Overview
Duration
3 YEARS
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AU $35,500 PER YEAR
Intake
FEB, JULY, NOV
As a Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduate, you will have gone through many facets of training to become highly skilled, musically adaptable and equipped to enter professional life as a creative and flexible 21st century musical theatre performer.
As a student, you will be exposed to diverse musical theatre styles and to the broadly accepted musical skills of aural awareness training, music theory and ensemble work appropriate to this genre.
Studying musical theatre at the Queensland Academy of Excellence in Musical Theatre will provide you with intensive practical training focusing on producing a versatile and authentic performer - one who is successful at being a true company member as they are proficient in singing, dancing and acting.
The productions included in the degree emulate professional productions, thereby providing students with authentic professional experiences.
Attendance information
The Bachelor of Musical Theatre is offered full time and on campus at South Bank and at our studios in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of Absence
Taking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure and receiving approval from the Program Director or their nominee.
Readmission: Students seeking readmission to this program require approval from the Program Director. If readmission is sought for Trimester 1, application should be made by the first week of August in the previous year. For readmission to Trimester 2, application should be made at least three months prior to the commencement of that trimester. An audition may be required.
My career opportunities
There is an identified shortage of professionally trained musical theatre performers throughout Australia. At the same time, there is an increasing number of musical theatre productions being toured throughout Australia and an increasing demand for musical theatre product.
As a graduate, you will have honed your skills in singing, acting and dancing, with a view to performing in cabaret, theatre, television, film and musical theatre, as well as more diverse entertainment mediums such as festivals, theme parks and cruises. There is endless variety in this broad area of entertainment. It is expected that graduates will write and produce their own work for public performance.
