Name: Music Theatre, BA (Hons)
Price: £9,250 per year GBP

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Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 years

Start

September 2025

UCAS Code

W310

Delivery

In-person

Covering all aspects of musical theatre skills and opportunities for creating new music theatre, this practice-based course is ideal if you are looking ahead to a career as an on-stage performer or back-stage creative.

Our musical theatre degree includes weekly drama school-style actor training, focussing on all the classic musical theatre skills including acting, singing, dance, ensemble singing and yoga. These developing skills are realised in a full-scale production in each year of the course. In addition to performing in a full-scale musical, you will also take on a production role, including stage management, design, assistant director, hair and makeup, costume, front of house and many more. By both performing and having a production role you take full ownership of your musical theatre production and gain valuable experience across a range of creative roles.

You will also be able to explore your own creativity by co-creating original pieces of musical theatre. Through engagement with a variety of contemporary musical and performance techniques, you will expand your creative frames of reference to develop and understand new ways of combining music and theatre. There are lots of opportunities to work with visiting creatives and performers or perform in the Graduate Showcase to an invited audience of agents and creatives.

Inclusivity and community, as well as safe and supportive spaces, lie at the heart of the music theatre course. Together staff and students build and nurture an environment that is thriving with the highest level of training, and develop performers who are individual, unique, professional, and great company members. Personal support and guidance are a key aspect of our delivery to students.

Why study with us

2nd
in the North West for overall score
Guardian University Guide (Drama and Dance)
2024

You'll learn from experienced and active professionals, like Course Leader, Mark Goggins, who has worked on productions of Cats, Shrek and The Sound of Music.
Our chamber choir, which is made up of Music Theatre students, has won several national competitions, including the BBC Adult Choir of the Year.
This course has a 100% pass rate to date, with most students graduating with a 2:1 or 1st class honours.

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BA (Hons) Music Theatre employability opportunities

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Students in a dance class in St Peter’s Arts Centre

What you'll do

You’ll learn by doing – getting involved in a major production of an existing work, as well as creating your own devised work.
You’ll learn from experienced and active professionals, like Course Leader, Mark Goggins, who has worked on productions of Cats, Shrek and The Sound of Music.
Performance is central to the course – you’ll perform in the community as part of your course, put on public shows and could even perform overseas.

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My time on the Music Theatre course was incredibly valuable. I learnt how to develop my skills in performance, and found ways to build my confidence, all whilst discovering the joys of music and theatre.

Sophie Butler

BA (Hons) Music Theatre

Modules

This module is a full-scale musical theatre production lasting four weeks. You will rehearse under the leadership of a director within an intensive rehearsal process. You will have a production role and draw from professional practice. As well as develop singing technique and acting methods. Preparations will also include individual career guidance such as audition prep, headshots, and advice from industry professionals.

Module code: MX3010

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Future careers in musical theatre

From the west end and television to voice-over work and cruise ship entertainment, our BA (Hons) Music Theatre course offers the skills and experience you’ll need to perform professionally.

This course offers you the chance to delve into the practical processes of musical theatre – giving you the creative skills and performance experience vital for a variety of careers in the entertainment industry.

Every year, we take a Graduate Showcase to an invited audience of industry professionals at a London venue, like the Soho Theatre and the Jermyn Street Theatre. It’s an ideal chance to connect with professionals and highlight your talent.

You’ll also have the chance to attend our cJAM event – an employability fair reimagined for the creative industries. As well as an industry Q&A and a selection of informal networking events, you’ll have the chance to meet industry professionals one-on-one at a huge speed-meeting event – with placements with up to 30 employers up for grabs.

Studying Music Theatre also offers the chance to join the University Chamber Choir. It’s not only a multi-award-winning group – including the Adult Category of Choir of the Year – but also has an annual concert tour in France, while it has also visited Shanghai.

When you graduate, you’ll be ready to pursue a wide range of performance-related roles, including musical theatre, television, film, children’s theatre and TV, cruise ship entertainment, stage management, business ownership, teaching and voice-over work – among others.

You could also build on your academic foundations with postgraduate study. Several of our graduates have gone onto master’s courses in Music, Music Theatre Composition, Physical Theatre, Community Theatre, as well as PGCE teacher training, while others have secured prestigious bursaries and scholarships to support their postgraduate training, including the Ian Fleming Musical Theatre Award, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship and BBC Performing Arts Award.

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

UCAS: 96 points at A2
BTEC Extended Diploma: MMM
BTEC Diploma: DD
Pass Access Course: 96 UCAS points
International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 96 points from Higher Level subjects
T Level: P (C+)
IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent
Applicants must attend an audition- you will be sent an email by our Admissions Office asking you to book onto a selection day event

Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2025/26

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged student support
Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Financial support package
If you are from a low income household our Financial Bursary may be able to help.
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This course is based in The Media Factory, which provides creative students with a state-of-the-art building dedicated to providing a realistic industry setting to prepare you for your career. There, you’ll find theatre studios, dance studios and rehearsal spaces complete with excellent lighting and sound equipment. You’ll also have the chance to work in the main theatre in St Peter’s Arts Centre.

Just as we have industry-standard facilities, we also have industry-seasoned professionals teaching and supporting your studies. Our course team all have relevant experience, while we have professional technicians and musicians to support your performances.

We also have regular guest tutors to provide professional masterclasses. Recent visitors have included the Broadway actress Judy Blazer, the American musical theatre writers Carner & Gregor, the internationally acclaimed Tim Rogers, as well as our own former student, successful actress and singer, Helen Hart.

You’ll receive plenty of individual attention and support throughout the course – so it’s perhaps no surprise that we have such high rates of retention and achievement. In fact, our students have a 100% pass rate, with most graduating with a 2:1 or 1st class honours.

And, just as your studies will be almost entirely practical, it follows that most of your assessment will be through performance and other practical work too.

We work hard to foster links with the music theatre industry. For students like you, that means you’ll have the chance to learn from experienced industry professionals. In the past, we’ve had composer/lyricist Richard Taylor and award-winning director Roger Haines working on our 3rd year production. Through Richard and Roger, we’re now also working with Perfect Pitch, an organisation supporting and promoting new musical theatre writing in the UK.

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This course is delivered by the School of Arts and Media

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