BA Theatre with Creative Writing
Queen Mary University of London
About this course
BA (Hons) in Theatre with Creative Writing, an undergraduate degree combining performance studies and creative writing. Core topics include Research Methods. This three-year full-time course includes a compulsory year abroad. The first year covers foundational modules such as Power Plays, Making Theatre and Performance, Introduction to Creative Writing, and Performance, Acting, Text. The second year introduces practical work and writing forms through Group Practical Project, Creative Writing Prose, and Creative Writing Playwriting, alongside optional topics. The final year offers advanced study choices including Written Research Project, Creative Writing Dissertation, Creative Writing and Performance, and Writing About the Arts.
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Entry requirements
Theatre with Creative Writing - BA (Hons): A-Level: Grades BBB at A-Level. This must include at least one arts, humanities or social sciences subject. IB: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. This must include at least one arts, humanities or social sciences subject. BTEC: See our detailed subject and grade requirements. Access HE: We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. GCSE: Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. EPQ: Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq. Contextualised admissions: Our standard contextual offer: BCC Our enhanced contextual offer: CCC More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page . Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered.
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 14%
- London: 46%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 9%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- A degree: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Power Plays
- Making Theatre and Performance
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Performance, Acting, Text
- Spectatorship: Time, Place, Performance
- Group Practical Project
- Creative Writing Prose
- Creative Writing Playwriting
- Art and the Climate Crisis
- Culture, Power and Performance
- London Performance Now
- Making Contemporary Theatre
- Theatre, Experiment and Revolution
- Written Research Project
- Creative Writing Dissertation
- Creative Writing and Performance
- Writing About the Arts
- Creative Writing Advanced Poetry: the Poetics of Translation
- The Past Persists: Hauntings & Memory in Creative Writing
- Live Art: Then and Now
- Madness and Theatricality
- Offstage London
- Showbusiness: Theatre and Capitalism
- Performance and the Supernatural
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Theatre with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £22,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £32,500. The £27,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Theatre with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Theatre with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for BA Theatre with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
Does BA Theatre with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Theatre with Creative Writing at Queen Mary University of London?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.