Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
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| Established | 1949 |
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| Type | Public |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sir David Rowe-Beddoe |
| Students | 550 |
| Location | Cardiff, South Glamorgan,, UK |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Wales, Conservatoires UK, Association of European Conservatoires, Conference of Drama Schools |
| Website | www.rwcmd.ac.uk |
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (Welsh: Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru) is a prestigious conservatoire located in Cardiff. It is a constituent college of the University of Wales.
The College was established in 1949 as Cardiff College of Music at Cardiff Castle, where its still remains, but now in purpose-built accommodation within the castle grounds. It later changed its name to the Welsh College of Music & Drama before being awarded its Royal title in The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, making it the sixth conservatoire to be awarded this title. The College's degrees have always been awarded by the University of Wales, but it was not until 2004 that the College became part of the federal university.
The college provides education and training in the performing arts, with approximately two-thirds of its 550 students studying music and the rest studying drama.
The College has undergraduate degrees in the following areas:
The College also has postgraduate degrees ranging from Music and Acting to Music Therapy and Theatre Design.
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Constituent Institutions: Aberystwyth • Bangor • Newport • NEWI • UWIC • Lampeter • Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama • SIHE • Swansea • Trinity College, Carmarthen |
