Bachelor in Composition (Film/Theatre)

The University of West London is a dynamic and innovative institution located in London, United Kingdom. With a strong focus on industry engagement and practical learning, it offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines, including business, computing, engineering, arts, and healthcare. The university prides itself on providing students with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their chosen fields, combining academic rigor with real-world experience. With modern facilities, dedicated faculty, and a supportive learning environment, the University of West London is committed to shaping the future success of its students.

Take your musical creativity further with this innovative BMus (Hons) Composition (Film/Theatre). The course sits at the heart of the London College of Music and represents a creative hub for forward-thinking musical minds. In line with today’s creative industries, our new BMus (Hons) Composition course offers a unique twofold pathway with specialisms in either Film Composition or Theatre Composition, with the facility to undertake optional modules from both the Film and Theatre strands to create a more generic course of study. These pathways represent the most significant routes contemporary composers take in their professional life and aim to directly bridge your university studies with both the creative industries and your future career.  The Film and Theatre pathways allow you to engage with different genres: the Theatre pathway covers composition for musical theatre, opera and experimental music-theatre; the Film pathway encompasses composition for film, television and video games. Exploring a variety of compositional styles, methods and aesthetics that range from historical to 21st-century fashions, the course aims to develop your technical and creative skills as a composer. Ultimately, the modules encompassed within the course will enable you to develop your own voice as a composer, broaden your technical and artistic horizons, and create exciting networking opportunities.