Drama and Musical Theatre
Bachelor's degree
In Telford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Telford
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Duration
3 Years
The BA Drama and Musical Theatre course at Wolverhampton offers a unique opportunity to develop performance skills as a ‘singing actor’ in a department at the cutting edge of international musical theatre research and drama practice. Our staff members have professional industry experience as directors, musical directors, performers, dramaturgs and writers, and this is reflected in the breadth of the course. The course is vocationally-led and aims to enhance your future employability so that by the end of the course, you will have the know-how to develop your professional skills further. The balance of practical and academic work in the programme allows for a wide range of career choices upon graduation.
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The course provides opportunities to train as either a singing actor or an actor-musician. You will be able to apply a range of skills to a variety of contexts in Drama and/or Musical Theatre. The diverse nature of the modules offered enables students to consider a number of career paths on graduation.
2019 Entry
BBC from ‘A’ levels
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade DMM; BTEC QCF Diploma grade D*D*
Rockschool Level 3 (RSL) Extended Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts grade D
Access to HE Diploma full award (Pass of 60 credits - of which a minimum of 45 credits must be at level 3 including 18 at Merit or Distinction)
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.
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Subjects
- Musical
- Industry
- Public
- Singing
- Theatre
- Musical Theatre
- Drama
Course programme
Our course prepares students for employment in all areas of theatre and beyond. The practical element of the course focuses on developing singing and performance skills, with a particular emphasis on the role of the ‘singing actor’ and the application of theatre in different educational settings. There is a particular focus on the use of text and physical theatre alongside contemporary musical theatre, and students are encouraged to enhance and expand their chosen repertoire through weekly individual singing lessons with professional vocal tutors. Practical work is supported by an outstanding academic programme that investigates how identity shapes our experience of musicals as creatives, performers and audience members through the lenses of gender, race, nationality, sexuality and class. The continued dialogue between practical and academic skills make our graduates particularly versatile for future employment prospects, as evidenced in our 100% graduate employment rate.
Level 4 modules
- 4DR004 Practical Approaches: Performance Skills
- 4DR006 Challenging Conventions: Text
- 4DR008 Musical Theatre Practice – developing ensemble and individual skills through small group masterclasses and ensemble workshops
- 4DR015 Academic Skills in Musical Theatre
- 4DR005 Applied Drama: Setting The Context
- 4MU015 Performance Workshop – workshopping new musicals (public performance)
Level 5 modules
- 5DR003 Performance: The Creative Performer (public performance)
- 5DR004 Scenography: Applying Technologies
- 5MU014 Performance in Practice – compiling an industry-standard audition book and performing a concert (public performance)
- 5DR006 Applied Drama: Educator or Facilitator?
- 5DR008 Politics, Popular Performance and Musical Theatre
- 5MU062 Acting in Musical Theatre
Level 6 modules
- 6DR009 The Professional Project – an extended individual project on an area of musical theatre
- 6DR005 Contemporary Context of Musical Theatre
- 6DR002 Applied Drama: The Workplace
- 6MU010 Performance: The Independent Producer
- 6DR006 Musical Theatre Production - (public performance)
Drama and Musical Theatre