BA Drama
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Performance and Design for Theatre and Screen. The programme includes optional modules in practical areas such as play production, directing and screenwriting, as well as topics including Shakespeare and musical theatre. A professional placement year is available, and the course concludes with a performance project in the final year.
Modules
- Investigating Theatre and Performance
- Contemporary Theatre
- Building the Ensemble
- Theatre Project
- Introduction to Theatre Production
- Performance Practices
- Making Performance 1
- Acting and Directing
- Applied Theatre
- Creative Production Skills
- Writing for Performance 1
- Musical Theatre Workshop
- Puppetry
- Making Performance 2
- Performance and Media
- Writing for TV and Radio
- Musical Theatre Workshop 2
- Professional Placement Year
- Theatre and Social Engagement
- Staging Gender
- Performance Project
- Puppetry Lab
- Staging Shakespeare
- Drama Independent Study
- Musical Theatre Project
- Musicals as Cultural Politics
- Writing and Directing for Performance 1
- Writing and Directing for Performance 2
- Podcasting