About this course
This unique Masters will enhance your critical understanding of musical theatre as a popular entertainment genre.This programme will help you to sharpen your practical skills as a creative artist. On a practical level, it will assist you in working as a freelance writer, composer or producer of musical theatre. The MA focuses on the dramaturgy of the musical as a key factor in the future development of the genre. Expert professionals are regularly employed as visiting tutors, to maintain direct links with the industry. You follow one of the two pathways as either: You undertake an analytic case study of a musical or production, a placement project and dissertation (producers), and a creative project involving either book and lyrics or music for a short original musical (writers and composers).
Producer Writer or composer
Study Options
This course is available in 2 study options:
Part-time
Duration: 2 Years
Qualification: MA
Location: London
Full-time Shown above
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: MA
Location: London
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
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3414 Dancers and choreographers
2319 Teaching professionals
3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
3413 Actors, entertainers and presenters
3415 Musicians
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Course Details
- Qualification
- MA
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- London
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
- Subjects
- Music