BA Music with Philosophy
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: A-level Music or Grade 7 Music Theory at pass plus Grade 7 Music Performance Applicants without A-level 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. We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C) In some cases, a theory test may need to be completed and performance sample provided upon request in order to meet specific Music requirements) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher Level or 32 points overall including Music at Higher Level or Pass at Grade 7 Music Theory plus Grade 7 Music performance.
About this course
BA in Philosophy and Music. Core topics include research methods, historical research, fieldwork, ethics and professional practice, and design and creative practice. The degree is weighted 75% music and 25% philosophy, and final-year special studies include a 13,000–15,000-word dissertation and solo performance with a public recital.
Modules
- Problems of Knowledge
- 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
- Introduction to Logic
- Mind and Consciousness
- Introduction to Aesthetics and Morals
- Introduction to European Philosophy 1: Kant to Hegel
- Mind and World
- Studies in Music Analysis
- Studies in Composition
- Studies in Music History
- Studies in Ethnomusicology
- Studies in Music, Media and Technology
- Practical Performance I
- 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
- Practical Ethics
- Musical Aesthetics
- Mozart's Operas
- Issues in Sound, Music and the Moving Image
- Intercultural Performance: Theory and Practice
- 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
- Hearing the Orient: Critical and Practical Approaches to the Middle East
- Special Study: Dissertation
- Special Study: Theory and Analysis
- Special Study: Solo Performance
- Practical Performance 2
- Composing with Technology 2
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Modern European Philosophy 1: Husserl to Heidegger
- Modern European Philosophy 2: Critical Theory and Hermeneutics
- Philosophy and the Arts
- The Varieties of Scepticism
- The Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy and Literature
- The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy