Art & Design History and Musical Theatre BA (Hons)

**Art and Design History**Art and Design History is an exciting discipline that encompasses the study of visual and material artefacts, museum and gallery practices and the production and circulation of meaning around art and design. The Art and Design History combined honours degree provides a systematic understanding of art and design practices and theories with a strong emphasis on critical thinking.Exclusive partnerships with National Museums Liverpool and Tate Liverpool, plus close collaborations with FACT and Bluecoat Gallery and Display Centre, offer you privileged access to important collections in Liverpool and experts working in the field. There is also the possibility to participate in overseas study tours – in recent years students have visited Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bilbao, Milan, Paris, Florence, Venice, Berlin and New York.**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.