27 Online Performing Arts BA Degree Programs

With our BA (Honours) in Music degree, you'll learn how music is created, study a wide range of styles, and unlock your creativity. This degree will broaden and deepen your understanding of musical practices, encompassing Western art music, jazz, popular music, and non-Western music. 

This BA (Honours) in Arts and Humanities (Music) degree gives you the freedom to combine the study of different subject areas in the arts and humanities. You'll develop a specialism in music, exploring a range of musical styles, contexts and practical skills. You can combine this with a second specialism or choose to develop broader interests in art history, classical studies, creative writing, English language, English literature, history, modern languages, philosophy, and religious studies.

Embark on an empowering creative career journey with our transformative online BA Top-Up in Musical Theatre Studies, designed for aspiring musical theatre enthusiasts and seasoned professionals alike to make an impactful mark on the industry.

Our Music Production, Performance and Business BA prepares you for a dynamic career across all facets of the music industry. This course not only covers the essential areas of music production, performance, and business, but also emphasises the importance of collaboration within these fields.

The BA (Hons) Popular Music course is designed for aspiring musicians, composers, and performers looking to refine their skills in a supportive and dynamic environment. Learn from industry professionals while developing your artistry through solo and group performances, songwriting, and music production. Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge facilities, including Eastlake recording studios, professional rehearsal spaces, and music production suites. Perform at renowned venues and festivals across Scotland, and take your musical ambitions to the next level.

A Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in Music typically provides students with a well-rounded education in music, covering both practical and theoretical aspects of the art form. Here are some key points related to a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor. The program aims to help students develop competence in creating music as an art form. This may involve learning to play instruments, compose music, or engage in other creative aspects of music-making.

An intensive and practical 2-year path to gaining a BA (Hons) in Filmmaking.

Whether you have dreams of writing blockbusters, developing documentaries or working with other writers on sitcoms, the online Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Creative Writing and English with a concentration in Screenwriting is an excellent way to hone your writing skills and put your passion to work. The classes in this specialized online screenwriting degree are based on a comprehensive study of creative writing, with a special focus on story structure, character development and the visual medium of film. 

Acting is at the very heart of storytelling in theater and film. The Acting concentration at Ramapo is an immersive, challenging and transformative pursuit. Actors in today's world need to be well-rounded, resourceful, and able to move fluidly between platforms. Acting students at Ramapo spend their days in classes, their evenings rehearsing, performing and participating in a myriad of other ways on both student and faculty-led projects, serving as directors, assistant directors, designers, stage managers and producers.In addition, the Acting and Film programs benefit from ever-expanding collaborations, producing award-winning web series and films that are screened both at Ramapo and in festivals.

A Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a minor in Dance typically provides students with a well-rounded education in dance, encompassing both practical and theoretical aspects of the art form. Here are some key points related to a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a minor

Bachelor of Arts in Musicology minor focuses on the history and cultural contexts of music. Studying the development of music through time, you examine the forms, methods, and functions of music in Western and non-Western cultures. Coursework covers Music Fundamentals, Music Analysis, Music Literature, Music History, Independent Study in Fine Arts, and Perspectives in Music (World Musics, Hollywood and Broadway, Jazz and the American Experience.)

SFCM’s classes in music history and literature provide a vital learning experience for all aspiring musicians. SFCM faculty deliver engaging sessions, helping students think critically about the meaning of the music they play by examining the musical values of other times, places, and cultures.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting offers pre-professional training in a variety of classical and contemporary acting techniques, while also providing students with practical, hands-on experience in many aspects of theatre, from performance to direction to production.

Bachelor of Arts in Music If you have a serious interest in music but plan to major in another field, the music minor lets you expand your knowledge and foster your musical talents. Coursework covers topics such as music theory, analysis, historical perspectives, and more. You can also participate in vocal and instrumental music ensembles and apply for music scholarships.