BA Drama

University of Essex

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    3 Years

About the course
Theatre is a radical and influential art form

Its roots lie deep in the ancient world but its relevance to contemporary life is urgent and ongoing

Theatre enables different cultures and societies to confront the most important issues of our time; it provides a crucial space to laugh, to dream, and dare to project different worlds


Studying theatre and drama at Essex enables you to examine some of the most influential play-texts ever written, and to be ready to take part in shaping the essential performances of tomorrow

This degree is a chance to unlock and explore your creativity

You will be performing and producing work in the professional context of our state-of-the-art Lakeside Theatre, and will be developing a wide range of creative, critical and practical skills that will open the door to a future in the theatre, cultural industries or a wide range of other graduate careers


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At Essex, we offer a rich combination of practical workshops, critical seminars and lectures, and employability opportunities delivered by an experienced team of playwrights, directors, and actors, as well as leading academic theatre specialists


Areas of exploration in our modules include, but are not limited to:
Dramatic literature from Ancient Greek tragedy and Shakespeare, to modern plays from around the world
Contemporary playwriting and devising techniques
Staging political ideas, human rights and social justice issues
Gender, identity, orientation and sexual politics on stage
Creating Applied Theatre in educational and community contexts
Emergent trends in interactive performance-making and audience participation
Through classroom teaching, practical experiment and professional experience, we help you craft the skillset that will be essential in your creative development

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Theatre
  • Teaching
  • Drama
  • Art
  • Politics
  • Shakespeare
  • Project
  • Employability
  • Human Rights

Course programme

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Introduction to Theatre Making
Text Into Action
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future
Introduction to Theatre
Introduction to European Literature (optional)
Year 2
Models of Misrule (optional)
Performing Shakespeare (optional)
Interactive Performance-making: Shaping Audience Participation (optional)
Gender in Performance: Sexual Politics and the Stage (optional)
Final year
Writing for the Theatre (optional)
Creative Performance (optional)
Theatre and Human Rights (optional)
Independent Practical Theatre Project (optional)
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Teaching will take the form of lectures, seminars, practical workshops and skills-based training sessions
We offer a unique combination of theoretical and creative approaches
Class sizes are up to 20 students and taught in specially designated teaching rooms
A typical timetable is a mixture of one hour lectures and three-hour seminars and/or practical workshops
Assessment
The assessment for each module is designed to carefully complement the content and teaching on that module
Assessment might be academic essays, practical assessments, review and reflective writing, research presentations and examinations
A mark for class participation is included in your coursework mark
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Additional information

This approach reflects our core belief that engaging with both practice and theory produces a deeper understanding of how theatre works Our commitment to the student experience is why we are ranked top 10 in the UK (Guardian University Guide, 2016) and in the top 20% of UK universities for student satisfaction (NSS 2016) Other courses within the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, including Literature, Creative Writing, Filmmaking and Journalism, are available as options to all our students “Starting at Essex was a wonderful experience Everyone is so welcoming and friendly, and the Theatre Arts Society allowed me to socialise with a lot of like-minded students I am now working for a number of different organisations as a theatre facilitator, including Almeida Projects, Mercury Theatre and Stagecoach I am so proud that I am able to use different elements of my degree everyday in my work ” Jordana Golbourn, BA Drama, 2011 Study abroad See the world from a new place, think about the world differently For students wishing to extend their education further, we support you by offering the option of an additional year at no extra cost The four-year version of our degree allows you to spend your third year studying abroad or being employed on a placement, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course Our students have studied at universities in the United States, New Zealand, Denmark, France, Finland, Greece, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan A year abroad provides you with the opportunity to take a more global view of theatre, make contacts with theatre practitioners from other parts of the world and explore new ideas and develop a different perspective on the world Placement year Maximise the impact of your degree, build your CV and gain invaluable real-world experience When you arrive at Essex, you can decide whether you would like to combine your course with a placement year Undertaking a...

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