This could be as a formal part of your training (e.g. a placement or study exchange as part of one or more modules) or a non-assessed activity that allows you to develop your skills in a real-world context (e.g. working with a company for a period of time in a summer vacation or after graduation).

Study and training abroad is a life-changing experience; it enriches and extends your development as professionals, widens your international peer and professional networks, and increases your employability.

You are eligible to study abroad from the beginning of the second year of your undergraduate programme or after the first semester of your MA/MFA programme. It may also be possible to undertake a period of training during the year after you graduate. The majority of students undertake placements of between two and five months.

For students on certain programmes, training abroad is an integral part of the degree, with one or more modules undertaken abroad. These programmes have well-established and proven links with other Higher Education Institutions and/or companies in specific countries that have been specially chosen to complement and extend the training we provide at Rose Bruford. For more information about a specific programme, check the course pages. Current students should lookout for more information and online briefings about Study Abroad throughout the year.

Choosing a Placement

For those students with study abroad integrated into their programme, the programme team will brief you on the process of choosing your placement.

If you are interested in undertaking a study abroad placement as a part of your programme (for example undertaking a show role abroad), please speak to your programme team.

For any student wishing to undertake a placement outside of their programme, you should contact the College’s study abroad team, who can support you in identifying and brokering a placement.

Look out for the briefings on Study Abroad, which occur at various points in the year, for more information.

Financing Study Abroad

Rose Bruford College receives money from the UK Government’s Turing Scheme to provide financial support for students who wish to study or train abroad. Students who wish to take advantage of this funding need to apply via the College’s study abroad application process, details of which are published in the first semester of each year.

Successful applicants receive a financial grant as a contribution to their costs. The rates of this grant are set by the UK Government based on your chosen destination and length of time abroad. For disadvantaged students and those with specific learning needs, it is possible to receive up to 100% of the costs of studying abroad, though this needs to be applied for in the year before you intend to study abroad. Speak to the study abroad team about this if you think you might be eligible.

The College routinely applies for funding to support all students with a study abroad period as a set part of their studies (American Theatre Arts & European Theatre Arts programmes). Students on these programmes do not need to apply to the College for funding for this period of activity. They can, of course, apply for funding for other periods of study/training abroad.

For 2021-23, some of our study abroad activity continues to be funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ scheme. The same application process applies for students undertaking study/training abroad as part of the Erasmus+ scheme. Note: All funding is dependent on the level of the grant provided by the Turing Scheme each year.

My placement has immersed me in intense and rewarding physical training and broadened my horizons of the possibilities of theatre making. Living and training closely with my cohort and the community has helped me grow as an individual due to the caring safe space that is created by the company from the moment you arrive. Training intensely abroad can feel very out of your comfort zone, however it is a leap worth taking and something that will shape me significantly as an individual.'”– Lili, second year student.

Study Exchanges with Rose Bruford College

Rose Bruford College welcomes students each year from other institutions to study on many of our programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. If you are interested in studying at Rose Bruford College, please speak to the International Coordinator at your institution who can make contact with our study abroad team. We usually only accept applications from our current partner institutions, though there may be cases where we can accept students from a different institution.

All applications from students at other institutions to study abroad at Rose Bruford College must be received by 31 May each year. You can download our course catalogue which details which programmes can accommodate visiting students, as well as the process of applying to study with us. 

Our International Partners

Rose Bruford College has a a wide number of links with partner schools, theatre companies and festivals built up over a number of years through academic and professional working relationships and collaborations. These partners routinely host students from our degree programmes that include study abroad as an integral part of their programme. Students from these institutions regularly send students to study with us, who actively contribute to and enhance the creative environment at Rose Bruford College.

  • Akademia Sztuk Teatralnych (National Academy of Theatre Arts), Poland
  • Centre College, Kentucky, USA
  • Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
  • Columbia College, Chicago, USA
  • Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico, Murcia, Spain
  • Estonian Academic of Music and Theatre, Tallinn, Estonia
  • Eòlia – Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Barcelona, Spain
  • Janackova Akadedmie Muzickych Umeni (JAMU), Czech Republic
  • Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
  • National Theater Institute (NTI), Connecticut, USA
  • Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma, USA
  • Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • RITCS Brussels, Belgium
  • Stephen F. Austin University, Texas, USA
  • Syracuse University. New York, USA
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
  • University of the Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Note: Partners in any given year are subject to change.

For more information about study abroad please contact our study abroad administrators.

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Partner Institutions

We are proud to work alongside a wide range of local and international partners in education and industry. Our partnerships are based on shared values and offer an enriching, collaborative environment for all staff and students whilst connecting us to the wider world of creative arts.

Notting Hill Academy of Music

Rose Bruford College validates four full time CertHEs at Notting Hill Academy of Music. These exciting and industry focused programmes are delivered at Notting Hill’s premises in West London.

Progression Agreements

We are delighted to have Progression Agreements in place with the following organisations to enable their students to progress onto our programmes with support and transparency to make the process as easy as possible.

  • Lewisham College
  • Westminster Kingsway College
  • London South East Colleges
  • Big Creative Education
  • Morley College
  • East Kent Canterbury College
  • Birmingham Metropolitan College
  • College of North West London
  • South Thames College Group
  • Collage Arts

Get in touch

We welcome enquiries from other institutions, businesses or cultural providers wishing to explore collaboration or validation arrangements with us. We are always interested in hearing from institutions either wishing to develop programmes through collaboration or seeking to have their own programmes validated by the College and institutions exploring study abroad opportunities.

Please get in touch with [email protected], who will be happy to talk things through.