Changes to drama courses
We’ve listened to feedback, and have updated the curriculum for the academic year 2024/25 for undergraduate courses in Drama and Theatre.
You can review the changes below. You must make sure you read the information below before making a decision on your offer. By accepting your offer, we will infer that you are happy with these changes.
See the changes for:
- Drama, Theatre and Performance BA (single honours)
- Drama, Theatre and Performance (with a study abroad year) BA
- Drama and English BA
- Drama and English (with a study abroad year) BA
- Drama and Film Studies BA
- Drama and Film Studies (with a study abroad year) BA
- Drama with a Language BA.
Course changes for the BA in Drama, Theatre and Performance (including with a study abroad year)
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.
Year 1
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thinking Through Theatre (core) |
Making Performance: Plays (core) |
Core module from spring moved to autumn and changed title |
|
Theories and Contexts of Drama (core) |
Introduction to Performance Theory (core) |
Module title change | |
|
Humanities 1 (option) |
|
Module option withdrawn | |
|
Year 1, Semester 1 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Semester 1 Elective (option) |
No change | |
| 2 |
Reading and Staging Theatre Texts (core) |
Making Performance: Experiments (core) |
Core module from autumn moved to spring and changed title |
|
Theatre and Performance Analysis (core) |
Writing on Performance: Critical and Creative (core) |
Module title change | |
|
Humanities 2 (option) |
|
Module option withdrawn |
|
|
Making Music Theatre (option) |
|
Module option withdrawn |
|
|
Year 1, Semester 2 Elective (option) |
Year 1, Semester 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 2
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Approaches to Contemporary Performance (core) |
Making Performance: Practitioners (core) |
Module title change |
|
Critical Theory and Performance (core) |
Critical Thinking and Performance (core) |
Module title change |
|
|
Humanities 1 (option) |
|
Module option withdrawn |
|
|
Year 2, Semester 1 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Semester 1 Elective (option) |
No change | |
| 2 |
Modern and Postmodern Drama (core) |
Theatre for Changing Times (core) |
Module title change |
|
Humanities 2 (option) |
|
Module option withdrawn |
|
|
Directing and Composition (option) |
Directing and Composition (option) |
No change | |
|
Performing Practices (option) |
Performing Practices (option) |
No change | |
|
Writing for Theatre (option) |
Writing for Theatre (option) |
No change | |
|
Year 2, Semester 2 Elective (option) |
Year 2, Semester 2 Elective (option) |
No change |
Year 3
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Final Year Performance Project (core) |
Making Performance: Expanding Practice (core) |
Module title change |
|
Issues and Perspectives (core) |
Performance and Research (core) |
Module title change |
|
| 2 |
IRP: Dissertation (option) |
IRP: Dissertation (option) |
No change |
|
IRP: Practical (option) |
IRP: Practical (option) |
No change |
|
|
IRP: Professional Work Experience (option) |
IRP: Professional Work Experience (option) |
No change |
Course changes for our Drama joint degrees
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below for our joint degrees including:
- Drama and English BA
- Drama and English (with a study year abroad) BA
- Drama and Film Studies BA
- Drama and Film Studies (with a study year abroad) BA.
Year 1
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thinking Through Theatre (core) |
Making Performance 1: Plays (core) |
Core module from spring moved to autumn and changed title |
| 2 |
Reading and Staging Theatre Texts (core) |
Making Performance 2: Experiments (core) |
Core module from autumn moved to spring and changed title |
Year 2
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Approaches to Contemporary Performance (core) |
Making Performance 3: Practitioners (core) |
Module title change |
| 2 |
Directing and Composition (option) |
Directing and Composition (option) |
No change |
|
Performing Practices (option) |
Performing Practices (option) |
No change | |
|
Writing for Theatre (option) |
Writing for Theatre (option) |
No change |
Year 3
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Final Year Performance Project (core) |
Making Performance 4: Expanding Practice (core) |
Module title change |
| 2 |
IRP: Dissertation (option) |
IRP: Dissertation (option) |
No change |
|
IRP: Practical (option) |
IRP: Practical (option) |
No change |
Course changes for Drama with a Language BA
Take a look at how the new modules compare to the old structure of the course in the table below.
Year 1
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thinking Through Theatre (core) |
Making Performance: Plays (core) |
Core module from spring moved to autumn and changed title |
|
Theories and Contexts of Drama (core) |
Introduction to Performance Theory (core) |
Module title change | |
|
Language pathway elective |
Language pathway elective |
No change | |
| 2 |
Reading and Staging Theatre Texts (core) |
Making Performance: Experiments (core) |
Core module from autumn moved to spring and changed title |
|
Theatre and Performance Analysis (core) |
Writing on Performance: Critical and Creative (core) |
Module title change | |
|
Language pathway elective |
Language pathway elective |
No change |
Year 2
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Approaches to Contemporary Performance (core) |
Making Performance: Practitioners (core) |
Module title change |
|
Critical Theory and Performance (core) |
Critical Thinking and Performance (core) |
Module title change |
|
|
Language pathway elective |
Language pathway elective |
No change |
|
| 2 |
Modern and Postmodern Drama (core) |
Theatre for Changing Times (core) |
Module title change |
|
Directing and Composition (option) |
Directing and Composition (option) |
No change | |
|
Performing Practices (option) |
Performing Practices (option) |
No change | |
|
Writing for Theatre (option) |
Writing for Theatre (option) |
No change | |
|
Language pathway elective |
Language pathway elective |
No change |
Year 3
| Semester | Old structure | New structure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Final Year Performance Project (core) |
Making Performance: Expanding Practice (core) |
Module title change |
|
Issues and Perspectives (core) |
Performance and Research (core) |
Module title change |
|
|
Language pathway elective |
Language pathway elective |
No change |
|
| 2 |
IRP: Dissertation (option) |
IRP: Dissertation (option) |
No change |
|
IRP: Practical (option) |
IRP: Practical (option) |
No change |
|
|
|
IRP: Professional Work Experience (option) |
New option | |
|
Language pathway elective |
Language pathway elective |
No change |