**Overview** If you want to expand your knowledge and skill in performance, theatre, and musicals, this BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree course is the perfect choice if you want a successful career in many sectors. On the course, you'll indulge your enthusiasm for voice, music, movement, acting and production. You'll get to create your own theatre company, mount a full-scale musical in just 2 weeks and have dedicated one-to-one singing lessons. You'll also learn a sought after set of vocational skills that will help you break into the business side of industry. As a member of the national Musical Theatre Network, you’ll be able to make use of our industry connections when you start your career after the course. You'll be set for a career as a performer and in roles in the wider theatre industry. **What you'll experience** On this course you'll: - Use our drama studios in the White Swan Building, which is connected to Portsmouth's New Theatre Royal - Practise what you learn in our professional-grade rehearsal areas, including a dance space, a sound recording booth, video editing suites, and music rooms equipped with pianos - Work alongside your peers and new writers to create shows, gaining invaluable experience in creative collaboration - Have the chance to perform in front of agents, producers and casting directors as part of our annual London Showcase - Study at the home of the UK's only international academic journal dedicated to musical theatre (Studies in Musical Theatre) - Have the opportunity to attend guest lectures from the biggest names in theatre and arts – past speakers have included Sheila Hancock, Edward Bond, Mark Ravenhill, David Edgar, Howard Brenton, Michelene Wandor, Pete Wyer and Yvon Bonenfant, and professionals from The Fecund Theatre Company, The Solent People's Theatre and The Big Brum Theatre **Careers and opportunities** When you finish the course, you'll be set for a career as a performer and for roles in the wider theatre industry. Past graduates have gone on to careers in: - theatre, arts and events management - broadcasting - the media industry - teaching - business - project and team management Roles our graduates have taken on include: - actor - producer - playwright - theatre manager - arts administrator Other graduates have continued their studies at postgraduate level or set up successful businesses with help and support from the University. Our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry. After you the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years as you advance in your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year currently include: - Devised Project - Making Theatre - Movement for Performance (Musical Theatre) - Performance - Criticism and Analysis - Performance and Society - Voice and the Actor There are currently no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year currently include: - Advanced Scene Study (Musical Theatre) - Critical Contexts - Musical Theatre Laboratory - Musical Theatre Skills - Performance Histories Optional modules in this year currently include: - Art, Design and Performance Study Exchange - Engaged Citizenship Through Interdisciplinary Practice - Musical Theatre and All That Jazz - Playwriting and Text for Performance - Professional Experience - Puppetry and Object Theatre - Space, Time and Performance - Student Enterprise Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year three Core modules in this year currently include: - Alternative Theatres - Applied Theatre for Young Audiences - Forming a Company - Major Academic Project Optional modules currently include: - Applied Theatre: Workshop Skills - Musical Theatre: Special Topic We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: - practical performance - dramatic writing - essays - video productions - group presentations - examinations - dissertation/project You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the units you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: - Year 1 students: 8% by written exams, 48% by practical exams and 44% by coursework - Year 2 students: 57% by practical exams and 43% by coursework - Year 3 students: 37% by practical exams and 63% by coursework

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: 2B69

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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