BA Mathematics and Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-ABC (Required subjects: A-level Mathematics at grade A A-level grade B Music or pass in Grade 7 Music Theory plus Grade 7 Music Performance 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 at point of entry GCSE English Language grade 4 (C) GCSE Mathematics grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher Level or 32 points overall including 6 HL Maths and Music or Grade 7 Music Theory at Pass plus Grade 7 Music Performance
About this course
BA in Mathematics and Music, combining mathematical methods with musical analysis and performance. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Historical Research, and Fieldwork. The joint honours programme is structured as a 50/50 split between mathematics and music. Students complete a 13,000–15,000-word dissertation on a topic of their choice in the final year.
Modules
- Calculus
- Calculus II
- Introduction to Pure Mathematics
- Linear Algebra I
- Theory and Analysis
- Fundamentals of Music Theory
- Creative Composition Techniques
- A Very Short History of Music
- Introduction to Historical Musicology
- Introduction to World Music
- Contemporary Debates in Music
- Solo Performance
- Creative Ensemble Performance
- Introduction to Composing with Music Technology
- Probability Theory
- Graphs and Optimisation
- Linear Algebra II
- Studies in Music Analysis
- Studies in Composition
- Studies in Music History
- Studies in Ethnomusicology
- Studies in Music, Media and Technology
- Practical Performance I
- Vector Calculus
- Statistical Methods 2
- Ordinary Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis
- Ring Theory
- Group Theory
- Further Linear Algebra and Modules
- Complex Analysis
- Ensemble Performance
- Composition Portfolio
- Practical and Creative Orchestration
- Practical Conducting (Choral and Orchestral)
- Composing with Technology 1
- Introduction to Jazz: Theory, Practice and Contexts
- Popular Music and Musicians in Post-War Britain and North America
- Korean Percussion Performance
- Musical Aesthetics
- Mozart's Operas
- Issues in Sound, Music and the Moving Image
- Music and Society in Purcell's London
- Contemporary Music Performance
- Music, Power and Politics
- Ideas of German Music from Mozart to Henze
- Music and Gender
- Special Study: Dissertation
- Special Study: Theory and Analysis
- Special Study: Solo Performance
- Special Study: Composition
- Mathematics Project
- Mathematics in the Classroom
- Number Theory
- Computational Number Theory
- Complexity Theory
- Principles of Algorithm Design
- Quantum Theory 1
- Quantum Theory 2
- Dynamics of Real Fluids
- Non-Linear Dynamic Systems
- Inference
- Time Series Analysis
- Channels
- Quantum Information and Coding
- Mathematics of Financial Markets
- Financial Mathematics II
- Combinatorics
- Error Correcting Codes
- Cipher Systems
- Cryptography
- Applications of Field Theory
- Topology
- Practical Performance 2
- Composing with Technology 2
- Markov Chains and Applications
- Introduction to Optimisation
- Game Theory