Bath School of Music and Performing Arts – Bath Spa University

Bath School of Music and Performing Arts

Perform. Design. Create. The Bath School of Music and Performing Arts can turn your creative passion into a career.

#1 in the South West

in the Overall rankings for Drama and Dance (Guardian University Guide 2025)

Joint #2 in the UK

for Value Added in Drama and Dance (Guardian University Guide 2025)

Top 10 in the UK

and #1 in the South West for Satisfaction with Course in Drama, Dance and Cinematics (Complete University Guide 2025)

From Acting to Stage Management, Circus to Opera, the Bath School of Music and Performing Arts offers you the right course to fulfil your creative career aspiration.

At our campuses in Bath, or through one of our excellent partners, we offer an unrivalled portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate courses that will put you on the right path to the music and performing arts industry. 

To find out more, explore our interest areas

We connect

Through our network of professional, exchange and collaborative partners, Bath School of Music and Performing Arts link you to expert practitioners, educators and researchers in the UK and beyond.

This means we draw on a broad network of industry advisers, institutions and partners to underpin your learning. So that everything you do always relates back to the profession for which you train.

We know that working in this industry is not just about talent, but also about your entrepreneurialism and how you enhance your professionalism, develop your networks and stimulate your creativity to make work, as much as find work.

See some of our collaborative partners below, or visit our Educational Partnerships page for more informaiton. 

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"The support network is huge, and the course is always there to help you think about the next steps, creating contacts that will set you up with work straight out of your degree."

Tilley Sheridan, BA (Hons) Acting graduate

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