Music with Political Studies

This course combines music (75% of your course) and political studies (25%), enabling you to study these two subjects together. 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.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Choosing to major in music at royal holloway will equip you with specific practical in performance, composition and production and for a wide range of careers including roles as musicians, composers and performing arts teachers, as well as technicians, publishers, managers, lawyers and policy makers. many graduates also go on to advanced study in a variety of fields. to find out more about what graduates from our department are going now, please visit the department’s website. choosing to add a politics based degree into your studies at royal holloway provides you with a wide range of important transferable skills, enabling you to approach problems in a rigorous, analytical and critical way and to communicate clearly and concisely in both speech and writing. our graduates leave us with skills and knowledge that not only makes them attractive to employers in a broad spectrum of careers, but prepares them for further advanced study and research. many of our graduates also go on to further study, entering postgraduate courses both at royal holloway and at other prestigious institutions around the world.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Royal Holloway, University of London has partnerships with the following companies: