This is the 4 year course which includes a Professional Placement Year. Drama at Bath Spa University is an innovative course that provides you with an exciting introduction to the world of drama. The programme allows you to strategically develop practical skills knowledge and understanding through performance, research, reflection and analysis. You will gain knowledge of the subject by making theatre, performing, reflecting upon, and writing about performance in its many forms, whilst gaining a strong grounding in the ideas, traditions, and debates that inform contemporary drama practices. The programme will give you an opportunity to: - explore the place of drama in the contemporary world; - make your own work; - collaborate with local theatres, theatre companies, arts venues, and and cultural institutions in Bath, Bristol and beyond; - work with industry professionals, writers, actors, directors and theatre practitioners from the fields of experimental, educational, professional and community-based theatre and performance; - collaborate with other academic disciplines. **More about the Professional Placement Year** A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where a student undertakes a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between the students' second and third years of undergraduate study. Students can engage in up to 3 placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) themselves with support from the Careers and Employability Team.

You can choose between modules such as performance and media, writing for performance, Shakespeare, acting and directing, and theatre for social change. We also offer you strands of study in ensemble performance-making, and performance analysis, and for those of you who wish to specialise in-depth in a particular area of study, we offer the option of two bespoke pathways which may include: Writing and Performance, and Musical Theatre. As you progress through your degree, BA Honours Drama thus gives you the choice between pursuing a specialist interest in depth or gaining a more broadly based grounding in the different forms of drama, theatre and performance. You will be taught through a mixture of practical workshops, rehearsals, seminars and lectures. In Years 1 and 2, your core modules will focus on a range of contemporary performance practices, while your optional modules will allow you to explore topics such as physical theatre, acting and directing, applied theatre, musical theatre and theatre production. In Year 3, you’ll apply your skills to making a variety of performance work and carry out self-directed research into areas of drama and performance that particularly interest you, while also selecting areas of study from a range of specialist modules that cover topics such as Modern American Drama; Devising for Performance; Experimental Drama; Writing for Performance; Media and Performance, and Staging Shakespeare. For more information please refer to our website.

We use a variety of assessment tasks across the programme, including: - Public performance. - Playwriting. - In-class performance of devised or published work. - Oral presentations. - Performance of backstage/technical roles. - Critical reflection. - Working as part of an ensemble. - Script analysis. - Devising. - Individual and group research projects.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: W404

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 4

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 84%

EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN