply design thinking methods to grow a moment of inspiration into feasible plans that could include launching social and commercial enterprises.

The Music Department offers a broad range of units in musicology, composition and performance* across diverse styles and genres. These are complemented by weekly concerts and regular masterclasses and performances in the department, and opportunities to get involved in the many vocal and instrumental ensembles in both the department and in the dynamic music scene in the city of Bristol. You will be taught by internationally recognised musicologists and composers and by a team of professional instrumental and vocal tutors. Our teaching and music-making take place in the magnificent 19th-century Victoria Rooms, a familiar Bristol landmark with a 530-seat auditorium. A number of our students have secured organ and choral scholarships with our local churches and Bristol Cathedral.

Collaborative group work is a core component of our learning approach. You will join up with students from other innovation disciplines, such as theatre, history and finance, building on each other's ideas and combining knowledges to develop novel solutions. This approach mirrors that of innovation teams to build in-demand professional skills in how to communicate, deliver actionable results, and give value to your unique interests and contributions.

By the time you graduate, you will have a portfolio of work ranging from live client projects to planning your own entrepreneurial venture. You will have learned how to evaluate the potential of products and services and how to sustain new endeavours, including through financing. Importantly, you will have cultivated a network of peers and advisers who have worked with you throughout your studies.

*In performance, we offer a wide range of instruments and vocal styles. If tuition on your particular instrument/vocal type is not currently offered in Bristol, you will be able to discuss options with the department.

For more information visit the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Teaching for this course takes place both at our vibrant Clifton Campus and our cutting-edge Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, where enhanced links with businesses will help give you real-world knowledge, networks and skills to succeed once you graduate. Music units are taught at Clifton, while innovation units are taught at Temple Quarter.