
University of the Highlands and Islands
BA (Hons) Drama and ProductionPerth, United Kingdom
DURATION
4 up to 8 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 15,870 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
What is special about this course?
Whether you dream of performing to an audience or would be happier applying your talents behind the scenes, this comprehensive, thoughtfully constructed programme will raise the curtain on your theatrical dreams.
Train as a performer, practitioner, producer, or researcher with a focus on planning, production, and entrepreneurial skills. Cultivate valuable performance production skills via involvement with in-house productions as well as those from visiting companies. Access fantastic placements and performance opportunities as a result of the programme’s connections with theatre practitioners and arts centres in the region, and develop a major piece of practice and/or text-based research in your fourth year, drawing on the critical performance and production skills developed throughout the degree.
Special features
- Theoretical, practical and entrepreneurial approaches to performance
- Showcase of final year work
- Placement opportunities and connections via the programme’s network of theatre practitioners
- Rolling programme of extra-curricular master classes and workshops
- Opportunities to develop independent performance projects
Curriculum
Year 1 - HNC
Year 1 of this course is one of the following HNCs:
*Student Route Visa is only available for HNC Musical Theatre at Perth or HNC Acting and Performance at Inverness. The rest of the course is delivered at Inverness.
Year 2 - DipHE
Core modules may include:
- Audio performance (S1)
- Entrepreneurship and production (S2)
- Introduction to directing (S2)
- Introduction to performance studies (S1)
- Live and online: digital performance (S2)
- Theatre design and the imagination (S1)
Year 3 - BA
Core modules may include:
- Applied drama 1: education (S1)
- Costume design and the imagination (S2)
- Drama and production: experiential learning (S2)
- Group devised performance (S2)
- Research and performance (S1)
- Script adaptation and development (S1)
Year 4 - BA (Hons)
Core modules may include:
- Applied drama 2 (health and wellbeing) (S1 and S2)
- Autonomous practitioner (S1 and S2)
- Creative industry research project (S1 and S2)
- Entrepreneurship and production (S1 and S2)
Program delivery
Start date
- August/September
How will I study for my course?
- Full-time
- The primary study mode is face-to-face, on campus
- Learning includes intensive practical workshops as well as discussion-based classes, supported by the university's VLE (virtual learning environment)
How long will my course last?
- Full-time: 4 years
Where can I study my course?
- Inverness
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
EU scholarship
EEA/EU/Swiss nationals living in this region for the past 3 years will receive an automatic scholarship of £4,000 - with the fourth year of study free!
United States - Federal Aid (FAFSA)
Federal Aid can be used to cover tuition fees for American students studying on-campus in Scotland.
Canada - Federal Aid
Federal Aid can be used to cover tuition fees for Canadian students studying on-campus in Scotland, as well as the majority of the Canadian provinces' student aid programmes.
Why study at University of the Highlands and Islands
On-campus study - live and learn in Scotland
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Online study - achieve a UK degree without moving abroad
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Career Opportunities
What can I do on completion of my course?
This degree prepares students for careers in a variety of areas relating to drama and theatre, including:
- Performance-making
- Arts management
- Health and wellbeing (Drama therapy)
- Education (PGDE with Drama)
Can I progress into further study?
On successful completion of the degree you may wish to consider further postgraduate study or research such as our MRes Creative Practice.