Course Catalogue

Humanities and Social Science

1. Develop mastery of one or more specialist crafts to professional standard related to the creation and performance of musical theatre 2. Enhance knowledge of aspects of the business and employment market directly related to respective crafts; 3. Identify personal professional development needs and strategies for activating them.

Outline Syllabus:Learning Strategy Through group seminar and individual tutorial, students undertake a series of directed creative exercises in their specific craft base aimed at further developing technical skills and processes, supported by study of the properties and expressive modes available in their specific discipline and extended specialist study of artists or material connected to their specialism. Where feasible this will be offered in conjunction with a placement or observation opportunity negotiated between student, tutor and host. In addition, students may use the concurrent Musical Theatre Laboratory 2 (ensemble) to develop their Specialist Skills work in practical mode as appropriate. Students are also required to research and prepare a 15-20 minute presentation, showing understanding of the arenas of employment and the appropriate work ethic/working practices relevant to their specialist craft. This includes elements of business skills, production, copyright, finance, self- management, and marketing as appropriate. Sessions offer training and advice in professional development, self-presentation (personal websites, social media profiles), CV and professional portfolio writing, agency knowledge, support networks/organisations etc. to help the graduates succeed in the industry. In addition, where appropriate, students will be in contact with working professionals in their specialism, and the programme will include Q&A/workshop sessions with guest professionals. Assessment will be through a submission of a portfolio of creative work as agreed with the tutor and relevant to each student’s individual craft base to include an overall evaluative report of the learning. This may include written musical or lyrical text, libretto, director’s/choreographer’s/musical director’s notes/logbook or working text/script, and performer’s log and/or working script plus recordings. The evaluation should be based upon and evidence by documented participant observation and appropriate secondary critical research material. Indicative content Whilst content will largely be determined by each student’s specialist focus, aspects of the business covered may include copyright and licensing, contracts, finance, self-management/tax, marketing and so on.

Module Overview:
This module will enable you to develop mastery of one or more specialist crafts related to the creation and performance of musical theatre. The module aims to:

• enhance knowledge of aspects of the business and employment market directly related to respective crafts
• identify personal professional development needs and strategies for activating them

Additional Information:Students are able to work collaboratively in developing and presenting material on a weekly basis. Further details will be given in the Module Guide.