Clearing: Performance, Theatre and Music
Clearing 2025 opens on 1 July
Thinking of joining us in September 2025? There's still time to apply. Find out about the performance, theatre and music courses we offer, student life, and our creative community.
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Theatre & Performance BA(Hons)
Embrace a world of opportunity to become an original and distinctive theatre maker and performer. As...
Popular Music BA(Hons)
Whether it’s underground or mainstream, DIY or commercial, acoustic or electric, this course is fo...
Music BA(Hons)
Prepare for a career as a professional musician with this industry-focused music degree. Based withi...
Technical Theatre Arts BA(Hons)
This course will provide you with the practical knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the exciti...
Acting BA(Hons)
Push boundaries to become a progressive actor in a highly creative and collaborative environment. Ba...
Music Business BA(Hons)
Get ready to shape the music business by mastering the skills needed to manage, create and innovate....
Sound Design BA(Hons)
Explore the boundaries of sound and its potential to transport an audience in different contexts, fr...
Creative Music Technology BA(Hons)
Develop the creative and technical abilities needed to thrive in the music industry. Exploring compo...
Dance & Choreography BA(Hons)
Launch your career as a dancer and an artist with this skills-focused dance degree. You’ll train i...
Musical Theatre BA(Hons)
Combining training in acting, singing and dance, this practice-led degree will empower you for a car...
CertHE Music Courses
Take your first steps towards becoming a skilled creative music artist with one of our three CertHE ...
Falmouth’s Academy of Music and Theatre Arts is home to a vibrant community of musicians, actors, producers, and theatre makers. Based on our inspiring Penryn Campus, you'll train in spacious studios and state-of-the-art performance facilities from day one.
Our expert technical teams and creative staff support you as you collaborate, perform, and produce original work. With a strong emphasis on real-world experience, live productions, and industry engagement, our degrees are designed to help you make career-defining connections and graduate ready to thrive in the music, theatre, and performance industries.
Creative collaboration
We believe cross-discipline collaboration leads to exciting innovation. That's why we encourage our students to explore collaborative opportunities with the wider university, including filmmakers, animators and game designers.
From marketing to fashion design to photography, our campuses are a melting pot of creative practitioners. To see just how diverse our collaborative opportunities can be, explore our departments.
Credit: Sequoia Ziff
Popular Music graduate signs to Blue Adventure Records
"The open-mindedness of the lecturers was amazing; it was such a nurturing environment and that really supported me as I stepped into the world of songwriting."
Fresh off her European tour, Popular Music graduate Lily Lyons has been signed to the major label Fiction Records, joining the likes of Tame Impala and The Big Moon.
Read moreWhat can you do with a Performance, Theatre and Music degree?
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.
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