Bath Spa University
UCAS Code: MG14 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Higher
T Level
Grade Pass is preferred.
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About this course
**This professional Musical Theatre training programme is for versatile, imaginative and employable performers and creators who wish to focus on musical theatre performance.**
Your training will be holistic and combine the highest possible standards in terms of acting, singing, and dancing. You will develop the essential practical thinking skills to be a creative musical theatre performer who will thrive in rehearsals and performances. You will also develop the resilience to become a freelance artist and practitioner.
You will understand the reality of the profession because you will be immersed in it throughout your training. Through your work with agents, casting directors and directors, you will develop a portfolio of professional work, and you will work in a range of venues. Everything you learn will have an industry focus.
Your programme has a clear structure, so that each year you progress towards becoming a musical theatre performer.
**Taught at The Scottish Institute (formerly MGA Academy of Performing Arts) in Edinburgh.**
Modules
Year one
You will develop your essential core skills with a strong emphasis on technical training. You will develop dance, movement, voice and singing, and acting skills, both as an individual and as members of an ensemble. You will always think about how research, analysis, and critique inform and enrich your work, so you will explore the history and foundations of the genre.
Year two
In year two, your core training continues, but you will deepen your ability to interpret, analyse and perform as a soloist and within an ensemble. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals and peers in a range of different workshops and performance opportunities. You will work across genres to research, create and develop diverse performance skills.
Year three
Year three is your professional practice year, where you will refine the skills and knowledge previously acquired, with the aim of developing as an employable practitioner. Carefully selected projects and public performances will encourage you to develop professional working relationships and the entrepreneurial capability vital for future employment. You continue to collaborate with a range of industry specialists.
With performances throughout the year, your professional preparation includes invited practitioners and graduates sharing their knowledge and experience of the workplace, complemented by advice on developing yourself as a unique performer or dance practitioner. Your show reel and showcase will be your introduction to a professional career.
Assessment methods
Assessment tasks vary according to the learning outcomes. They can include group performance presentations, solo presentations, written assignments, and contribution to public performance projects.
The Uni
The Scottish Institute for Theatre, Dance, Film and TV
School of Music and Performing Arts
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