BA (Hons) Drama and Film
Canterbury, United Kingdom
BA
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 23,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for International| UK: TBC
Key Summary
We'll challenge you with theoretical and practical study, empowering you to shape your degree around your areas of interest. From acting to directing, screenwriting to documentary filmmaking, world cinema to popular performance and many more, you'll explore your subjects alongside fellow students, creating new work and discovering new ways of seeing established works. Our team of academics, professional practitioners and technical specialists will support you every step of the way as you analyse, create and critique, developing your understanding of drama and film, becoming a more confident performer and maker.
You'll study within an exciting and diverse environment, benefitting from our strong connections with industry and local arts venues, opportunities for workplace learning and our flagship Graduate Theatre Company scheme, all of which support you in kick-starting your career within the creative industries.
You can take this degree with a year of working or studying abroad.
We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules currently include the following
- Making Performance 1: The Fundamentals
- Film and Media Practice #1
- Making Performance 2: Staging Texts
- Film Theory
- Making Performance 3: The Festival
- Film Editing
Stage 2
Compulsory modules currently include the following
- Screenwriting
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Creative Careers
Optional modules may include the following
- World Cinema
- Acting
- Introduction to Musical Theatre Dance
- Popular Performance: Alternative Cabaret
- Theatre and Adaptation
- Costume and Fashion
- Disability and the Arts
- Performance Design and Technologies
- Writing for Performance
- Cinematography
- Sound, Music and Cinema: Genre Filmmaking
Year in Industry
You have the option to add a year in industry to this course. We already know you have the confidence and commitment to thrive in the workplace and kick-start your career. This is your chance to prove it, to yourself and to employers.
Year Abroad
Taking a year abroad – whether you study at one of our prestigious partner universities or do an internship – is an amazing opportunity.
Stage 3
Compulsory modules currently include the following
- Creative Project
- Dissertation
Optional modules may include the following
- Film, Politics & Identity
- Physical Theatre — Ensemble Devising
- Directing Theatre, Staging Ideas
- Stand-up Comedy
- Psychology of the Arts
- Arts Internship
- Acting Shakespeare
- Community and Participatory Performance
- Film & TV Adaptation
- Film Criticism
- Film Marketing and Distribution
- Microbudget Filmmaking
- Screen Space and Location Scouting
- Specialist Areas in Film Studies
- Factual Entertainment
We work hard to maintain strong relationships with professionals and venues, helping to launch your career in the creative and cultural industries. You’ll be taught by leading actors, comedians and film makers with first-hand experience of what it takes to carve out a successful career in the industry. Their continued involvement in the industry will help you as you start to build your own network.
Our graduates have developed careers as: journalists, authors, literary managers, directors, performers, scriptwriters for television, stand-up comedians, casting agents, event managers, arts administrators, community theatre officers for local councils, and drama teachers.
Some recent graduate success stories include:
- Little Bulb theatre company win an Olivier award
- Kyrah Gray performs stand-up at the O2
- Ben Langley stars in US TV series American Gods
- Laura Lexx appears on Mock the Week
- Mimi Findlay, Executive Director at the Bush Theatre London
- Deirdre O’Halloran, literary manager at the Bush Theatre as it wins ‘Theatre of the Year’ in 2023
- Faith Austin, Technical Production Manager at the Barbican.
How you'll learn
Teaching is through workshops, seminars, lectures and practical projects. Most modules are continuously assessed on the basis of coursework, projects and presentations, performances, essays and dissertations.
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Tutorials
- Independent Study
- Group Work
- Workshops
Teaching and assessment
Film
All modules involve lectures, small group seminars and film screenings (where relevant). Depending on the modules you select, assessment varies from 100% coursework (extended essays or dissertation), to a combination of examination and coursework.
Drama
Teaching is through workshops, seminars, lectures and practical projects. Drama and Theatre modules are continuously assessed based on coursework, projects and presentations, performances, essays and dissertations.