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Musical Theatre

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
York St John University
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Course summary

Start your career in Musical Theatre: the art form where music, drama and dance become one.

On this course you will perform, and create, musical theatre; learning how to improve your skills within the three main areas of singing, acting and dancing. We will train you to be a creative professional, as you devise new work and collaborate with other skilled students from our music and theatre courses who share your passion for the stage.

This is a great time to get involved in musical theatre. This unique Musical Theatre course will allow you to explore acting, singing and music making, dance and choreography, and making new work that has aesthetic and social significance. We have decades of experience in delivering theatre and music courses and will support you to become a skilled and creative performer.

On our Musical Theatre course you will study modules dedicated to:

Acting and acting through song
Company practice
Dance technique and choreography
Devising musical theatre
Individual and group vocal technique
Musical theatre academic writing
Producing both repertoire musicals (book musicals) and showcase musicals
We will teach you to think on your feet and solve problems, which are essential skills for creating performances. When you graduate you will have the confidence to audition for musical theatre roles and collaborate on musical theatre productions.

This course has a focus on practical performance, but you will also explore the theory of music, theatre and dance. Through group discussion you will reflect on performance practices in musical theatre, evaluating them and working to develop new, creative ways to devise performances. This will develop your critical thinking and communication abilities, preparing you for your career, and life beyond university.

Modules

Modules may include:

Year 1:
Acting
Voice for Musical Theatre
Cabaret
Perspectives on Musical Theatre 1
Dance for Musical Theatre

Year 2:

Professional Production
Scenes Through Songs
Physical Theatre
Perspectives on Musical Theatre 2
Making Musical Theatre
Acting for the Screen: The Performer as Auteur
Auto/biography and Peformance
Children and Young People
Physical Theatre
Politics and Play
Acting Vignettes

Year 3:

Company 1
Company 2
Repertoire 1
Repertoire 2
Dissertation

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • York St John University

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W3MT
Institution code:
Y75
Campus name:
York St John University
Campus Code:
A
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2, 3

York St John University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
14 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.

Application codes

Course code:
W3MT
Institution code:
Y75
Campus name:
York St John University
Campus Code:
A

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

For Second Year entry, applicants must have completed the first year of Higher Education in a similar subject with a total of 120 credits.
For Third Year entry, applicants must have completed the first and second year of Higher Education in a similar subject with a total of 240 credits.

Applicants will need to submit a transcript of their completed study, and offers will be subject to a mapping exercise of modules to ensure an appropriate alignment of course content.
Please be aware that transfer applications are subject to availablity of space on the selected academic year of your chosen course.
For more information on the transfer process, please see https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/transferring-to-york-st-john-university/.

If transferring to the final year of a course containing a placement or study abroad year, you must have also completed a placement or study abroad year prior to starting the course.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff 104 points

GCSE/National 4/National 5

3 GCSEs at grade C/4 (or equivalent) including English Language.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Audition
If your UCAS application is suitable, we will make you an offer. Once you have your offer, you will have the chance to 'upgrade' from a conditional offer to an unconditional offer by submitting an audition. For Musical Theatre, your audition will be 1 song from a musical theatre production of your choice. The song should be 1-2 minutes long.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

For all UK applicants, we look at six factors:
• Where you live
• Your school or college
• Age
• Disability
• First in family to study in HE
• Time in care
These six factors create a point score, which is then taken into account, along with standard criteria. The points don’t influence whether an offer is made but can influence the type of offer made, resulting in reduced or unconditional offers.
Full information is on our website, including scheme adaptations for individual courses.

Learn more on the York St John University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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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

For courses with an optional Placement Year, during the Placement Year your fees will be reduced to 15% of the annual fee value.

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