
Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media BA (Hons)
Available for Clearing 2025
Course Overview - Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media BA (Hons)
BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media at Royal Holloway is a flexible, all-round music degree with a special focus on music and sound for film, TV, games and other media.
Studying across both our music and media arts departments, you’ll deepen your core skills in both areas, whilst gaining expertise in music and sound design. You’ll collaborate and work with the next generation of filmmakers and media creatives, designing soundtracks for new projects just as you would in professional practice. Whilst being taught by our expert scholars, compo...
BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media at Royal Holloway is a flexible, all-round music degree with a special focus on music and sound for film, TV, games and other media.<br/><br/>Studying across both our music and media arts departments, you’ll deepen your core skills in both areas, whilst gaining expertise in music and sound design. You’ll collaborate and work with the next generation of filmmakers and media creatives, designing soundtracks for new projects just as you would in professional practice. Whilst being taught by our expert scholars, composers and sound designers, you’ll have access to our excellent facilities including our professional-grade composition studios.<br/><br/>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. 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.<br/><br/><br/>• Learn to compose and create soundtracks for a variety of media and contexts<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Graduate with a portfolio of work to get you started on your career<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gain musical and academic skills to become a creative, versatile and employable practitioner<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Study music and sound to understand how it works in film, television, games, and beyond<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn how to collaborate and work as a composer on media projects<br/><br/><br/><br/>• From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience, and this is particularly the case as we continue to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as we can.<br/><br/><br/><br/>From time to time, we make changes to our courses to improve the student and learning experience, and this is particularly the case as we continue to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. If we make a significant change to your chosen course, we’ll let you know as soon as we can.
Why Choose Royal Holloway, University of London During Clearing?
Join Royal Holloway through Clearing, and you’ll get the very best teaching and support from world-leading experts who take the time to get to know you and help you develop your passions. You’ll live and learn on their Egham campus, set in 135 acres of stunning parkland.
Royal Holloway also makes sure you leave university with more than just a degree. Careers support begins from day one and continues for up to two years after you graduate.
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Join Royal Holloway through Clearing, and you’ll get the very best teaching and support from world-leading experts who take the time to get to know you and help you develop your passions. You’ll live and learn on their Egham campus, set in 135 acres of stunning parkland.<br/><br/>Royal Holloway also makes sure you leave university with more than just a degree. Careers support begins from day one and continues for up to two years after you graduate.<br/><br/>They have a wide range of undergraduate courses currently on offer through Clearing. Click Visit Website to find out more, or click Call University to chat through your options.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
Apply for Clearing 2025
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W350
Institution Code
R72
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
Access to HE Diploma
D:27,M:18
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 equivalentor pass Grade 7 in Music Theory. The Access to Higher Education Diploma is only acceptable if the applicant has had a considerable break from education.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
6,5,5 at Higher Level including 6 in Music at Higher Level or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory with a minimum of 32 points overall
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2,H2,H3,H3,H3
H2,H2,H3,H3,H3 at Higher Level, including H2 in Music at Higher Level, or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory
GCSE/National 4/National 5
We require at least five GCSEs at grade A*-C or 9 - 4 including English and Mathematics.
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
D*D
BTEC must be in a relevant subject plus A- Level music grade B or one A level grade B and Grade 7 Music Theory at Pass
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
DDD
BTEC must be in a relevant subject, plus evidence of A-Level standard Music proficiency, Grade A equivalent or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD
BTEC must be in a relevant subject plus A- Level music grade B or one A level grade B and Grade 7 Music Theory at Pass
Scottish Advanced Higher
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
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.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
A level
A,B,B
B,B,B
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: Grade A in Music A-Level or pass Grade 7 in Music Theory. Applicants without A-level grade A in Music or pass Grade 7 in 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. If you are studying two A-level subjects, you may still be eligible for entry to the Music BMus (single honours), if you are able to provide evidence of your ongoing commitment to music. For this pathway, the standard offer is A, B (with an A in music).
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
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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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £27,500 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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