Notable programs
BA Drama and Theatre Studies
Consistently UK top-three for drama (REF and Complete University Guide), with the on-campus 200-seat Caryl Churchill Theatre, structured West End industry placements, and faculty including practising directors and writers. Smaller and more research-led than RADA or LAMDA conservatoire training.
MSc Information Security (ISG)
The flagship cyber security master's in the UK, founded 1992. GCHQ-certified, with placement into NCSC, GCHQ, the Big 4 cyber practices, and City of London financial services security teams. Around 200 students per cohort, taught by ISG faculty including former GCHQ technical staff.
BA Classics
Top-ten UK classics department with small-seminar teaching, on-campus Greek and Roman archaeology collections, and direct faculty contact. A more intimate alternative to Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, or KCL classics for international students drawn to research-led humanities.
BMus Music
Top-five UK music department, with chamber-music performance facilities in the Founder's Building, recital opportunities in the Picture Gallery, and faculty active in early music, composition, and music technology.
BA History
Strong REF-rated history department with particular depth in early modern, Holocaust studies (Royal Holloway hosts the Holocaust Research Institute), and gender history. Smaller classes than equivalent Russell Group departments and direct faculty supervision of dissertations.
BSc Geography
Top-ten UK geography department, particularly strong in physical geography, glaciology, and environmental science. Field-based teaching using the Surrey Hills, Iceland, and tropical destinations.
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