What can you do with a Music, Theatre or Performance degree?

Career opportunities for performing arts graduates are diverse and varied. You could become a professional musician, actor or dancer; either performing in a band or company. Alternatively, you could be self-employed and work as a freelance artist or performer. You may use your creative talents to inspire others by working as a teacher or by running creative workshops as a community arts practitioner. 

The career opportunities are much more varied for modern music, theatre or performance graduates, and don’t all revolve around traditional acting or performing for stage or screen.

A degree also gives you the chance to gain skills in a variety of backstage and technical roles - from directing and producing to lighting, sound and stage design, these jobs are vital for the smooth running of a show. With the rise of music and theatre productions using emerging technologies to create immersive experiences for audiences, there is an increasing demand for skilled technical roles in the industry.

Depending on your specific area of interest, a degree in Music, Theatre or Performance will help you to build the skills, knowledge and creativity to become a confident practitioner.  

Our Academy of Music & Theatre Arts (AMATA) is a purpose-built live venue and a vibrant hub that’s home to performers, technicians and managers in the making. Our students have access to 11 performance and rehearsal spaces, over 650m2 of sprung dance floors, state-of-the-art digital and analogue recording studios and a professionally- staffed live theatre venue. 

On our Performance-focused degrees, you’ll learn specialist skills such as vocal and accent training, microphone techniques, improvisation, character development and training in ballet, jazz and tap. You’ll also study a range of self-marketing tools for building a successful career as a performer, such as CV writing, creating an online artist profile and professional audition techniques. 

Guided by academics and technical course teams, you’ll learn practical and design skills such as scenography, stage rigging, sound and lighting production. You’ll explore emerging digital practices and work with computer-based technology such as projection mapping and motion capture, digital audio, video editing and post-production techniques.