Program Overview

Drama with International Study, BA Hons

Overview

Study in the USA for a year as part of your degree and develop, over the course's four-years, the skills needed for success as a global professional in the Creative and Performing Arts.

Course Details

• Duration: 4 years full-time
• Location: Greenwich Campus
• Start month: September
• UCAS code: W401 G BA/DrwIS
• UCAS points: 104 (view full requirements)
• Course/institution codes: W401 G BA/DrwIS

What You Will Study

• Year 1:
  • Production and Technical Theatre (15 credits)
  • Creative Futures (15 credits)
  • Critical Contexts for Performance (30 credits)
  • Improvisation and Devising (15 credits)
  • Documentary Theatre (30 credits)
  • Acting the Contemporary Text (15 credits)
• Year 2:
  • Option Set 1:
    • Stage Production (30 credits)
    • Immersive Performance (30 credits)
    • International Study (Drama) (1 Semester) (60 credits)
  • Option Set 2:
    • Stage Production (30 credits)
    • Immersive Performance (30 credits)
    • Applied and Socially Engaged Drama (15 credits)
    • Performance Laboratory (15 credits)
    • Industry Placement (Drama) (15 credits)
    • Teaching Drama (15 credits)
    • Intercultural Performance (15 credits)
    • Physical Theatre (15 credits)
    • Technical Theatre Practice (Accredited) (15 credits)
    • Stage Combat (Accredited) (15 credits)
• Year 3:
  • Professional Practice (International Study: Drama) (no credits)
• Year 4:
  • Research Project (30 credits)
  • Directing for Theatre (30 credits)
  • Theatre and Young Audiences (30 credits)
  • Performing Technologies (15 credits)
  • Writing For Theatre (15 credits)
  • Theatre Company (30 credits)
  • Solo Performance (30 credits)
  • Advanced Acting (15 credits)
  • Advanced Placement (15 credits)
  • British Theatre since 2005 (15 credits)

Entry Requirements

• UK citizens and permanent residents:
  • 104 UCAS Tariff points
  • Contextual Admissions: reduced tariff of up to 16 UCAS Tariff points
• International entry requirements:
  • The University of Greenwich accepts a broad range of international qualifications for admission to our courses
  • For detailed information on the academic and English language requirements, please find your country in our directory

Fees and Funding

• Tuition fees:
  • Home: £9,535
  • International: £17,500
• Other costs:
  • Students will incur additional costs as part of their year abroad
  • Some of these costs can be covered through funding sources such as Student Finance, the Turing Scheme and other university and external scholarship and bursary funds
• Scholarships and bursaries:
  • The Greenwich Bursary: worth £700 for new undergraduate students with a low household income
  • EU Bursary: substantial fee-reduction for studying

Careers and Placements

• Work placement:
  • All students on the degree have the option to select a module for which you will be required to undertake a short-term placement
  • The module will be assessed on your reflection on this placement and how you can apply your knowledge to the workplace
• Internships:
  • Students are encouraged to take up Summer internships during the Summer holidays
  • Support is available to students from the Employability and Careers Service when applying for placements and internships
• Employability services:
  • Employability activities take place all the time at Greenwich and students are encouraged to take part in as many opportunities as possible
  • Greenwich's central Employability and Careers Service provides support for students preparing to apply for placements and graduate roles

Support and Advice

• Academic skills and study support:
  • We want you to make the most of your time with us
  • You can access study skills support through your tutor, our subject librarians, and our online academic skills centre
• Support from the department:
  • Throughout the degree you will be supported by your Personal Tutor, the Programme Leader and members of the teaching team and wider Professional Services staff
• Employability services:
  • Employability activities take place all the time at Greenwich and students are encouraged to take part in as many opportunities as possible
  • Greenwich's central Employability and Careers Service provides support for students preparing to apply for placements and graduate roles

Accommodation

• Greenwich:
  • Living in halls of residence is a great way to make new friends and get into the social side of university life
  • With four great locations, all minutes away from the campus and the centre of historic Greenwich, you will be at the heart of one of the most beautiful university settings in the UK
  • Rooms start at £146.30/wk and include Wi-Fi, utility bills, access to our on-campus gym and 24-hour security - and just a 10-minute train journey to central London

How You Will Learn

• Teaching:
  • Learning takes place through a combination of timetabled learning and independent study
  • You can view more information about how each module is taught within our 'What you will study' section
• Class sizes:
  • On the UK-delivered modules, workshops are usually no larger than 25
  • In Year 3, class sizes will be determined by the partner institution but will usually be no larger than 25
• Independent learning:
  • Outside of timetabled sessions on the UK-delivered elements of the course, you are also expected to dedicate sufficient time for self study and group work
  • You will carry out practical and theoretical research, undertake set reading, and work in small groups towards assessments, performances, and presentation
• Overall workload:
  • Drama requires both independent study and a large amount of group work
  • You should expect the workload to be similar to a full-time job
  • Each of the UK-delivered 30-credit modules should take 300 hours in total including staff contact time; 15 credits need 150 hours

Assessment

• Assessment:
  • You can view how each module is assessed within our 'What you will study' section
  • Each course has formal assessments which count towards your grade
  • Some courses may also include 'practice' assignments, which help you monitor progress and do not count towards your final grade
• Feedback summary:
  • We aim to give feedback on assignments within 15 working days

Official Statistics on Discover Uni

• Full time:
  • 91% say staff value students views and opinions about the course
  • 100% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
  • 100% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

More Information

• Drama at the University of Greenwich:
  • Make your world a stage with one of our Drama degrees
  • Join a university-based course and hone your craft in our own 100-seat theatre
  • Or choose to study dance and musical theatre at our partner, Bird College
• Drama degrees:
  • Drama with International Study, BA Hons
  • Drama, BA Hons
  • Professional Dance and Musical Theatre, BA Hons

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