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Drama and Musical Theatre

Course details
  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Creative Campus

Course summary

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.

Modules

Course Modules

Please visit our website for information regarding the curriculum content.

Assessment method

Students are assessed via a number of methods. Please go to the course link provided for further information.

How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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.

Application codes

Course code:
RB30
Institution code:
L46
Campus name:
Creative Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
BBC

T Level
M

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 112

Scottish Higher

Qualifications must equate to 112 UCAS points.

Access to HE Diploma

Qualifications must equate to 112 UCAS points.

Extended Project

This qualification can only be accepted in conjunction with other relevant qualifications

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 26

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

This qualification can only be accepted in conjunction with other relevant qualifications.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DMM

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

Qualifications must equate to 112 UCAS points.

UCAS Tariff points must come from a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent). Additional points can be made up from a range of alternative qualifications.

Please contact our External Relations team directly for further information on how you can meet our entry requirements and what other qualifications may be accepted.

t: 0151 291 3111
e: enquiry@hope.ac.uk

Additional entry requirements

Other
Music, Drama or Dance or a Performing Arts qualification is essential. An understanding of music Theory at least Grade 5 is required. An indicative ability to sing at Grade 5 is strongly advised. All applicants will be required to attend an audition
Audition
Interview

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6For International students, an overall score of 6.0 is required, with 6.0 in both reading and writing and no individual score lower than 5.5.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & EU£10050
International£16000

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

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