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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year)
Liverpool Hope University
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) course at Liverpool Hope University.
Select a qualification to see required grades
T Level
P
You may also need to
Attend an audition
Attend an interview
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year |
| EU | £9,535 per year |
| International | £14,500 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: RB63
Here's what Liverpool Hope University says about its Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) course.
This is a four year degree taught at our Hope Park campus. The Foundation Year aims to develop your skills so that after a year, you will be equipped with the necessary skills needed for studying the full BA Hons degree programme.
DRAMA
As part of Liverpool Hope’s world-class creative community you will have the opportunity to develop practical skills including acting, directing, devising, applied theatre, and solo performance. You will make performances and present ideas verbally, as well as improving your skills in critical and reflective writing. We also make full use of the many theatres in Liverpool, and you will spend time watching and reviewing work from the Everyman and Playhouse, as well as our own Capstone Theatre.
The degree is taught at the Creative Campus near Liverpool city centre, giving you the benefit of a small campus experience that is supportive of big ambitions. Throughout your studies you will be asked to explore performance in relation to contemporary social and ethical contexts, helping you understand the critical place of performance in 21st-century society.
MUSICAL THEATRE
The growth in importance and popularity of Musical Theatre in the last few years is staggering – being of significant importance to the economies of most of the UKs major cities. This trend of increasing revenue, performances and size of audiences continues to grow year-on-year and has significant impact on a regional, national and global level. This new programme will allow the study of Musical Theatre from a performative, compositional as well as directorial/production vantage points. On this course you will study the creative, conceptual interactions that exist between words, music and movement, underpinning the threefold performative relationships between music, dance and acting that communicate and express the art form. This course will allow you to develop your: • performative skills across dance, singing and acting • ability to analyse past works of Musical Theatre • capacity to compose an original piece of Musical Theatre • techniques of direction and producing works of Musical Theatre • knowledge of the business management of Musical Theatre.
Source: Liverpool Hope University
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Combined Programmes
Location
Hope Park | Liverpool
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Musical theatre
• Drama
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
Please visit our website for information regarding the curriculum content.
How you will be assessed
Students are assessed via a number of methods. Please go to the course link provided for further information.
Liverpool Hope University student reviews
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1st year student
Four stars: Great
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Four stars: Great
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Three stars: Good
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Five stars: Excellent
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Four stars: Great
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1st year student
Not as challenging as I expected it to be, but still enjoyable and thought provoking. the departments are knowledgeable and very good at executing teaching
2 years ago
National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Liverpool Hope University
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
The Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) course at Liverpool Hope University features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
86%
med
Teaching on my course
86%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
85%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
93%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
86%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
80%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
92%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
85%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
85%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
80%
low
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
71%
med
Assessment and feedback
81%
med
Assessment and feedback
81%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
82%
low
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
89%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
70%
low
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
84%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
78%
med
Academic support
91%
med
Academic support
91%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
88%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
93%
med
Organisation and management
62%
med
Organisation and management
62%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
64%
med
How well organised is your course?
59%
med
Learning resources
75%
low
Learning resources
75%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
64%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
85%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
75%
low
Student voice
68%
low
Student voice
68%
low
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
53%
low
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
78%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
75%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
75%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
90%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
82%
med
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
94%
med
Teaching on my course
94%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
91%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
98%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
93%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
95%
high
Learning opportunities
91%
med
Learning opportunities
91%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
91%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
93%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
91%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
91%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
91%
high
Assessment and feedback
91%
high
Assessment and feedback
91%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
93%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
89%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
89%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
95%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
89%
high
Academic support
97%
high
Academic support
97%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
95%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
98%
high
Organisation and management
82%
high
Organisation and management
82%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
80%
med
How well organised is your course?
84%
high
Learning resources
75%
low
Learning resources
75%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
75%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
84%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
68%
low
Student voice
89%
high
Student voice
89%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
84%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
91%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
91%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
76%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
98%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
95%
high
Student information
The Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) course at Liverpool Hope University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Music | D | |||||
| Drama and Theatre Studies | B | |||||
| Psychology | B | |||||
| Sociology | C | |||||
| Biology | D | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Drama and Theatre Studies | C | |||||
| English Literature | B | |||||
| Sociology | D | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
| Spanish | A | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
The Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about Liverpool Hope University graduates across each of those subject areas.
Graduate statistics
45%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
95%
In work, study or other activity
75%
Say it fits with future plans
35%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
15%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
15%
Caring personal services
15%
Teaching Professionals
10%
Administrative occupations
Graduate statistics
35%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
100%
In work, study or other activity
50%
Say it fits with future plans
10%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
25%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
15%
Administrative occupations
15%
Caring personal services
15%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
Graduate statistics
40%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
80%
In work, study or other activity
80%
Say it fits with future plans
30%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
25%
Elementary occupations
10%
Teaching Professionals
10%
Welfare and housing associate professionals
5%
Administrative occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Liverpool Hope University graduates who took Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£18.2k
First year after graduation
£20.1k
Third year after graduation
£22.3k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
Discussions
Discussions
Students are talking about Liverpool Hope University on The Student Room.
Chat with Liverpool Hope University
We have a team of Graduate Advocates who you will interact with on TSR forums and discussions.
The Graduate Advocates have a range of university experiences, from living on campus, undertaking both UG and PG courses and studying a whole range of different degrees; their degrees include Education, Drama, Sport and History, to name a few.
We hope to share these experiences and perspectives with you in order to help you along your own journey!
If you’ve watched some of our YouTube videos or looked through our Flickr albums you’ll know that we are incredibly lucky to be surrounded by stunning grounds in an culture rich city that makes Liverpool Hope a very special place to study.
Please get in touch if you have any questions at all about studying at Liverpool Hope University – from course enquiries to fees and funding or what it’s like to live in Liverpool - and we will be happy to help.
As well as messaging us on The Student Room, you can also contact us by:
T: 0151 291 3111 E: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/LiverpoolHopeUniversity Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiverpoolHopeUK
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