BA (Hons) Technical Theatre and Stage Management - Full-time

Bachelor's degree

In Lincoln

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lincoln

  • Duration

    3 Years

BA (Hons) Technical Theatre and Stage Management is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in the live arts, entertainment, and events industry. The programme focuses on developing theatre professionals with a theoretical and vocational understanding of theatre industry roles and responsibilities, including academic knowledge and practical experience of the following subjects: stage management; stage lighting; live audio; design for the stage; health and safety; and the technical standards for places of entertainment.

The Technical Theatre and Stage Management programme takes a forward-facing approach to technical theatre, promotes exploration of new practices and technologies, teaches the fundamentals of the industry, and balances vocational training with academic study.

Students have regular access to the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, a well-equipped, multi-functional venue with a professional theatre and multiple studio spaces. The theatre presents a varied programme of live performance and events throughout the year.

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Lincoln (Lincolnshire)
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About this course

This degree has been designed to develop industry techniques and to nurture the next generation of highly competent industry professionals, with the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience working in a number of professional theatre settings.

The course aims to prepare students for a spectrum of potential careers, including production design, stage management, programming for the stage, live audio engineering, venue management, lighting design for live events, and production management.

GCE Advanced Levels: BBC

International Baccalaureate: 29 points overall

BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma: 45 Level 3 credits with a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points

Applicants will also need at least three GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, which must include English. Equivalent Level 2 qualifications may be considered.

The Technical Theatre and Stage Management programme offers students additional opportunities, such as courses in pyrotechnic operation and the ABTT Certificated Bronze Award for Technical Theatre Training.

Additional courses and training opportunities are made available as extracurricular activities and may be subject to additional costs. Where these are compulsory, the cost for the course, travel, accommodation, and meals may be covered by the University and so is included in the fee. Where these are optional students will normally (unless stated otherwise) be required to pay their course, transportation, accommodation, and meal costs.

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2020

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Subjects

  • Management
  • Theatre
  • Design
  • Project
  • Industry
  • Full Time
  • Production
  • Research
  • Scenography
  • Stagecraft
  • Scenic Construction

Course programme

First Year
  • Introduction to Stage Design (Core)
  • Stage Histories (Core)
  • Stage Management Fundamentals (Core)
  • Stagecraft (Core)
  • Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment (Core)
  • Technical Theatre Technology (Core)
Second Year
  • Contemporary Performance Technologies (Core)
  • Contemporary Production Practices (Core)
  • Professional Theatre Practice 1 (Core)
  • Scenic Construction (Core)
  • Scenography and Design (Core)
  • Stage and Production Management (Core)
Third Year
  • Advanced Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment (Core)
  • Embodied Technologies (Core)
  • Final Portfolio Project (Core)
  • Production Design and Realisation (Core)
  • Professional Theatre Practice 2 (Core)
  • Research Project (Option)
  • Technical Theatre Management (Option)

Additional information

International

£15,900 per level

BA (Hons) Technical Theatre and Stage Management - Full-time

Price on request