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PhD Musical Theatre

University of West London

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    University of West London - (UWL)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Musical theatre is a lively and quickly developing field at the London College of Music, which has over 130 years of excellence in performing arts education.Our PhD Musical Theatre is supported by a dedicated team of staff whose expertise includes practice-led research, advanced professional performance and detailed theoretical and technical analysis. The PhD aims to attract those interested in exploring the connections between music, theatre and movement through scholarly research and creative projects.Research areas in musical theatre cover a broad range, including modern staging techniques, global musical theatre traditions and collaborative efforts with our esteemed music department.We invite applications for doctoral study in both traditional and innovative areas of musical theatre, such as:musical theatre performance and directionchoreography and movement for musical theatrevocal pedagogy and techniquemusical theatre composition and orchestrationcultural studies and identity in musical theatregender, diversity and representation on the musical stagehistorical developments in musical theatremusical theatre pedagogycritical theory and dramaturgy in musical theatrecabaret and hybrid musical formscollaborative devising and ensemble creationnew writing and libretto developmentcommunity-based musical theatre initiatives.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,000per year

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University information

University of West London

University of West London

  • University League Table

    84th

  • Campus address

    University of West London - (UWL), St Mary's Road, Ealing, Greater London, W5 5RF, United Kingdom

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Strong links with industry, enabling students to gain career-specific insights, expertise and skills.
A stunning campus creates an inspiring environment for students, with high-quality training facilities and dedicated postgraduate facilities.
The university has a diverse and welcoming student community, creating a perfect environment to learn, make connections, and explore in a global city.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Drama, Dance & Cinematics

    51st out of 96 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 185
    122 66%

    55th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    28th

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.04 76%

    68th

    20

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