37-559: The Venue may refer to: The Venue (Leeds) , a concert space at Leeds Conservatoire, West Yorkshire, England The Venue (Leicester Square, London) , now the Leicester Square Theatre The Venue (Victoria Street, London) , a 1978–1984 music venue and nightclub owned by Virgin O2 Academy Oxford , previously The Venue, Oxford, England The Venue (New Cross, London) ,
74-471: A Bachelor of Science (BS) has a greater focus on science, math, and engineering. The Bachelor of Arts degree is a type of baccalaureate degree . A Bachelor of Arts degree is usually completed in four years: that is, it requires four years of full-time coursework during term time. However, just as with other degrees, some may require a longer time period. This is due to factors such as the student's ability, motivation, and access to financial assistance to earn
111-508: A Hochschule , which is the generic term in Germany for all institutions awarding academic degrees. Fachhochschule is often translated as "University of Applied Sciences". Universitäten place greater emphasis on fundamental science and background in theory, while Fachhochschulen are generally designed with a focus on teaching professional skills. Degrees earned at Universitäten and Fachhochschulen are legally equivalent. In Germany,
148-456: A BA or BSc degree. However, some older or ancient universities , such as Oxford , Cambridge , and Trinity College Dublin traditionally award BAs to undergraduates having completed the final examinations, e.g., Part II Tripos (Cambridge), Final Honour Schools (Oxford), Moderator-ship (Dublin), in most subjects including the sciences. Some new plate glass universities established in the 1960s, such as York and Lancaster , originally followed
185-579: A degree in Popular music. Until September 2018 the conservatoire also ran Further education courses, including BTEC Music and Music Technology. All FE courses were moved to the Creative Arts Faculty of Leeds City College . The conservatoire also runs a one-year postgraduate programme in which students can study for a Master of Music or postgraduate diploma . Since September 2013, all undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses are validated by
222-463: A grant from Arts Council England for the 2018 season. In 2017, the conservatoire revamped its performance space The Venue with a rooftop extension. In September 2017, Leeds Conservatoire unveiled the Leeds Music Library, a new location for their previously internal library space. Following the library's relocation, the conservatoire invested £0.5 million to refurbish the fifth floor of
259-711: A master's degree. Along with the Bachelor of Science (B.S.), the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) is the most commonly granted degree in the US. A B.A. degree is earned after the completion of four years of undergraduate college level study. The Bachelor of Science is abbreviated with periods i.e., B.S., and the Bachelor of Arts is abbreviated as B.A. Most US colleges and universities offer undergraduate programs. In colleges and universities in Australia, Nepal, New Zealand, India and South Africa,
296-526: A nightclub in New Cross , London The Venue at UCF , a sports and entertainment arena at the University of Central Florida, U.S. "The Venue" ( Brooklyn Nine-Nine ) , a 2017 TV episode Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Venue . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
333-494: A one-year Foundation Degree certificate providing students with an extra year before commencing their undergraduate study. Completion of any three-year undergraduate pathway will result in students being awarded a Bachelor of Arts . Leeds Conservatoire was the first music institution in Europe to offer a bachelor's degree in the study of Jazz music, and the first conservatoire in the UK to offer
370-400: A third class honours degree (for example, BA with distinction, merit or pass). A Bachelor of Arts is entitled to the post-nominal letters BA for an ordinary or pass degree and BA (Hons) for an honours degree. (However, graduates entitled to use the "Hons" post-nominal very rarely do so in practice.) The academic dress worn by honours and non-honours graduates is identical. An honours degree
407-676: A variety of notable alumni in different musical disciplines. This includes Jazz pianists David Newton , Nikki Iles , saxophonists Pete Wareham and Alan Barnes , trumpeters Chris Batchelor and Richard Iles , horn player Alastair Hanson and guitarists Nick Webb and Giuliano Modarelli . Badly Drawn Boy , English Teacher . Snake Davis, John Thirkell , Adrian Snell , Matthew Bourne , James Lynch of Touch and Go , Michael Spearman of Everything Everything , Geoff Downes of Yes and Asia , Chris Sharkey of Trio VD and Acoustic Ladyland , Ryan and Gary Jarman of The Cribs , James Yeoburn Mark Holub and Brett Domino are also associated with
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#1732880999889444-431: Is always awarded in one of four classes, depending upon the marks gained in the final assessments and examinations. The top students are awarded a first-class degree, followed by an upper second-class degree (usually referred to as a 2:1), a lower second-class degree (usually referred to as a 2:2), and those who pass with the lowest marks gain a third-class degree. An ordinary, pass or unclassified degree (which does not give
481-402: Is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts , or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years, depending on the country and institution. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is an undergraduate postsecondary degree that puts a focus on liberal arts and studies. In comparison,
518-571: The City of Leeds College of Music , and Leeds College of Music ) is a higher education music conservatoire based in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds , England. It was founded in 1965 by Joseph Stones. Aside from its education provision, which also includes short courses and programmes for adults and school-age musicians, Leeds Conservatoire hosts a seasonal programme of concerts, largely in its 350-seat auditorium 'The Venue'. In 2011, Leeds Conservatoire
555-565: The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 , met and formed at the conservatoire. Pianist Fanny Waterman was the former head of the Advanced Performance Course. Jazz musicians Neil Yates , Nikki Iles , Mornington Lockett , Dave O'Higgins , Omar Puente , Louise Gibbs, Peter Churchill have previously taught at the conservatoire, as has the saxophone specialist Richard Ingham . Former John Dankworth trumpet soloist Dick Hawdon
592-527: The Leeds City College Group . As a result, the conservatoire lost its Higher Education Institution status, and so all undergraduate and postgraduate degrees were validated, first by Bradford University, and now the University of Hull . In 2012, Leeds Conservatoire received a £2 million refurbishment for its recording studios, performance and communal spaces. This also introduced raked seating to
629-587: The Leeds Playhouse , Northern Ballet and the BBC Yorkshire building. In 2009, the conservatoire announced plans to merge with Bradford University . In the following year, Leeds Conservatoire instead received approval from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to merge with Leeds City College . On 1 August 2011, the conservatoire became a wholly owned subsidiary within
666-470: The University of Hull . In addition to degree courses, Leeds Conservatoire is also host to a series of short courses available to children and adults. This also includes Leeds Junior Conservatoire, previously known as the Saturday Music School, which runs courses available to children from ages 9–18. On Sundays, the conservatoire is also a host for Yorkshire Young Musicians. Leeds Conservatoire
703-548: The BA course normally lasts between three and three and a half years—six or seven semesters—and the degree is awarded after the student earns between 180 and 210 ECTS . In the Netherlands, the BA and Master of Arts (MA) degrees were introduced in 2002. Until then, a single program led to the doctorandus degree (abbreviated drs.), which comprised the same course load as the bachelor's and master's programs combined. The title doctorandus
740-399: The BA degree can be taken over three years of full-time study. Students must pursue at least one major area of study and units from that subject are usually studied in each year, though sometimes students may choose to complete upper-level classes in the same year and as a result, can leave space for elective subjects from a different field. At some universities, students may choose to pursue
777-518: The BA degree has been consistent in its history. The Bachelor of Arts degree was formed out of the study of liberal arts . Liberal art is a term that was applied to the study of many branches of learning such as grammar , logic , rhetoric , arithmetic , geometry , astronomy , and music . The study of liberal arts started during the Middle Ages . During the Renaissance , the term liberal art
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#1732880999889814-854: The Berklee International Network. Leeds Conservatoire is also a member of Conservatoires UK and partner of the European Association of Conservatoires . Leeds Conservatoire was dissolved as a Higher Education institution in 2009 after merging with Leeds City College, regaining Higher Education status in June 2018. Undergraduate courses at Leeds Conservatoire are known as pathways; genres and styles of music that students choose to major in. Courses include Business, Classical, Film Music, Folk, Jazz, Popular, Production, Songwriting, Musical Theatre, Acting and Actor Musician. Students may also choose to combine two pathways. The conservatoire also offers
851-708: The conservatoire's main performance space, The Venue. Funding from the government and additional private donations saw the conservatoire receiving 54 Steinway pianos in September 2011, resulting in the conservatoire becoming the only All-Steinway school in England at the time. The Sounds Like THIS festival, initiated by the conservatoire, made its debut in March 2017, showcasing artists "who take bold new approaches to sound, incorporating electronic, classical, electroacoustic, opera and immersive visual installation". The festival received
888-577: The conservatoire. Dave Bainbridge , guitarist with Iona and later keyboards player for Strawbs , also studied there and won the BBC Radio 2 Best Jazz soloist award whilst at the conservatoire. Motorhead drummer Phil Taylor studied drumming at Leeds. Singer John Newman received a BTEC in Popular Music from the conservatoire in 2010. We Are Domi , the group who represented the Czech Republic at
925-1050: The degree. Just like other baccalaureate degrees, a Bachelor of Arts is historically offered only at public and private universities and colleges. A Bachelor of Arts, just like other bachelor's degrees, is an admission requirement for graduate and professional school. Beginning in the 1990s, junior colleges started to confer their own baccalaureate degrees. In addition to the standard BA degrees, there are career-specific Bachelor of Arts degrees, including Bachelor of Arts in Functional English , Bachelor of Arts in Administration , Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies , and Regents Bachelor of Arts . The Bachelor of Arts degree has been prominent in academics for centuries. It influenced universities to begin focusing on broad topics such as algebra , psychology , biology , art , history , and philosophy . This aspect of
962-579: The final secondary school exams in France and Spain (and of the International Baccalaureate ) come from this: le Baccalauréat and el Bachillerato , respectively. The ancient universities of Scotland award a Master of Arts degree to humanities or arts graduates, but a BSc to science graduates. This course takes four years for an honours degree and three for an ordinary. In Scotland, one can opt to take an ordinary degree, which ranks below
999-454: The graduate the right to add '(Hons)') may be awarded if a student has completed (i) followed a non-honours program, or (b) attempted an honours course but marginally failed to achieve third-class standard. Education in Canada is controlled by the provinces and can be very different depending on the province. While all Canadian universities offer four-year degrees, it is not uncommon, depending on
1036-405: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Venue&oldid=1247715490 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Venue (Leeds) Leeds Conservatoire (formerly known as The Leeds Music Centre ,
1073-477: The main building with new practice rooms and study space. In June 2018, the conservatoire regained its Higher Education Institution status. In 2019, the conservatoire partnered with Opera North . From 3 August 2020, Leeds College of Music adopted Leeds Conservatoire as its new name, following the launch of new degree courses in Musical Theatre, Acting and Actor Musician. The conservatoire has produced
1110-541: The master's degree (post-nominal letters) in accordance with the new standard. When attaining a master level/graduate degree, it is still customary to use either drs. pre-nominally or MA/MSc post-nominally at the discretion of the holder. In the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) and Ireland, the first degree course normally lasts three years, but nomenclature varies: 19th-century and later universities usually distinguish between arts and sciences subjects by awarding either
1147-446: The practice of Oxford and Cambridge by awarding BAs in all subjects, but have since changed to awarding BSc degrees in science subjects. At Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin the degree of MA can be claimed, usually twenty-one terms after matriculation , without any further study. For many centuries, the bachelor's degree was an intermediate step and was awarded for much of the work carried out in later times at secondary schools. The names of
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1184-404: The province and the university for a three-year general degree to also be offered as an option. In many universities and colleges, Bachelor of Arts degrees are differentiated either as BA or as honours BA degrees. Honours programs require more education than non-honours programs, typically a specialization beyond the requirements of a BA, and can often be used as a gateway to a PhD program, bypassing
1221-614: Was awarded All-Steinway School status, becoming the only conservatoire in England to have 90% of its pianos from the Steinway family. Leeds Conservatoire became a wholly owned subsidiary of Leeds City College in August 2011, and is now a member of the Luminate Education Group . In 2018, the conservatoire regained its status as a Higher Education Institution. Leeds Conservatoire is partnered with Berklee College of Music as part of
1258-628: Was established in 1965 as the Leeds Music Centre, delivering extra-curricular music classes at the Leeds Institute building near Millennium Square , which now houses Leeds City Museum . In 1971, it became affiliated with Leeds University and known as the City of Leeds College of Music. In 1993, the conservatoire launched the first Jazz degree in Europe. In 1997, the conservatoire was moved to purpose-built premises on Quarry Hill , neighbouring with
1295-507: Was head of Jazz Studies until his retirement in 1992. The Folk faculty includes many notable names including Jim Moray , Nancy Kerr , Bryony Griffith and Pete Flood of Bellowhead . Leeds Conservatoire has had five principals since its opening in 1965. Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A. , BA , A.B. or AB ; from the Latin baccalaureus artium , baccalaureus in artibus , or artium baccalaureus )
1332-498: Was meant to describe general studies more broadly. This definition of liberal studies remains to this day. In Japan and the United States, Bachelor of Arts degrees were historically given only by public or private institutions and colleges. In Germany, university-level education usually happens in either a Universität (plural: Universitäten ) or a Fachhochschule (plural: Fachhochschulen ); both can be referred to as
1369-437: Was used in almost all fields of study; other titles were used for legal studies ( meester , Dutch for master, abbreviated Mr. ) and engineering ( ingenieur , abbreviated Ir. for academic masters level or ING. for higher vocational bachelor's level). Those who had already started the doctorandus program could, on completing it, opt for the doctorandus degree (entitling them to use "drs." in front of their name) or could use
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