BA Drama and Theatre Arts
About this course
BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Arts, a drama and theatre arts degree centred on performance creation, scholarly analysis, and historical theatrical traditions. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students can tailor their studies by choosing from seven distinct pathways: Creative Writing, Education, English Literature, Film, History, Journalism, or Media. The first year introduces foundational performance and interdisciplinary concepts through compulsory modules such as Body, Voice, Text, Journeys and Places, and Theatre Company: Ensemble, alongside various optional subjects. The second year advances practical abilities with compulsory modules including Making Theatre and Performance and Exploring Work and Society, complemented by choices in professional practice and media studies. The final year allows further specialisation through options like Cabaret and Variety, Theatre Company: Production, Live Art, Staging Texts, and a Final Negotiated Project. Students may also opt for an additional paid placement year working with professional arts organisations and theatre companies.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 26 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 78%: 61 offers from 78 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 73%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 67%
- Organisation and management: 54%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 49%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 105 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 6%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 41%
- West Midlands: 13%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 19%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Body, Voice, Text
- Journeys and Places
- Revolutions: Staging Plays
- Writers Salon
- Childhood, Social Justice and Education
- Introduction to Drama: Shakespeare
- Disney, Warner Bros and the Business of the Film Studio
- Global Cities
- Understanding Journalism
- Media, Culture and Society
- Theatre Company: Ensemble
- Making Theatre and Performance
- Exploring Work and Society
- Revolutions: Acting and Directing
- Story Craft
- Cultural and Technological Transformations in Education
- Text Technologies
- Screen Archives - Preservation, Conservation and Usage
- Humans and the Natural World
- Beyond news: Peace journalism and Opinion writing
- Public Relations and Strategic Communications
- Theatre Company: Collaboration
- Professional Performance Practice 1
- Cabaret and Variety
- Theatre Company: Production
- Live Art
- Staging Texts
- Uncreative Writing, Creative Misbehaviour
- Adult Learners and Lifelong Learning
- Gender and Education
- World Englishes: On the Page and Beyond
- British Cinema - Creativity, Independents and Interdependence
- The World on Display
- Music, Film & Entertainment Journalism
- Gender and TV Fictions
- Final Negotiated Project
- Professional Performance Practice 2
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £20,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £28,000.
What do graduates of BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University?
78% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 61 offers from 78 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Drama and Theatre Arts at De Montfort University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.