Mathematics and Music Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Combine precision and creativity. Explore two interconnected disciplines as you study technical language and formulae alongside musical technique and practice.

Develop your musical craft, learning from world-leading music tutors, and develop your critical thinking and independent learning skills while exploring the advanced study of mathematics.

Blend music and mathematics for a complimentary and invigorating education. In the city of a thousand sounds, you'll find yourself at home with music-makers and mathematicians alike.

Department facilities

* Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building - featuring a pipe organ, a harp room, percussion room.

* Electroacoustic music studios, Bramall Music Building - multichannel composition/workshop studios, video facilities and recording rooms.

* University Music Hub - featuring a number of high-quality rehearsal rooms, many of which include small grand pianos, a drum kit room and a recording studio.

* In Mathematics, benefit from industry connections with a wide range of high profile companies - from E.ON, Caterpillar and Jaguar Land Rover to the Office for National Statistics, R&A, and FDM Group.

68th in the world QS World Rankings 2027

Top 15 for Music in the Complete University Guide 2027

Additional (Intercalated) Year Options

Make the most of Birmingham's connections to industry with a Year in Industry, where you can work alongside the pros and gain invaluable work experience. Get ready for global opportunities and learn a new language (or two) on our Year in Modern Languages, or learn to lead and make a difference on our Year in Civic Leadership. There’s also the option to add a Year Abroad to your degree, which you can spend living and studying with a partner university of your choice (subject to approval).