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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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SEP-25
3 Years
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By combining Music (75% of your course) with Spanish (25%) you will take Music as the major element of your degree alongside core Spanish language modules.Studying Music at Royal Holloway allows you to tailor your studies to your own interests and passions.We have expertise spanning traditional, modern and world music. Through studying musical texts, practices, cultures and institutions you will explore issues in history, sociology, ethnology, and philosophy covering an exceptional geographical and chronological range. You will also be able to gain practical skills in composition, music technology and performance.You will join a music department that is among the very best in the country, ranked third in the UK for research quality (REF 2014) and the only music department in the country to hold a prestigious Regius Professorship.+ You will have access to well-equipped studios and recording facilities as well as incredible performance spaces including the Windsor Auditorium, Boilerhouse Theatre, Victorian Picture Gallery and College Chapel.+ Our well connected department means you have the opportunity to make valuable music industry contacts. Our staff are connected with musical networks such Wigmore Hall, the BBC Proms, Royal Opera House.As a student of Spanish, you will take core language modules, enabling you to learn to speak and write fluently.Our language classes are taught in Spanish by dedicated language specialists, most of whom are native speakers; they will ensure that you gain valuable exposure to different varieties of Spanish.+ We have three language pathways so whether you are a beginner, advanced or native-level speaker when you start, by the time you graduate you will be fluent in Spanish: confident in reading, understanding and analysing text and able to write with ease and accuracy.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB - ABB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AABBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
BBB - ABB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:27,M:18 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF):
D*D Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF):
DDD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DD Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016):
D Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
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 in Music or pass in Grade 7 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.French is not compulsory at A level but if it is taken grade B is required.
Including Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory at Pass plus Grade 7 practical.
including Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory plus Grade 7 practical.
Pass with at least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction, and the remaining level 3 credits at Merit, plus evidence of A-Level standard Music proficiency grade A equivalent or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory at Pass plus Grade 7 practical. The Access to Higher Education Diploma is only acceptable if the applicant has had a considerable break from education.
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.
6,5,5 at Higher Level including Music at Higher Level or Grade 7 Music Theory with a minimum of 32 points overall plus Grade 7 practical.
H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 at Higher Level, including Music at Higher Level, or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory plus Grade 7 practical.
BTEC must be in a relevant subject and A-Level Grade B in Music plus Grade 7 practical.
BTEC must be in a relevant subject and pass Grade 7 in Music Theory plus Grade 7 practical.
BTEC must be in a relevant subject, plus A-Level Grade B in Music and Grade 7 practical.
Plus A-Level grade BB including Music plus Grade 7 practical.
BTEC must be in a relevant subject and pass Grade 7 in Music Theory plus Grade 7 practical.
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
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England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
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£9,250 per year
Students from Scotland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Wales
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£9,250 per year
Students from Northern Ireland
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£9,250 per year
Students from Channel Islands
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£27,500 per year
Students from EU
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£27,500 per year
Students from International
£27500 Per year
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