Certificate of Higher Education Musical Theatre and Dance
UCAS Code: W501
Institution Code: B39
The CertHE in Musical Theatre and Dance is designed to equip you for entry into professional-level undergraduate vocational training.
With a minimum of 25 contact hours per week, you’ll train intensively within a small cohort, working closely with expert practitioners to refine your technical foundation, broaden your performance vocabulary, and start shaping your professional identity.
The course follows a clear progression across two semesters, embedding key techniques in the core subject areas of singing, acting and dance. In addition, you will explore best audition practices, develop research skills, and understand sustainable healthy practices, with the course culminating in a fully staged showcase production. This carefully designed pathway allows you to gain the fundamental skills and resilience needed to navigate the next steps of vocational training in the field.
The course is enriched by industry mentors, artists, and tutors who bring current insights from across the creative industries, ensuring you’re audition-ready and fully prepared to embark on the next stage of your training, while graduating with a Level 4 qualification.
Course Specification
Mode of Attendance: Full-time
Length of course: 1 year
Awarding institution: BIMM University
Campus delivery: Essex
Language of study: English
Final award: CertHE Musical Theatre and Dance
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), or BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally five GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.
- IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 to be achieved in each band.
- All applicants will be required to attend an audition and demonstrate their ability in dance, drama and singing. We’re not expecting you to be proficient in all three – just a bit of star quality!
Progression
Graduates can progress on to an undergraduate degree within that subject area. Completing a CertHE can provide career advancement opportunities in theatre and related creative industries.
Please note: Successful completion of the CertHE Musical Theatre and Dance course does not permit entry onto the second year of our undergraduate courses.
Course Fees
- Student loan finance is available for CertHE Musical Theatre and Dance.
- Please visit our Fees page for information on access to Student Loans.
- Please note that UK students eligible for Student Loans can borrow the full course fee for Performers College degrees for a maximum of four years.
Year 1
All students take the following core modules.
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Alex trained at Masters Performing Arts College earning a 3-year diploma in Musical Theatre. He was…
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Amanda Alexander has been working in the world of performance for more than 20 years. She…
Amy trained at the Arts Educational Schools London, UCB improv LA & Mario Campanaro’s Mc2 Actor’s…
LRAM, Cert of Advanced Studies (RAM), BSc (Hons) Andy studied at the Royal Academy of Music,…
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Avalon Rathgeb graduated from Bird College in 2009 after studying on a 3 year full-time scholarship.…
Any questions?
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