BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre
University of Lincoln
Key Information
Campus location
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 6 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
Our Drama and Theatre degree gives you the opportunity to create, perform, and examine innovative theatre and performance.
Led by experts in drama and theatre research, professional performers, theatre makers and industry specialists, this course will help prepare you for a range of careers in drama, theatre, and the cultural industries.
Exploring theatre and performance from a variety of current and global perspectives, including different cultures, histories, politics, aesthetics and ethics, you can develop a detailed understanding of theatre and its important place in our modern lives.
Through a mixture of core and optional modules, both practical and theoretical, you have the opportunity to curate your own journey through the programme, and can choose to focus on Contemporary Theatre Practice, Theatre and Performance Studies, and Technical Theatre and Production.
As part of your studies, you may also choose to study abroad through one of our many international schemes, or take up a placement in a professional setting, working alongside a theatre company, arts organisation, school or other education setting.
Our course also provides opportunities for you to perform, create and participate in a variety of performances, trips, and events with a range of partners including interdisciplinary students, professional artists and performers, and external organisations. Recently we've worked with organisations including the BBC, National Youth Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, and the Royal Air Force.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
For eligible undergraduate students going to university for the first time, scholarships and bursaries are available to help cover costs. The University of Lincoln offers a variety of merit-based and subject-specific bursaries and scholarships.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
How You Study
The BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre degree interrogates practice and theory side by side, creating a broad, interconnected range of knowledge and experience for our students. Teaching practice in the School is diverse and takes place mainly through lectures, seminars, studio-based workshops, and individual tutorials. You may also receive opportunities to engage in practical workshops and talks delivered by a variety of guests including practitioners, academics, and industry leaders. Students may have the opportunity to participate in external visits and theatre trips, where offered.
First Year
- Devising and Making (Core)
- Ensemble Show (Core)
- Thinking Theatre 1 (Core)
- Thinking Theatre 2 (Core)
Second Year
- Theatre, Theory and Society (Core)
- Collaborative Elective (Option)†
- Contemporary Political Playwriting (Option)†
- Drama Study Abroad (Option)†
- Industry Placements: Career planning (Option)†
- Music Theatre (Option)†
- Scenography and Design (Option)†
- Stage Combat (Option)†
- Staging Shakespeare & Co (Option)†
- Teaching Drama (Option)†
- Theatre Practice (Option)†
- Theatres of Experiment: the Avant-Garde (Option)†
Third Year
- Degree Show Festival (Core)
- Acting Technique: Stage Naturalism (Option)†
- Arts and Cultural Industries (Option)†
- Cabaret, Satire & Song (Option)†
- Directing (Option)†
- Dissertation (15c) (Option)†
- Dissertation (30c) (Option)†
- Performance, Media & New Technologies (Option)†
- Physical Theatre (Option)†
- Professional Production (Option)†
- Solo Performance (Option)†
- Specialist Elective II Semester A (Option)†
- Specialist Elective II Semester B (Option)†
- Theatre for Young Audiences (Option)†
- Writing for the Stage (Option)†
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
How You Are Assessed
As this course aims to develop a wide range of practical and intellectual skills, assessment is varied and includes presentations, written projects, individual and group practical work, projects, and portfolios, in addition to academic essays.
There are no formal end-of-year examinations. Throughout the degree, students are assessed through their production of practical and written work.
Program Outcome
How You Study
The BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre degree interrogates practice and theory side by side, creating a broad, interconnected range of knowledge and experience for our students. Teaching practice in the School is diverse and takes place mainly through lectures, seminars, studio-based workshops, and individual tutorials. You may also receive opportunities to engage in practical workshops and talks delivered by a variety of guests including practitioners, academics, and industry leaders. Students may have the opportunity to participate in external visits and theatre trips, where offered.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates can develop the skills and knowledge relevant to a variety of roles within the theatre industry, including actor, director, playwright, producer, stage manager, and technician. There is the opportunity to progress to related professions in the creative industries, including publishing, marketing, venue programming, and to work in television, film, and radio. Some students may choose to undertake further study at postgraduate level or take qualifications in teaching.
Recent graduate destinations have included theatre making, directing, stage management, technical theatre, producing, arts administration, teaching, BBC radio, BBC television, and drama therapy.