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1. Will this degree help me if I want to pursue the path of a media composer? Or should I take other degrees?
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As far as I know, there is no "film-music degree", but you can study composition and take film-music modules, if there are any (which is why you should choose a uni/consy that has modules like that, if you're interested in studying film music).
However, there are no rules about film music. There are composers like John Williams who have studied in top-class schools such as Juilliard, an there are composers such as Santaolalla who haven't ever studied music, and found their way through film composing by people they met, and people they met through these people.
I guess an important skill in the film-music industry (or any show-biz industry, really) (or all arts, really) (or anything in life, really >_> ) is good social skills. You can't be an anti-social freak like Jeff in Grandma's Boy (
http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2006...lpaper_001.jpg) and expect to be liked by many people and asked to write music for their movies.
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2. What are the entry requirements needed before studying this degree?
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You have to check with each university/conservatory separately to see that.
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3. I know BMus stands for Bachelors of Music degree, but is it for classical music only? Or are any other forms of music like jazz and pop taught in this course?
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It depends on whether you want to go to a conservatory or a university and study music there. At a conservatory you'll mostly choose your subject (i.e. composition, an instrumental study, conducting, music therapy etc) and thus you'll do a BMus "Study" degree (e.g. BMus Composition), whereas if you go to a university, you'll probably do a BA in humanities/music, where you will study more general aspects of music, more like a musicologist degree (as far as I know).
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4. What will I learn in this course?
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Again, you'll have to contact each uni/consy separately and also talk with the head of Composition/Music department and the teachers.
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5. I want to study in the UK/America. Are there any universities/colleges that you would recommend?
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Why do you want to limit yourself to these two countries? There are many many other countries with very good places to study. Besides, as robin always says, find a teacher, not a uni/consy. Because you may go in the best uni in the world and have the worst teacher, or go in the worst uni in the world, but find a teacher you really like and work well with. So, contact the unis/consies, contact the teachers, ask them about what and how they teach, and find a place where you really want to go.
Also, just going to a uni/consy won't necessarily make you successful or a good composer. Going to university is much more than highschool, you have to work on your own, and not just do what they ask you to do, and you also have to grab as many opportunities as you can. Of course, you can do all of these without going to a college as well, it all depends on you.