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"Newport University helped me achieve a place at RWCMD, one of the top drama schools in the UK with only 12 MA places each year. Newport offered an innovative course that seems to be growing in popularity each year providing students with a creative, supportive and educational training in their chosen area"





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Lauren Main  |  Rebecca Travers  |  Katie Turner  |  Tin Shed Theatre Co.  |  Shane Mitchell  |  Sarah Crews 

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 Here are the courses for this subject area :
Undergraduate
Applied Drama - BA (Hons)
If you love theatre and all elements of drama and wish to learn how to impart your theatre skills to others in educational and community settings, then Applied Drama is the course for you.
Creative Music - BA (Hons)
Our course is a music degree for the 21st century. Uniquely, it offers you a mix of music practice, performance, media and business in one focused programme of study.
Performing Arts (for Theatre & Film) - BA (Hons) *
This course offers an intensive practical study of performance in theatre, screen and radio. We offer unrivalled opportunities for screen training in our new custom built studios and workshops at the new City Campus
Postgraduate
Creative Music Practice MA/MFA
Our innovative course has been designed to give you an advantage in a career in the ‘new music industry’.
Scriptwriting for Screen Media & Stage MA
This wide-ranging and practical course offers you opportunities to develop a unique range of scriptwriting skills, covering theatre, film, TV, web and interactive media.
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