Program Overview

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BA in Drama and English

The BA in Drama and English is a unique combination of Drama/Theatre practice and research with significant grounding in English Literature. This four-year program is designed to provide students with a broad skillset, from practical theatre-making to in-depth literary analysis.

Programme Overview

This program aims to develop critically engaged and creative thinking graduates with a diverse, sophisticated, and vocational knowledge of Drama and Theatre practice and research, in tandem with English Literature from Shakespeare to the present. Students will engage with a wide variety of texts, including plays, fiction, graphic novels, film, and poetry.

Why Study on this Programme?

• Design your own pathway through a variety of specialist electives on everything from practice-based, skill-development modules in theatre-making, writing, and research to the study of literary and dramatic texts across the ages.
• Engage in both small and large group classes, with innovative and flexible assessments.
• Gain creative thinking and real-world skills to equip them for a wide spectrum of industries.
• Create texts, performances, and even marketing/social media content.
• Choose Erasmus study abroad or work placement for their Year 3 off-campus programme.

Career & Further Study Opportunities

Graduates of the programme will be highly sought after in a range of fields, including:

• Working with theatre companies, arts venues, arts festivals, literary museums, publishing firms, or cultural organisations.
• Freelance drama/theatre artistic practice.
• Journalism.
• Editing.
• Publishing.
• Advertising.
• Marketing.
• Social applications of theatre and drama such as freelance teaching, social work, community arts, and drama therapy.
• Secondary School Teaching (with PME qualification).
• Further academic study in various fields (Drama/Theatre, English Language and Literature, Professional Masters of Education [PME]).
• Further vocational training in a specific discipline of drama/theatre.

Programme Content

The program includes a range of modules, such as:

• Introduction to Drama, Theatre and Performance.
• Modern Irish Theatre.
• Introduction to Literature.
• Adaption: Page to Stage and Screen.
• Introduction to Acting and Ensemble.
• Contemporary European and World Theatre.
• Scenography and Technical Theatre.
• The Novel in the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Utopian and Dystopian Literature.

Off-Campus Programme

In Year 3, students participate in an off-campus programme, which typically consists of a study abroad placement in Europe, North America, Argentina, Australia, China, or Japan, and/or work placements in a wide variety of settings, in Ireland or abroad.

Admission Enquiries

For admission enquiries, EU applicants should contact the MIC Admissions Office, while non-EU applicants should contact the MIC International Office.

Fees

Undergraduate programme fees are available on the MIC website.

Fitness to Teach

Incoming teacher education students are required to complete a Student Fitness to Teach Form. Registration will be conditional upon successful completion of the Garda vetting process.