Attain a high level of proficiency in German on this joint honours degree programme based in the heart of London; develop knowledge and understanding of the culture and society. Study the central role of music in today’s culture as a creative mode of self-expression and a significant form of knowledge.
KEY BENEFITS
German- Highest-rated department in German within London and nationally on the strength of its world-leading and internationally excellent research.
- Teaching informed and delivered by staff who carry out that research.
- Exceptionally wide range of modules covering literature, language, film, and history.
- Central location offers students access to a variety of libraries and resources, including the Goethe-Insitut and the Austrian Cultural Forum.
- Opportunity to study in a German-speaking country offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in culture and society and achieve language fluency.
Music- One of the most prestigious music departments in the UK.
- Ranked second in the country for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (2008).
- Students benefit from firm links with the Royal Academy of Music, English National Opera (ENO), the British Library, the Opera Group and the BBC.
- Flexible programme offers students the opportunity to choose the types of modules that suit their interests.
- Central location offers access to London’s rich music scene, alongside numerous libraries and cultural institutes.
UCAS code
RW23
Programme type
Joint honours
Duration
Four years
Location
Strand Campus
Year of entry 2014
Offered by
School of Arts and Humanities
Department of German
Department of Music
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
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Address
Department of German
King's College London
Strand Campus
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
Email
Tel
020 7848 2350/2374
Fax
020 7848 7200
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
This programme is committed to an individual approach to each student within a coherent but flexible modular degree course. In the first year the choice of modules is limited, creating a broadly based foundation for later study. As each year progresses, you are given increasing freedom to choose the types of modules that suit your interest, including modules outside the department. In the third year you can continue to pursue a broadly based programme or study two or three fields in-depth.
The third year of this programme is spent in Germany, Austria or German-speaking Switzerland, normally as a student at university or as a teaching assistant in a school. We have exchange links with the Universities of Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin and Vienna (under the European Union Socrates-Erasmus scheme).
For a detailed list of the personal qualities, activities, and credentials other than examination results which will increase your chances of being selected for the undergraduate Music programme please consult the Music Department's webpage.
For further information about the Departments of German and Music, follow the links below.
ABOUT THE Department of German
CAREERS
Studies of graduate employability repeatedly stress the career value of language degrees. Employers in UK and international business, the press and media, IT and technology, marketing and public relations, public administration, international development, law, finance, teaching and lecturing, interpreting, translating and others have been found repeatedly to value foreign language competence, not just as a specialist skill, but as a personal quality that fosters relationship-building, teamwork, and the capacity to move easily in international contexts. Studying German, you will also gain fluency in a language and knowledge of a country and its culture that is increasingly in demand, given Germany’s central role in European economic and political development, and German and Austrian membership of the EU. Recent graduates have found employment in sectors including media production and journalism, human relations, finance, business development, retail and marketing, the civil service, teaching and lecturing. A considerable number have continued to further study. Recent employers of King’s German graduates include Goldman Sachs, Astra Zeneca, the National Assembly of Wales, CNN, the American University in London, and the University of Oxford.
TEACHING STYLE
In 2011-12, the Department launched a new curriculum that reflects our commitment to innovative and research-led teaching. Staff across the Department contribute introductory and specialist modules that draw from their own research in German literature, culture and history. Modules are taught through a combination of lectures, small seminars or tutorials, and one-to-one supervision. This brings you into close contact with tutors, in a department that is regularly ranked among the top three research departments in the UK. Language classes involve in-depth work with different kinds of media, literary and academic texts. Teaching is in German and English, according to the subject area. Our teaching style is interactive; students participate informally in small group discussions in seminars or online discussion fora, and formally through seminar presentations and oral assessments.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
Following Year 1 foundation modules in culture, history and politics, more specialised modules in Years 2 and 4 reflect the rich research expertise of Department staff. The King’s German Department ranked joint second in the country in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, and the commitment of our staff to research excellence is matched by our enthusiasm for teaching. Our rigorous three-year language programme is tailored both to your own level of language competence, and to the internationally recognised Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Non-native speakers take core language modules covering the key skills of reading, writing, listening, spoken interaction and production, and translation. Native speakers currently take a separate module in Translation from and into German. Assessment is in a variety of forms including précis and oral presentation, work placement portfolios, longer academic essays in both English and German, and oral and written exams
LOCATION
Located in the heart of London, the department can draw on unparalleled print, audio-visual and online resources, including the King’s Maughan Library and Senate House Library, the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, the British Film Institute and the British Library. All are within easy walking distance of the Strand Building. The Goethe-Institut and Austrian Cultural Forum also have extensive media and library holdings, and run lively programmes of films, readings, seminars and exhibitions which complement the Department’s internal film screenings, open seminars, exhibitions, and annual departmental play. All teaching takes place at the Strand Campus.
SPECIAL NOTES
The third year of this programme is spent in Germany, Austria or German-speaking Switzerland, normally as a student at university or as a teaching assistant in a school. We have exchange links with universities in Munich, Frankfurt (Main), Heidelberg, Berlin and Vienna (under the European Union Socrates-Erasmus scheme).
ABOUT THE Department of Music
CAREERS
Our former students can be found in schools all over the country, in British and American universities and conservatoires, working at the BBC, in arts management and as composers and conductors of international repute.
Recent graduates have found employment as….
• Freelance Editor, Lexis Nexis
• House Manager, a concert hall trust
• International Production Operations co-ordinator, a music company
• Marketing Assistant Intern, London symphony orchestra
• Mathematics and Music Tutor, a tuition company
• Musician, Freelance Musician
• Secondary School Teacher, a UK School
TEACHING STYLE
The method of teaching varies widely from module to module, according to the subject matter and the level. Some modules are given by means of lectures. Others consist largely of seminars, with students making presentations followed by group discussion. A few modules are taught through small tutorial groups of four or five. Advanced Composition lessons are taught one-to-one. The Department of Music has a tradition of excellence in teaching and research.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
The BMus is a coherent but flexible modular degree programme. As each year progresses, you are given increasing freedom to choose the types of modules that suit your interest, including modules outside the department. Means of assessment vary just as much as the teaching method, but generally there is a mixture of coursework and examination.
LOCATION
Located within easy reach of the great London libraries, the Southbank Centre and London opera houses, the department occupies a building overlooking the River Thames.
Currently, students study the following core modules. If there are options available the current choices are also shown. King's reviews its optional modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the department(s) for further advice.
YEAR 1
You should take the core modules outlined plus modules totalling 60 credits in Music. Native German speakers also choose one optional German module. (This is because their German language module is worth 15 credits, rather than the 30-credit core language module taken by non-native speakers.)
YEAR 1 CORE
German
Texts and Contexts: an introduction to German literature and culture (compulsory)
AND
German Language Core Module I (non-native speakers only)
OR
Translation from and into German I (native speakers only)
YEAR 1 OPTIONS
German (for native German speakers only)
Milestones of German History
One Hundred Years on German Cinema
Medieval Germany: Language, Literature and Society
German Politics and Society
MusicMusical Performance
Musical Analysis
Techniques of Composition (harmony & counterpoint)
Issues & Topics in Music History
Music and Globalisation since 1900
Aural Training
Writing about Music
YEAR 2
You should take the core module outlined plus modules totalling 60 credits in Music and two or three options in German (depending on whether you are a non-native or native German speaker).
YEAR 2 CORE
German
German Core Language Module II (non-native speakers)
OR
Translation from and into German II (native speakers)
YEAR 2 OPTIONS
German- The German Reformation
- Women in the early modern period: representations and responses
- German Realist fiction in the nineteenth century
- History into literature
- Modernism and the Avant-garde
- A year in the life of German-language film
- Politics and popular culture in Germany after 1870
- Germany since 1945: politics, society, economics
- 18th-century German thought: the education of humanity
Music- Musical Performance
- Musical Analysis
- Techniques of Composition (fugue & nineteenth-century Lieder)
- Free Composition
History of Music modules - in any one academic session, several of the following will be offered:
- Introduction to Medieval Music I & II
- Western Music & Race
- Keyboard Music from JS Bach to Beethoven
- Wagner
- The Symphony from Berlioz to Mahler
- Narrative & Lyricism in 19th-century Song
- Musical Modernism and New Media since 1945
- Music & Worship in England 1470-1605
- Performance Practice
- Early Renaissance Music, 1420-1520
- The Jazz Tradition: Fact or Fiction?
- Italian Opera in the 19th Century
YEAR 3
This is normally spent in Germany, Austria or German-speaking Switzerland, either as a student at one of our Erasmus partner institutions, as a language teaching assistant, or on an approved work placement. We have links with universities in Munich, Frankfurt (Main), Berlin and Vienna under the European Erasmus-Socrates scheme.
YEAR 4
You should take the core module outlined plus modules totalling 60 credits in Music and up to three optional modules in German.
YEAR 4 CORE
German
German Language Core Module III (non-native speakers)
OR
Translation from and into German III (native speakers)
YEAR 4 OPTIONS
German:
- Translation from and into German III
- Structure and usage of contemporary German
- The Nibelungenlied: from the twelfth to the twentieth century
- Religion, sex and politics: German literature of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Goethe's Faust
- Goethe: from Sturm und Drang to Classicism
- Heinrich Heine
- Kafka
- Aspects of post-1945 German fiction
- The Third Reich in the post-war German novel
- Modern German poetry
- Brechtian cinema and political modernism
- Power and everyday life in the GDR
- German reunification: culture and politics
- Politics and everyday life in twentieth-century Germany
- Government politics and public policy in Germany
- Constructing Europe — identities and a European demos
- Extended essay (This option is worth 30 credits, and therefore counts as a double module.)
Music- Advanced Performance Studies (by audition) (45 credits)
- Advanced Free Composition (admission by portfolio) (45 credits)
- Techniques of Composition III (30 credits)
- Musical Performance III
- Dissertation (30 credits)
History of music modules - in any one academic session, several of the following will be on offer:
- Sacred Continental Polyphony between Josquin & Monteverdi
- Music & Society in France 1789-1870
- Mozart in Vienna
- Performance Practice on Record
- The Beethoven Myth
- Opera and Reason
- Origins of Twentieth Century Music
- Debussy
- Introduction to Twentieth-century Opera
- The Philosophy & Psychology of Musical Perception
- Musical Quality & Musical Taste
- The Broadway Musical from Showboat to West Side Story
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
Tertiary Entrance Ranking
97+ ATAR, or an OP of band 2 for Queensland. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Austria
Reifezeugnis (Matura)
Reifezeugnis with 1. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Belgium
Certificat D
Certificat D'Enseignement Secondaire Superieur/Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs with 9. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Brazil
No information found.
Bulgaria
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with the majority of subject marks of 5.8. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Canada
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma
High School Certificate/Diploma with 95-90% OR Ontario University Preparatory Course with 95-90% at five grade 12 4U subjects. The sixth subject may be at 4U or 4U/C level. OR the Quebec CEGEP Cote R with an overall R score of 35-33. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Chile
No information found.
China
Gao Kao (University Entrance Examination)
University Entrance Examination with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Chinese university. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Cyprus
Apolytirion
Apolytirion (School Leaving Certificate) with 19 plus at least an additional foundation/Access year. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Czech Republic
Maturita
Maturita with 1. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Denmark
Studentereksamen or Hjere Forberedelseseksamen
Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with 12. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Estonia
Gmnaasiumi lputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Gümnaasiumi Iõputunnistus with majority marks of 5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Finland
Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (National Matriculation)
Ylioppilastutkinto with 7. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
France
Baccalaureat (including the option internationale baccalaureat)
Baccalaureate with 15. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Germany
Abitur
Abitur with 1.2 overall. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Ghana
School Leaving Certificate
the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 international Cambridge-board A levels at A*AA including A in German and Music. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Greece
Apolytirion
Apolytirion with 19. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Three elective subjects at Levels 5*, 5, 5 or 5, 5, 5 to include Music and German, plus Level 4 in each of the four core subjects. Grade 8 main instrument and Grade 5 Piano (or equivalent) required.
Hungary
Erettsegi
Erettsegi with 5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
India
School Leaving Certificate
School Leaving Certificate with 85% overall OR School Leaving Certificate with 75% with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at an Indian university. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Iran
School Leaving Certificate
Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) OR the National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) with 17 OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAA with A in German and Music. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Ireland
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level unless otherwise stated)
A1 A1 A1 A2 B1 B1 with grade A in German and Music . All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
Italy
Esame di Stato
Esame di Stato with 95. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Japan
No information found.
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu with 9.5 with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Latvian university. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Brandos Atestatas with 9.5 with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Lithuanian university. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin D
Diplome de Fin D'Etudes Secondaires with tres bien and a mark of 55 or above. High grades in German and Music required. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Malta
Matriculation Certificate - Advanced level
Matriculation Certificate with AAA including A in Music and German. In addition they would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Mexico
No information found.
Moldova
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9.5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Netherlands
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
VWO with 8.5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 (NCEA)
NCEA Level 3 with Excellent. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Nigeria
School Leaving Certificate
The Senior School Certificate (SSC/SSCE) OR the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAA including German and Music . In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Norway
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering grade 5.5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Pakistan
High School Certificate (HSSC)
High School Certificate with A1 with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Pakistani university. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Poland
Matura
Matura with 90% in Extended Level Subjects. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Portugal
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Diploma de Ensino Secundário with 19. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Romania
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9.5.High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Russia
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Attestat o (Polnom) Srednem Obshchem Obrazovanii with an average of 4.5 with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Russian university.IHigh grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Saudi Arabia
School Leaving Certificate
College of Technology Diploma OR Higher Technical Institute Diploma OR Junior Health College Diploma OR Undergraduate Diploma with 85% OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at AAA. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Singapore
Singapore A Level
AAA in three content-based H2 subjects (including both Music and German). Knowledge and Inquiry is not considered as part of the offer. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Slovakia
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuske/Maturita with 1.High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Slovenia
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Maturitetno Spricevalo with 5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
South Africa
South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement
the South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endoresement with AAAAA at Higher Grade.High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Titulo de Bachiller with 9 overall. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Sweden
Fullständigt Slutbetyg (School Leaving Certificate)
Fullstandigt Slutbeytg with MVG. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Switzerland
Federal Maturity Certificate
The Federal Maturity Certificate with an overall mark of 5. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
Turkey
Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)
Lise Diplomasi with an overall mark of 4 with at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Turkish university. High grades in German and Music required. In addition applicants would be expected to have achieved the equivalent to ABRSM grade 8 standard in their main instrument or voice, and ABRSM grade 5 standard in piano.
United Kingdom
A levels
AAA
Compulsory subjects
Grade A at A-level Music and German. All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
General Studies and Critical Thinking - College policy
Please note that AS/A level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted by King's as one of your A or AS levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities (or similar) Diploma including study of Music and German at Level 3 with 36 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit. Supplementary information and achievement e.g marks for certain credits/subjects may be required depending on course content. ABRSM Grade 8 main instrument and Grade 5 piano (or equivalents) required.
Cambridge Pre-U
3 Pre-U Principal Subjects with grades of D3 D3 D3 including German and Music. All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Considered on an individual basis
Scottish Highers & Advanced Highers
AAAAB in Highers and AA at Advanced Higher in German and Music. All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
International Baccalaureate
35 points and HL 666 including HL6 in Music and HL6 in German. All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
European Baccalaureate
85% overall including 8.5 in Music and German. All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
USA
Advanced Placement Tests and/or SAT/ACT (SAT/ACT acceptable only where stipulated)
Three AP subjects with 555 including grade 5 Music and German. All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Aptitude testing
No test required
NON ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Scholastic activities
All candidates must obtain ABRSM Grade 8 (main instrument) and Grade 5 (piano) or equivalents
If you are interested in coming to King’s, you should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and apply online via the UCAS website (click on 'apply'). If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. Alternatively, you can apply as an individual, independent of a school or college. Please see the UCAS website for instructions. The UCAS institution code name for King’s is KCL, and the institution code is K60.
There are a few programmes which require direct application to King's, this will be stated above
Most applicants are considered between November and March. Admission requirements are flexible, but evidence of study in German to an appropriate level is always required. A detailed list of the additional credentials and musical skills required for the BA German & Music can be found on the web page of the Department of Music.