Studying Music and Drama in combination works very well, with the programme offering an excellent balance of theory and practice across both subject areas. The aim of the course is to develop you as a confident, versatile and innovative practitioner and thinker, equipped with a set of skills greatly valued by a range of potential employers.
The Department is very proud of its extensive schedule of public performances, so you will have ample opportunity to put your new skills to the test. You will be able to get involved in staging theatrical works, large-scale orchestral and choral concerts, or even the bi-annual full-scale opera production at the Mumford Theatre. You can also join the Anglia Theatre Society, a student-led theatre group that regularly stages work in and around Cambridge.
Access to the Department's outstanding technical, theatre and performance facilities, will provide you with the opportunity to hone your skills in a variety of contexts. Plus our overseas exchange programme gives you the chance to add an international dimension to your studies.
Students take half their degree from Music and half from Drama.
Module guide
Year one
Performance 1
Musicology and Musicianship 1a & 1b
Composing and Improvising
Music and Technology
Principles of Music Education
Introduction to World Musics and Ethnomusicology
Approaches to Contemporary Theatre
Introduction to Performance
Performance Analysis
Year two
Electroacoustic Ensemble
Acousmatic Composition
Practice of Music Education
Performance 2
Music in Context
Composing and Improvising 2a & 2b
World Music Regional Studies
Practice of Music Education
Writing Drama
Dramatic Performance
Live Art and Performance
TV Drama Production
Directors and Directing
Year three
Major Project in Drama OR Music
Performance 3
Composition 3
Enterprise in the Creative Arts
Intertextuality in Music
Art, Music and Performance
Sonic Art
Radiophonica
Sensor Technology
Principles of Music Therapy
Arts Administration
Devising Performance
Contemporary Drama
Art, Music and Performance
Special Subject (Theatre)
Reviewing New Drama
Arts Administration
Principles of Dramatherapy
Associated careers
The practical and vocational skills gained through this course, combined with the ability to specialise in a particular field, should make you particularly attractive to potential employers within the industry.
Recent graduates are enjoying careers as performers, composers, technologists and music teachers.
Assessment
Assessment is via a mix of examination (written and practical), essays, creative projects, aural examinations, presentations, performance and dissertation.
. 200 - 240 tariff points at A Level or equivalent. Required subject(s): A Level Drama, Theatre Studies or related subject at grade B, Music at grade B, ABRSM grade 7 (Practical) or equivalent, Applicants may be asked to provide a tape or CD For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals
A Progression Agreement is a formal arrangement between two or more
education providers. It spells out what a learner needs to do to be
considered for a place on a named programme of study. Progression Agreements
may vary in the conditions they specify but they all aim to give guaranteed
pathways into higher education.
Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
Parents/ Carers, Tutors and Careers Advisers via email, phone or organised
workshops and 1 to 1 sessions.
To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
http://www.creativeway.org.uk/IAG Or contact one of our career advisers: Matt Ball 07889 001764
m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
s.comerford@uel.ac.uk