History and Music Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Course Overview - History and Music Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

This joint degree allows you to combine a passion for history and music. Through your history studies, you will be able to start satisfying your curiosity about the past, acquire an understanding of specific periods and problems, and make discoveries. At the same time, you will develop a deeper understanding of music.

Studying History is exciting and rewarding; it encourages you to appreciate the human experience in other places and at other times. Exploring what people have felt, thought and done in the past expands our self-awareness.

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Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

2027-09-20

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Royal Holloway
University Of London
Egham Hill
Egham

Application Details

Course Code

A17-E16

Institution Code

R72

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

A level

A,B,B

B,B,B

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required. Socio-economic factors which may have impacted an applicant’s education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants. Required: Music A-Level or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory. Applicants without A-level grade A in Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory may be eligible for the Intensive Theory entry. This requires Music GCSE grade A/7 or equivalent, plus performance at Grade 7 level. In term 1 you will be required to take Fundamentals of Music Theory, an intensive music literacy course. Students wishing to take Solo Performance options will need to be of Grade 8 level in performance at point of entry. If you are studying two A-level subjects, you may still be eligible for entry to the Music BMus (single honours), if you are able to provide evidence of your ongoing commitment to music. For this pathway, the standard offer is AB including music. We require candidates to be performing to Grade 8 ABRSM standard, to have studied music theory to Grade 5 ABRSM level, and have a substantial record of musical performance or other musical achievements, which they should detail in their Personal Statement.

UCAS Tariff

Not accepted

Scottish Higher

B in Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 practical.

Access to HE Diploma

offer-distinction: 27.0, offer-merit: 15.0

Pass Access Diploma with 27 level 3 credits at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit PLUS evidence of A-level standard Music proficiency grade B OR Pass at Grade 7 Music Theory and ABRSM grade 7 in performance.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,B,B

B,B,B

B in Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 practical.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Distinction Distinction plus A-Level Grade B including Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 practical.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

6,5,5 at Higher Level, including Music at Higher Level or Grade 7 Music Theory and Grade 7 practical or a minimum of 32 points overall, including Music at Higher Level or Grade 7 Music Theory plus Grade 7 practical.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Distinction Distinction Distinction plus A-level Music grade B or Pass at Grade 7 Music Theory and Grade 7 practical exam from ABRSM or similar.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2, H2, H3, H3, H3 including Higher level Music with H3 OR Pass at Grade 7 Music Theory.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

Distinction plus A-Levels Grades BB including Music grade B or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory and Grade 7 practical.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.

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Fees and funding

Northern Ireland, England, Channel Islands, Wales, Scotland £9,790
International, EU £28,500

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