UWA Handbook 2025

Major Overview

Description

The Music Theatre Studies Major allows students to develop their artistry and knowledge to engage with the professional and amateur music theatre community. Within the Major, students gain experience and skills across the three major aspects of performance, singing, dancing, and acting. As well as developing their performance skills, students will study topics in music analysis and music theatre history, allowing them to frame their performance through understanding the theoretical frameworks of music. Students will be able to work independently, as well as be given the opportunity to work collaboratively. Enrolment note: This major includes two units (12 points) at Level 3. To complete your chosen degree, you will need to complete at least one more 6-point unit Level 3 outside of this major.

Students should be aware that this major does not provide a pathway to an Honours.

Outcomes

Students are able to:

1. demonstrate a developing singing technique in a music theatre style
2. demonstrate an intermediate level of musicianship in presentation of works within solo, small group and company settings
3. apply skills in singing, acting, and dancing to music theatre performance
4. articulate broad historical perspectives on the nature and contexts of music theatre works and their antecedents
5. implement techniques in artistic self-management, entrepreneurship, and networking relevant to the music theatre industry
6. demonstrate an experimental and creative orientation.

Broadening guidelines

All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so and to pursue as many areas of interest as you can during your course of study. At the same time, we k now that many of you value the University's guidance and assistance in planning your enrolment throughout your course, so we offer the following suggestions for your consideration as possible avenues to broaden your degree. Do always remember, however, that there is no wrong way to broaden your studies as long as you complete at least four units not associated with your Degree Specific Major.
Suggested Minors to broaden you study area, are:
Digital MNR-DCREA Digital Creativity
Suggested units to broaden your study area, are:
(1) ENGL1401 Narrative in the Digital Age
(2) ENGL2210 Cinema Classics

Prerequisites

Successful Conservatorium of Music audition

Incompatibilities

MJD-MUSDM Music; MJD-MUSST Music Studies; MJD-MSTGM Music General Studies in Voice

Courses

Music Theatre can be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:

• BP001 Bachelor of Arts
• BH005 Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)

Units