- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- Duration
- 1 year postgraduate certificate
- Field
- Fine and Performing Arts
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A one year postgraduate certificate in education for secondary music, covering musical pedagogy, ensemble direction, composition teaching, assessment and school placements.
Music teaching combines classroom instruction with ensemble direction, and Bangor’s music school supports the subject specialism directly through its own performance facilities.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Secondary Music is taught at Bangor University, a public university in Wales with full degree awarding powers. Because the secondary music PGCE is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the secondary music PGCE, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the secondary music PGCE plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the secondary music PGCE does not support a family move.
Entry to Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Secondary Music is a completed bachelor degree at 60 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 7.0 with no band below 6.5, and tuition for the secondary music PGCE is recorded at GBP 16,500. Bangor charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the secondary music PGCE. The secondary music PGCE lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your the secondary music PGCE application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no band below 6.5; TOEFL iBT 85 with reading 20, writing 22, speaking 20 and listening 20; PTE Academic 72 with no component below 67; or the Duolingo English Test at 130.
- Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: A PGCE leads to qualified teacher status in the UK. Enhanced background checks apply. International applicants should confirm eligibility, funding and whether the qualification is recognised in their home country before enrolling.
- Work rights: the secondary music PGCE is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Secondary Music Teacher: subject to qualified teacher status
- Music Teacher: secondary schools
- Head of Music: after several years experience
- Ensemble Director: school ensembles
- Peripatetic Instrumental Teacher: across schools
- Examiner: awarding bodies
Reality check: music posts are relatively few and often part time, so many music teachers combine school work with instrumental tuition.
About Bangor University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
- World rank
- #567
- Established
- 1884
- Reference No.
- 10007857
