MA Musical Theatre

at Goldsmiths University of London

You will choose between one of two pathways on the programme – the Producers pathway, or Writers and Composers pathway.

Producers Pathway

On the Producers pathway, you will study the following compulsory modules.

Module title    

• Case study (Producers)  
• Production workshop    
• Genre Study   

Students on the producers pathway will also take a 30 credit contextual option module from a list approved annually by the department.

Writers and composers Pathway

On the Writer and Composers pathway, you will study the following compulsory modules.

Module title    

• Case study (Writers and composers)    
• Production workshop    
• Genre Study 

Students on the writers and composers pathway will also take a 30 credit contextual option module from a list approved annually by the department.

Download the programme specification. If you would like an earlier version of the programme specification, please contact the Quality Office.

Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.

For 2021-22 and 2020–21, we have made some changes to how the teaching and assessment of certain programmes are delivered. To check what changes affect this programme, please visit the programme changes page.

• An undergraduate degree of at least second-class standard in a relevant/related subject

International Tuition Fees:

£24350 per year

Skills
You will develop a critical understanding of the collaborative processes involved in the creation of musical theatre in the UK and USA.

Composers and librettists/lyricists will achieve an enhanced ability to engage with the integration of dramaturgical and musical components of musical theatre writing, and a comprehension of the various factors involved in working within the industry.

Producers will acquire an overall perspective on the industrial and organisational factors involved in musical theatre production, including methods of theatre marketing, systems of arts funding and policy, and a working knowledge of the strategies involved in producing a small-scale musical.

Producers will also develop skills of leadership and teamwork and the ability to develop and critique their own approaches to working in musical theatre production.

Careers

Typical careers for graduates of this MA include:

• musical theatre composer
• librettist
• lyricist
• producer
• marketing manager
• production assistant