Drama and Music

Drama and music is a combination that takes performance seriously from two different but related angles. Drama trains you in the craft of theatrical making, from performance and devising to direction and the analysis of dramatic texts across different periods and traditions. Music develops your skills in performance, composition, aural analysis and the history and theory of musical practice from a wide range of cultural contexts.

Together they give you a rich grounding in the performing arts, an understanding of how different performance disciplines relate to and learn from each other, and the creative and critical skills that both require.

At Liverpool Hope this three-year full-time programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad and embedded work placement experience. You will develop your drama practice through performance workshops, production work and critical study, while your musical training covers performance, composition, music technology and the historical and cultural dimensions of the art form. The combination is taught within a supportive environment, and Liverpool's exceptional cultural life, including its theatres, music venues, festivals and arts organisations, provides a rich context for both disciplines.

The sandwich year gives you extended professional experience in a performance or arts context, and the year abroad broadens your exposure to different theatrical and musical traditions. A typical entry tariff of 104 points reflects the programme's accessible character.

Drama and music graduates work across the performing arts in roles including performance, directing, music education, community music and theatre, music therapy (with further study), arts administration, event management, broadcasting and arts journalism. The combination of performance skills and critical and historical knowledge is valued by employers in education, cultural organisations, the media and the wider creative industries. Postgraduate study in performance, music, drama in education or applied theatre provides pathways for further specialisation, and the practical portfolio of work developed during the degree is an important asset in a competitive field.