Much uninformed comment but nothing concrete about the degree.

Is the institution Newcastle University, International Centre for Music Studies?
A BMus in Folk and Traditional Music is offered. It is a four-year course towards the Batchelor of Music Degree (optional two-year diploma), with strong entry requirements and a course of study including all phases of music and musical history. Musical performance as well as the contexts of folk music, composition, the teaching of music, and music business are required. The fourth year requires a dissertation, a performance or composition portfolio, or a technology project (production of a cd, etc.)
Advanced studies and degrees are offered at this well-known institution.

Certainly not a progression towards short order engineering at MacDonald's but a firm professional foundation for a teacher, a performer, a specialist technician, etc.
BA Music