Bachelor Theatre and Performance with Digital Media Arts (Hons)

Course Content Module structure Year 1Major modules Theatre and PerformanceIntegrative modules Theatre and PerformanceMinor modules Digital Media Arts

Compulsory modules:

• Introduction to Theatre and Performance
• The Theatrical Text
• Production: An Introduction
• Production: Professional Competencies

• Interdisciplinary research

Compulsory modules:

• Histories of Media Arts
• Art & the Avant-garde
• Multi-Platform Narratives

Year 2Major modules Theatre and PerformanceIntegrative modules Theatre and PerformanceMinor modules Digital Media Arts

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

Optional modules:

• Critical Media Theory
• Interaction Design
• Digital Aesthetics
• Professional Contexts and Preparation

Professional Training Placement (optional)

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

Year 3Major modules Theatre and PerformanceMinor modules Digital Media Arts

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 Collaborations
• Contemporary Arts & Intervention
• Professional Portfolio

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 placements

Unusually 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.