Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Music Journalism

The Music Journalism degree at Chester will give students the best possible start into the fabulous world of words and music. From early on in this course, students may hear from professional writers from a range of genres, and have the opportunity to start writing and publishing reviews.

Music professionals are involved at every stage of this degree, which focuses on real-world experiences and opportunities in music writing. Students have enjoyed placements at Mojo and Mixmag, and our graduates have found staff positions at NME and Kerrang!

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 65.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 79 (Min Listening: 17.0, Min Reading: 18.0, Min Speaking: 20.0, Min Writing: 17.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Listening: 5.5, Min Reading: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5)
  • Min PTE overall: 61 (Min Listening: 59, Min Reading: 59, Min Speaking: 59, Min Writing: 59)
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, instead of submitting language proficiency test scores, applicant may complete English courses prior to the academicprogram. The length of the English course is determined based on the applicant's level of English proficiency.