BA (Hons) Musical Theatre

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

This innovative and stimulating Musical Theatre degree has been designed to combine the practical creation of musical theatre with theoretical study of the genre. If you are passionate, motivated and keen to develop your specialist interests, both independently and as part of an ensemble, you will have the opportunity to discover how singing, acting and dance connect and interact to create musical theatre, while also exploring in-depth the academic aspects of the subject to develop your knowledge and understanding of musical theatre beneath its external shiny veneer. During the three years of the programme you will develop your practical technique and performance skills, as well as your critical and analytical ability, to become a reflective and articulate practitioner equipped with the graduate skills sought after in the industry.

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Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

The Musical Theatre programme prepares you in flexible ways for future employment, equipping you with a competitive, relevant set of subject-specific knowledge, understanding and practical skills, alongside a comprehensive set of graduate intellectual and transferable skills.

112 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff, preferably to include Drama or Theatre Studies or Musical Theatre or Music Technology. Other subjects will be considered if you have demonstrable interest or experience in music or performance.

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Subjects

  • Theatre
  • Musical
  • Dance
  • Acting
  • Dance Technique
  • Full Time
  • American Musicals
  • Event Planning
  • Jazz Dance
  • Musical Theatre
  • Art and craft
  • Theatre Administration
  • Community Arts

Course programme

Level 4 (Year 1 of Full-Time Programme)

MTH1101 Introducing Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH1102 Studying Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH1103 Vocal Technique for Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH1104 Acting Technique for Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH1105 Words and Music (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

MTH1106 Musical Theatre Dance Technique (20 credits)

TEC1100 Introduction to Technical Theatre (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of either MTH1106 Musical Theatre Dance Technique or TEC1100 Introduction to Technical Theatre.

Level 5 (Year 2 of Full-Time Programme)

MTH2101 Approaches to Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH2102 Musical Theatre Practitioners (20 credits)

MTH2103 Acting Through Song (20 credits)

MTH2104 Creating Musical Theatre Performance (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

DAN2107 Dance Theatre Performance (20 credits)

DRA2105 Imagining Better Worlds: Theatre, Learning and Development (20 credits)

DRA2107 The Art and Craft of the Playwright (20 credits)

MTH2105 Popular Musicals (20 credits)

MTH2106 Musical Theatre Dance Technique 2 (20 credits)

TEC2100 Developing Technical Theatre Skills (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Level 6 (Year 3 of Full-Time Programme)

MTH3101 Researching Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH3102 Musical Theatre Dance Performance (20 credits)

MTH3103 Musical Theatre Ensemble Production (20 credits)

PAR3104 Dissertation (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

DAN3104 Jazz Dance (20 credits)

DRA3107 On the Road: Enabling Better Worlds (20 credits)

DRA3108 Event Planning and Management (20 credits)

MTH3104 American Musicals (20 credits)

MTH3105 Directing for Musical Theatre (20 credits)

MTH3106 Professional Portfolio Development (20 credits)

TEC3100 Advanced Technical Theatre Skills (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

Course Length:3 Years Full-Time, 6 Years Part-Time



How will I be assessed?
Assessment is through a balanced mixture of practical and written work including essays, reflective journals, workshop performances, full productions and oral presentations. In Musical Theatre, practical work and research go hand-in-hand – all good practice is informed by sound theoretical investigation. In assessment, therefore, you can expect to be tested on both your practical and theoretical knowledge and understanding. You will also be encouraged to reflect critically on your learning in each assessment, and use journals to reflect regularly on your personal development.

Who will be teaching me?
The programme is taught by the team of professional musical theatre practitioners in the Performing Arts department. Recognising and acknowledging the collaborative nature of the discipline, you will benefit from the experience and knowledge of the team, consisting of a wide range of research-active, full-time academics, practitioners and technical staff, together with a range of part-time industry professionals and academic specialists, offering a wide range of learning experiences.

BA (Hons) Musical Theatre

£ 9,250 + VAT