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University of Essex BA Film and Drama
University of Essex

University of Essex

BA Film and Drama

Colchester, United Kingdom

BA

English

Full time

On-Campus

Key Summary

    About : The BA Film and Drama program combines practical film and drama skills with theoretical studies. Students will explore various genres and techniques in storytelling, performance, and production. The course emphasizes collaboration within a creative environment and provides opportunities for hands-on experience in film production and performance arts.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in various fields, including filmmaking, theatre production, acting, scriptwriting, and directing. They may also find roles in media studies, arts administration, and teaching. The skills gained from this degree are applicable in diverse creative industries.

BA Film and Drama

Our course is perfect for the creative types. Upon graduation you’ll be ready to break into the world of cinema, the stage and behind the scenes - and a whole range of other graduate careers in the arts, media, education, and the creative industries. We don’t stop there though, we make sure you know the theory behind theatre and the screen too.

You study themes in drama such as gender, identity, tragedy, human rights, devising and playwriting. Your film modules explore directing, screenwriting, classic and contemporary texts and many aspects of screen media, from cinema to social media.

You also gain the skills in technical theatre and film production, like design and stage management, camerawork, editing and film-making. You’ll still write essays as in any other Humanities degree, but alongside honing your critical writing and thinking, you’ll also have the chance to be assessed on your creativity, performance and technical skills.

What makes us different? We also offer many modules which bring the disciplines of film and drama together. Our modules Directing Actors for Film and Introduction to Screenwriting give you a seamless mix of both film and drama so you can excel throughout the screen and the stage.

Our high-spec facilities mean you’ve always got somewhere to rehearse and edit. You’ll also be offered careers guidance and training, preparing you for the career you want upon graduation.