International Foundation Year (Undergrad)

Foundation: Social Science, Arts & Humanities:

1. BA History, Politics and International Relations
2. BA American Literature and Creative Writing
3. BA Ancient History
4. BA Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
5. BA Classical Studies
6. BA Classics
7. BA Comparative Literature and Culture
8. BA Comparative Literature and Culture and Drama
9. BA Comparative Literature and Culture and English
10. BA Comparative Literature and Culture with International Film
11. BA Comparative Literature and Culture with Philosophy
12. BA Comparative Literature and Cultures with History of Arts and Visual Culture
13. BA Digital Media Culture and Technology
14. BA Drama and Creative Writing/ Dance/ Music/Philosophy/ Theater Studies
15. BA Drama with Film
16. BA Drama with Philosophy
17. BA English
18. BA English and American Literature
19. BA English and Creative Writing
20. BA English and Drama
21. BA English and Film Studies
22. BA English and History
23. BA European Studies and International Studies (French/ German/ Italian/ Spanish)
24. BA Film Studies
25. BA Film Studies with Philosophy
26. BA Film, Television and Digital Production
27. BA French with History of Art and Visual Culture
28. BA Geography
29. BA Greek
30. BA History
31. BA History and Music
32. BA History and Philosophy
33. BA History of Art and Visual Culture and Comparative Literature and Culture
34. BA Human Geography
35. BA International Relations
36. BA Latin
37. BA Liberal Arts
38. BA Liberal Arts with a language year abroad
39. BA Liberal Arts with International Year
40. BA Modern Languages
41. BA Modern Languages and Classical Studies
42. BA Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Culture
43. BA Modern Languages and Drama/ English/Greek/ History/ Latin/ Music/ Philosophy/Translation Studies
44. BA Modern Languages and History of Art and Visual Cultures
45. BA Modern Languages with History of Art and Visual Culture
46. BA Modern Languages with International Film
47. BA Modern Languages with International Relations
48. BA Modern Languages with Music
49. BA Modern Languages with Translation Studies
50. BA Music and English
51. BA Music and Philosophy
52. BA Music with French/ German/ Italian/ Philosophy/ Political Studies/ Spanish
53. BA Philosophy
54. BA Politics
55. BA Politics and International Relations
56. BA Politics and Law
57. BA Politics with Philosophy
58. BA Spanish with History of Art and Visual Culture
59. BA Translation Studies
60. BA Translation Studies & History of Art and Visual Culture
61. BA Translation Studies & History of Art and Visual Culture with a year abroad
62. BA Translation Studies with a year abroad
63. BA Translation Studies with International Film with a year abroad
64. BA Video Games Art and Design
65. BMus Music
66. BSc Criminology and Sociology
67. BSc Digital Media Culture and Technology
68. LLB Law
69. LLB Law with Criminology
70. LLB Law with International Relations
71. LLB Law with Politics
72. LLB Law with Sociology

Foundation: Management & Economics:

1. BSc Accounting and Finance
2. BSc Business and Management
3. BSc Economics and Management
4. BSc Economics and Mathematics
5. BSc Economics, Politics and International Relations
6. BSc Finance and Mathematics
7. BSc Management with Accounting
8. BSc Management with Digital Innovation
9. BSc Management with Entrepreneurship
10. BSc Management with Human Resources
11. BSc Management with International Business
12. BSc Management with Marketing
13. BSc Management with Mathematics
14. BSc (Econ) Economics
15. BSc (Econ) Economics with French
16. BSc (Econ) Economics with German
17. BSc (Econ) Economics with Italian
18. BSc (Econ) Economics with Music
19. BSc (Econ) Economics with Political Studies
20. BSc (Econ) Economics with Spanish
21. BSc (Econ) Financial & Business Economics
22. BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Foundation: Sciences – Engineering, Physical and Mathematical:

1. BEng Computer Systems Engineering (Year in Industry)
2. BSc Applied Psychology
3. BSc Astrophysics
4. BSc Biochemistry
5. BSc Biochemistry with a Year in Industry
6. BSc Biology
7. BSc Biology with a Year in Industry
8. BSc Biomedical Sciences
9. BSc Biomedical Sciences with a Placement Year
10. BSc Biomedical Sciences with a Year in Industry
11. BSc Computer Science
12. BSc Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
13. BSc Computer Science (Year in Industry)
14. BSc Computer Science and Mathematics
15. BSc Computer Science Artificial Intelligence (Year in Industry)
16. BSc Computer Science Information Security
17. BSc Computer Science Information Security (Year in Industry)
18. BSc Computer Science Software Engineering
19. BSc Computer Science Software Engineering (Year in Industry)
20. BSc Criminology and Psychology
21. BSc Digital Geosciences
22. BSc Ecology and Conservation
23. BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Year in Industry
24. BSc Environmental Geology
25. BSc Environmental Geology (Year in Industry)
26. BSc Genetics
27. BSc Genetics with a Year in Industry
28. BSc Geography
29. BSc Geology
30. BSc Geology with a Year in Industry
31. BSc Mathematical Studies
32. BSc Mathematics
33. BSc Mathematics and Physics
34. BSc Mathematics with French
35. BSc Mathematics with German
36. BSc Mathematics with Italian
37. BSc Mathematics with Philosophy
38. BSc Mathematics with Spanish
39. BSc Mathematics with Statistics
40. BSc Medical Biochemistry
41. BSc Medical Biochemistry with a Year in Industry
42. BSc Molecular Biology and Environmental Change
43. BSc Molecular Biology and Environmental Change with a Year Industry
44. BSc Petroleum Geology
45. BSc Physical Geography
46. BSc Physics
47. BSc Physics with Particle Physics
48. BSc Physics with Philosophy
49. BSc Psychology
50. BSc Psychology and Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
51. BSc Psychology, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience
52. BSc Psychology, Development and Developmental Disorders
53. BSc Theoritical Physics
54. BSc Zoology
55. BSc Zoology with a Year in Industry
56. BEng Computer Systems Engineering
57. MEng Computer Systems Engineering (Year in Industry)
58. BEng/MEng Electronic Engineering
59. BEng/MEng Electronic Engineering (Year in Industry)
60. MEng Computer Systems Engineering (Year in Industry)
61. MSci Maths
62. MSci Physics

The International Foundation Year is a three-term programme of academic subjects, study skills and English language training designed to help international students succeed in a UK classroom environment and meet the entry requirements for undergraduate study.

Once you complete the programme and achieve the required grades, you can enter the first year of your chosen undergraduate degree at the University.

Available routes:
– Arts and Social Sciences
– Management and Economics
– Sciences

A well-rounded education

Royal Holloway, University of London combines the finest British education with heritage, culture and an international network of experts. The University has a history of “firsts”, for example being one of the first women’s colleges in the UK in 1886, and is renowned for its world-class research.

Countryside location near London

Living and studying at Royal Holloway campus gives you a unique student experience. The location offers you a safe and peaceful environment, combined with the support of other international students. You are also close to London where you can enjoy all cultural, tourist, and artistic aspects of one the most exciting cities in the world.

Surroundings

Your new home in Egham is only 40 minutes away from London by train. Having London’s cultural and artistic attractions on your doorstep, you will never be without something to do.

• The Guardian University Guide 2023 – we were ranked 33rd.
• The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 – we were ranked 29th.
• The Complete University Guide 2023 – we were ranked 33rd.
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023 – Royal Holloway’s score puts us in the top 400 in the world, and joint 41st overall in the UK.
• Royal Holloway is placed 36th in the UK in the category of ‘International Outlook’: recognising our broader outlook as a global university. The rankings use three separate indicators to judge ‘international outlook’ – international staff ratio; international student ratio; and proportion of internationally co‐authored research papers.
• Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 – we remain within the top 25% of all UK research in Research Excellence Framework 2021.
• In Times Higher Education’s (THE) analysis and rankings of the REF 2021 results (May 2022), Royal Holloway is ranked 15 in the UK for the overall quality of its research outputs.
• We scored above the sector average in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2022, with an overall satisfaction rating of 79%.

1.Undergraduate halls

In halls you’ll meet your fellow students, make friends and get into university life. We have a fantastic range of accommodation to suit a range of preferences and budgets.

New undergraduates who make us their firm choice and apply by our accommodation deadline are guaranteed an offer of a place in halls.