BA in Dance and Drama
- Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
- London, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,535 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* UK students: £9,535 per year | international: £19,200 for the first year
Key Summary
Engage critically with a range of approaches to the performing body.
Our Dance and Drama BA (Hons) course benefits from our well-equipped dance and drama studios.
The dance studios are located in the Town House, which features three large dance studios, each equipped to professional standards with fully sprung floors, mirrors and barres.
You'll also develop your project management and performance skills with regular performances at The Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and national fringe festivals.
Why choose this course?
The BA Dance and Drama at Kingston allows students to engage critically with a range of approaches to the performing body as it moves across the related fields of drama and dance. Our lecturers have practical and professional experience in the theatre industry, so you'll have access to practical help and career advice from people with insider knowledge.
On specific modules, you'll also work with guest speakers and visiting companies. Past guests have included:
- Actors and performers, such as Peter Hall, Jude Kelly, Marcello Magni, Anna-Helene McLean and Miss Tempest Rose
- Playwrights, such as Howard Barker, Alecky Blythe, Stephen Jeffreys, Anthony Neilson, Steve Waters and Laura Wade
- Theatre companies, such as Frantic Assembly, Third Angel, the David Glass Ensemble, Told by an Idiot, Apocryphal Theatre and Song of the Goat
At the heart of our dance and drama course is a strong theatre industry link with the Rose Theatre, the largest producing theatre in south-west London. Every Kingston drama student receives a complimentary ticket to all Rose Theatre productions. The theatre also hosts regular classes and occasional masterclasses from industry experts, sharing and networking events, research platforms, Director's insight events, company Q&As and behind-the-scenes events.
To ensure our students continue to graduate with excellent employability, all single honours drama students have the opportunity to undertake volunteer placements at the theatre in their first year. These cover departments like marketing, development, producing and front of house.
Students can shadow important technical production processes, and work on spring and autumn mini arts festivals at the theatre. In addition, students taking our Applied Theatre module can approach the Rose Youth Theatre for a placement. Some graduates have even gone on to work full-time at the Rose.
Finally, all Kingston performing arts students are celebrated in an end-of-year, main-house showcase called Kingston on Stage.
We want to ensure anyone with potential and drive has the opportunity to study with us, no matter their background or financial situation. That's why each year, we provide a number of bursaries to help our undergraduate students gain their degree.
- The Kingston bursary
- Bursaries for care leavers
- Bursaries for estranged students
- Bursaries for young adult carers
- Bursaries for Sanctuary Scholars
- Chancerygate Foundation bursary
- Salutem scholarships
- AVSH scholarship
Each level is made up of four modules each worth 30 credit points. Typically, a student must complete 120 credits at each level.
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Year 1
Core modules
- Dance Techniques and Cultures 1
- The Actor and the Text
- Navigating Performance Production
Year 2
Core modules
- Devising and Professional Development
- Dance Techniques and Cultures 2
- Actor/Director: Stage and Screen
- Creative Practices
Optional year
You have the option to take an additional year to study abroad.
Final year
Core modules
- Dance Company
- Drama Production Project
- Dance Project
- Preparing for the Industry: Applied theatre and performance
Our Dance and Drama graduates go on to work in the creative industries, as performers, writers, choreographers, directors, stand-up comedians, community artists, outreach workers, technicians, producers and events managers.
In addition to pursuing careers in the creative industries, our graduates have also gone on to work in publishing, journalism, advertising and marketing, arts management, new media, fitness instruction, public relations, business and the therapeutic fields.
A significant number of graduates also go on to postgraduate study in related fields or to teacher training.
Our Future Skills programme is embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience. Its purpose is to help you to become a future-proof graduate by providing you with the skills most valued by employers, such as problem-solving, digital competency and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills. You’ll also understand how to demonstrate and articulate to employers how Future Skills give you the edge.