BSc Physics with Music
Royal Holloway, University of London
Entry requirements
A level: AAA-ABB (Required subjects: A-levels in Mathematics and Physics, plus a pass in the practical element of all science A-levels being taken A-level Music or Grade 7 Music Theory at pass Applicants without A-level grade A 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. We require English and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4(C)) IB: 6,6,6 at Higher Level or 36 points overall including 6 in Higher Level Maths and Physics and with HL Music or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory. Plus Grade 7 ABRSM in performance
About this course
BSc in Physics and Music, combining physics with musical studies. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling, Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques and Historical Research. The degree is run jointly with the Department of Music. Final-year students undertake an Experimental or Theoretical Project in physics, electronics or astrophysics.
Modules
- Mathematics for Scientists 1
- Mathematics for Scientists 2
- Scientific Skills
- Classical Mechanics
- Classical Matter
- Physics of the Universe
- Theory and Analysis
- Fundamentals of Music Theory
- Creative Composition Techniques
- Practical Composition Skills
- A Very Short History of Music
- Introduction to Historical Musicology
- Introduction to World Music
- Contemporary Debates in Music
- Fields and Waves
- Mathematical Methods
- The Solid State
- Scientific Computing Skills
- Quantum Mechanics
- Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
- 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
- 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
- Advanced Skills in Physics
- Experimental or Theoretical Project
- Optics
- Electromagnetism
- Energy and Climate Science
- Advanced Classical Physics
- Further Mathematical Methods
- Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
- Quantum Theory
- Particle Physics
- Metals and Semiconductors
- Superconductivity and Magnetism
- General Relativity and Cosmology
- Particle Astrophysics
- Special Study: Dissertation
- Special Study: Theory and Analysis
- Special Study: Composition
- Composing with Technology 2
- Atomic Physics