BA Popular Music specialising Bass Guitar

Qualification awarded: Popular Music Bachelor's Degree

Course code: DCPL 67

Qualification type/level: EHEA 1st cycle; EQF level 6

Course structure: 

Key learning outcomes:
After the completion of the Bachelor’s Degree in Popular Music, the students will have acquired technical skills and specific knowledge to such an extent that they will be able to plan and develop their own artistic ideas concretely. To this end, a special focus will be given to the fields of Contemporary Writing and Production, as well as to the in-depth analysis of the most representative instrumental repertoires and performance practice. Students will also benefit from the opportunity of performing in a variety of ensembles. The above-mentioned goals will also be strengthened through the development of the aural perceptive and memorisation skills as well as the acquisition of specific and cross-sectional knowledge pertaining to the various compositional, analytical, and structural aspects of music (eg. style, history, aesthetics). Furthermore, the student will be required to be able to confidently use appropriate improvisational skills. Additionally, the syllabus provides Music technology and a second European language.

Occupational profiles of graduates:
This course provides career opportunities in the following fields: pop-rock soloist; pop-rock bands; pop-rock ensembles; pop-rock arrangements

Mode of study: Full-time / Part-time

Admission requirements

Entrance Examination Syllabus

Qualification requirements and regulations:
This course is based on the ECTS credit accumulation system. The student must complete the course as described in the Course Structure. This includes compulsory and elective subjects and additional activities for a total of 180 ECTS credits.

Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning:
Credits are transferred according to the Institution’s general arrangements for recognition of prior learning with a maximum number of 90 recognised credits.

Registration procedures

Study Course Board Members

Examination regulations, assessment, and grading:
The Italian grading system is based on a scale of 0-30, with 18/30 as the lowest passing grade. 30/30 cum laude may also be awarded. The final grade is based on a scale of 0-110, with 66/110 as the lowest passing grade. To the highest grade of 110/110, cum laude may be awarded, but only with the unanimous decision of the examining board. The Salerno Conservatoire provides an ECTS Grading Table, which shows the statistical distribution of passing and final grades among students of each degree programme, for comparison with other grading systems.

Graduation requirements:
The final exam consists of a performance based on the student's principal subject and a discussion of their thesis which must be of adequate scientific value.

Student exchange programme, Erasmus+

Access to further studies:
Graduates holding a Bachelor’s Degree (Undergraduate programme) are eligible to apply to a Master’s Degree (Postgraduate programme).