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BA Theatre and Performance (Extended Degree)

Northumbria University

Institution
Northumbria University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Theatre and Performance (Extended Degree) BA (Hons)
Duration
4-5 years
UCAS code
Z053
Typical offer
A-level CA, UCAS 56-72

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff: 56 to 72 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

About this course

BA (Hons) in Performance and design for theatre and screen, examining the creation and critical analysis of performance. Core topics include programming, research methods, historical research, critical & analytical thinking, and ethics & professional practice. Students can undertake an optional professional placement year or study abroad period, and complete a final-year independent research dissertation.

Modules

  • Critical Cultural Encounters
  • Culture and Society
  • Film Foundations
  • Media Genres
  • Performance Practices
  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Big Ideas in Theatre and Performance
  • Theatre and Performance Encounters
  • Performance Explorations
  • Urgent ideas in Theatre and Performance
  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Arguments for Theatre and Performance
  • Contemporary Theatre Making
  • Applied Theatre Practice
  • Investigating Theatre and Performance
  • Performance and the City
  • Performance and Digital Cultures
  • Performer Training: Practitioner Perspectives
  • Arts Work Placement Year
  • Arts Study Abroad Year
  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Performance Dissertation
  • Performance Project
  • Performer Training: Future Practices
  • Popular Performance
  • Performance and the Politics of Fear
  • Performance and Creative Economies