B.A. Theatre and Performance with Creative Writing (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Guildford
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Bachelor's degree
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Guildford
This is an intriguing combination whether you are an aspiring writer who wishes to produce better work by becoming fully acquainted with the dramatic canon, or a theatre enthusiast who wants to get under the skin of writing as a craft. As well as building writing confidence and expertise, you will be able to reflect on how your own creative performance and practice could help you to enhance your ideas.
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Subjects
- Creative Writing
- Theatre
- Performance
- Writing
- Production
Course programme
Compulsory modules:
- Introduction to Theatre and Performance
- The Theatrical Text
- Production: An Introduction
- Production: Professional Competencies
- Interdisciplinary research
- Introduction to Creative Writing
- Thinking Like a Writer
- Shakespeare
Compulsory modules:
- Performing Space
- Working in the Arts
- Theatrical Revolutions
Plus 15 credits from:
- Acting: Recorded Media
- Independent Study
- Digital Performances
- Popular Theatres
- Production: Management for Production
- Enhancing interdisciplinary skills
Compulsory modules:
- Elements of Narrative
- Contemporary Storytelling
Plus 15 credits from:
- Detective Fiction
- Victorian Literature and Culture
- Romantic Literature
- Modernism
Professional Training placement year, taken as a professional work placement and / or period of study abroad. Your activities during this period will be relevant to your Major subject (unless otherwise stated).
- Personal and Professional Development
- Evaluation of Placement Learning
- Transfer of Placement Learning
Compulsory modules:
- Research and Reflection
- Dissertation
Plus at least 15 credits from:
- Acting: Actor and Audience
- Special Topic
- Production: Theory, Design, Practice
- International Arts Programming
Compulsory modules:
- Creative Writing and Professional Practice
- Advanced Creative Practice and Theory
Plus 15 credits from:
- Beat Writing
- Found Materials
How you'll split your time
You'll find your lectures and tutorials extremely stimulating, but a Surrey degree is so much more than just your classroom learning.
The information below details some of the extra opportunities and advantages of becoming a Surrey student. Naturally, many of these will be defined by your choice of Major (such as where you spend your Professional Training placement), but don't forget that your Minor will also add a valuable dimension to your Surrey experience.
Professional Training and placementsUnusually for a Theatre and Performance degree, we offer you the option of a Professional Training placement, giving you valuable experience in a theatre-related organisation.
A pioneer in integrated professional training, the University has operated the placement scheme for the last 40 years and employers have been impressed by the maturity and professionalism of those who have undertaken it. In Theatre and Performance, we have established good connections with employers, both locally and internationally but are always keen to help students identify placements with companies that are of particular interest to individual students.
FacilitiesOur programmes are well resourced in terms of practical spaces and library holdings. The University campus houses the state-of-the-art Ivy Arts Centre with its main theatre and studios, and a separate performance studio for audiences of 120. Studio classes, rehearsals and workshops are run in spaces across the campus, including the purpose-built studios in the GSA building.
You are encouraged to locate taught modules in the context of wider performance and arts practice. There are live theatre and arts events on and off campus and several student societies engaged in staging theatre and performance. In Guildford, the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and GLive show new and canonical works, Guildford is also home to an established book festival and a host of local galleries, libraries and archives.
With London only half an hour away, there is a wealth of arts and culture to explore, with theatre trips and regular reference to recent productions forming an important part of the life of the programme.
B.A. Theatre and Performance with Creative Writing (Hons)