Artist Diploma (Taught)

Course summary

This programme is for advanced students with exceptional individual aptitude in their specialism and represents academic progression post-Masters degree. It provides specialist, professional training for students looking to embark on an international career.

Modules

Year 1 and 2: Artist Diploma Principal Study.

Assessment method

Assessment is primarily formative with continual feedback given by Principal Study professors, senior staff, coaches, conductors production directors. At the end of the two-year programme, you will be assessed on your performance in a fully-staged opera production or full-length ticketed evening recital in Milton Court. Repetiteurs, meanwhile, will undergo a 50-80 minute coaching and audition assessment. You will be involved in performances throughout both years, from platforms to formal and informal recitals and productions. You will also be expected and encouraged to be active outside the School if your visa allows, taking proactive steps to promote your freelance career.

Entry requirements

The minimum academic qualification for entry is, for internal candidates, the Guildhall School’s MPerf Degree, and a national or international Masters equivalent for external candidates.The candidates’ PS level needs to be comparable to the School’s distinction standard at Master’s level, and show potential for further development. The candidate’s artistic and professional CV needs to show a high level of activities both in the nature and prestige of the experiences, and in possible future goals. Entry is competitive and in practice candidates would normally need to demonstrate higher achievement than the minimum.

English language requirements

Test	Grade	Additional details
IELTS (Academic)	5.5	In appropriate circumstances, IELTS may be replaced by the School’s internal language test. The School reserves the right to require students to attend a non-credited class in the English language.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

Fees are variable depending on the mode of study. Please consult the School website for more information: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/study-with-guildhall/fees-and-funding

Sponsorship information

The School does its best to ensure that no student who is offered a place on merit is prevented from taking up that place on grounds of financial hardship and so a range of financial support is offered. The School offers a wide range of scholarships to students regardless of domicile. A scholarship award may be made to cover either the full cost of tuition fees or a fraction of them, and may include an element for maintenance. Awards are made by academic staff to individuals on the basis of their talent, their potential and their personal financial need. Applicants may be considered for a scholarship at audition and a scholarship may be given along with an offer of a place at the School. All students who accept a place at the School can also apply for scholarship support.