English and Theatre Studies BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course Develop your love of and skills in performance whilst studying the literature and texts relating to it. On this course the related disciplines are both studied through theory and practice. Develop as an actor and/or writer through intensive training and production with a professional director and using our professional facilities, while building a foundation in history and theoretical study of literature. Move on to directing/devising performances and choose to specialise in an area of English studies. In year three you will produce a dissertation through creative practice, in either theatre-making or creative writing.

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Location

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , which should include two A levels at C or above UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Merit Merit from either two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or from a BTEC Diploma or Merit Merit Pass in the BTEC Extended Diploma UCAS Tariff Score.

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Subjects

  • Creative Writing
  • English
  • Theatre Studies
  • Theatre
  • Writing
  • Directing
  • Production

Course programme

  • Learn through both theoretical and practical study, including workshops in creative writing, classes in acting, directing and devising and working on theatre productions
  • Study with dedicated teams of academic staff with a wide range of academic and professional expertise and participate in workshops and talks by practitioners and guest speakers working in the creative industries
  • Develop your knowledge of literature in history; American, African and Irish literature; film studies; Elizabethan and Jacobean drama; th century and th century literature and children’s fiction
  • Gain experience of working on a theatre production under the direction of a professional director in your first year
  • Explore language, text and performance to develop your skills as an arts practitioner - engaging with literature, film, video and live performance
  • Benefit from a practical and theoretical degree in two disciplines which opens doors to careers in areas including performance, journalism, teaching, management, community arts practice, youth work and postgraduate study
Year 1
  • Process to Production
  • The Actor in Performance
  • Literature in History
  • Practising Ideas
Year 2
  • Making Performance
  • Theoretical Approaches to Theatre
  • Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
  • Nineteenth-Century Writings
  • American Journeys
  • Creative Writing
  • Language, Ideology and Power
  • Writing for Performance
Year 3
  • Small Scale Production
  • English and Theatre Dissertation
  • English and Theatre Practice as Research
  • The Modern Age
  • Modern Irish Literature
  • World Literature
  • Children’s Fiction
  • Gender and Culture
  • Gothic Literature
  • The Independent Theatre Professional

English and Theatre Studies BA (Hons)

Price on request