Program Overview

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BA Drama and Film & Television Studies - 2026 entry

Overview

Develop your performance skills alongside your understanding of the social, historical and cultural content of theatre and performance. Advance your practical skills through public performance and community-based activities. Get equal opportunities and challenges to act, direct, write or create dramatic events. Investigate film and television history and analyse world cinemas to understand their role and power in today’s mediascape. Gain deep knowledge of film and television as a cultural, social, industrial and global phenomenon.

Entry requirements

• A-Level: ABB
• IB: 32/655
• BTEC: DDM
• GCSE: C or 4 in English Language
• Access to HE: 24 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 21 L3 credits at Merit Grade
• T-Level: Distinction

Contextual offers:

• A-Level: BBC
• IB: 28/554
• BTEC: DDM-DMM

Course content

Year 1

• 60 credits of compulsory Drama modules:
  • DRA1016: Performance Analysis (30 credits)
  • DRA1018: The Creative Actor (30 credits)
• 60 credits of compulsory Film Studies modules:
  • EAF1501: Major Debates in Film Theory (30 credits)
  • EAF1506: Interrogating Screens (30 credits)

Year 2

• 60 credits of optional Drama modules:
  • DRA2044: Acting Shakespeare (30 credits)
  • DRA2087: Activism and Performance (30 credits)
  • DRA2071: Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre and Performance (30 credits)
  • DRA2112: Applied Drama: Touring, Directing and Facilitating (30 credits)
  • DRA2104: Approaches to Comedy (30 credits)
  • DRA2061B: Digital Theatrecrafts (30 credits)
  • DRA2109: Ensemble Acting: Co-Creation (30 credits)
  • DRA2113: Indigenous Theatre and Performance in Australia (30 credits)
  • DRA2083: Intermedial Performance Practice (30 credits)
  • DRA2047: Interpretive Acting (30 credits)
  • DRA2114: New British Musicals: Industry, Identity, and Innovation (30 credits)
  • DRA2110: Political Theatre: The 1980s (30 credits)
  • DRA2107: Popular Performance Practices (30 credits)
  • DRA2045: Theatre and Health (30 credits)
  • DRA2096: Voices Across Stage and Screen (30 credits)
• 60 credits of optional Film Studies modules:
  • EAF2518: World Cinemas (30 credits)
  • EAF2516: Fanatical: Fan Culture and Identity (30 credits)
  • EAF2502: Shots in the Dark (30 credits)
  • EAF2510: Adaptation: Text, Image, Culture (30 credits)
  • EAF2511: Television: Times, Trends and Technologies (30 credits)
  • EAF2514: Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys (30 credits)

Placement year (if taken)

Typically, any placement year will take place in Year 3. If you are not taking a placement year, please see the Final Year modules for Year 3.

Final year

• 0-30 credits of compulsory Film & Television modules
• 0-30 credits of compulsory Drama modules
• 30-60 credits of optional Film & Television modules
• 30-60 credits of optional Drama modules

Course variants

BA Drama and Film & Television Studies with Study Abroad

• UCAS code: W405
• Duration: 4 years
• Entry year: 2026
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Drama

BA Drama and Film & Television Studies with Employment Experience

• UCAS code: W406
• Duration: 4 years
• Entry year: 2026
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Drama

BA Drama and Film & Television Studies with Employment Experience Abroad

• UCAS code: W407
• Duration: 4 years
• Entry year: 2026
• Campus: Streatham Campus
• Discipline: Drama

Fees

• UK students: £9,535 per year (2025 entry, subject to change for 2026 entry)
• International students: £24,700 per year (2025 entry, subject to change for 2026 entry)

Scholarships

The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year.

Learning and teaching

• Studio sessions
• Practical class sizes limited to around 20
• Assessment of each module varies and may include continuous assessment, essay, performance, and portfolio or viva interview

Facilities

• Two digital media suites
• Upgraded technical facilities
• Six studios fully equipped for stage lighting and sound
• Ten other studios and seminar rooms
• Two sound studios
• Video and multimedia studio
• State-of-the-art computer facilities for lighting and sound design
• Costume and props stores
• Workshops for set construction, costume, and prop-making

Research-inspired teaching

• Teaching that is inspired by research ensures lectures are up-to-date and relevant
• Access to the latest thinking, equipment, and resources

Career paths

• Academic
• Actor
• Artistic Director
• Associate Producer
• Casting Director
• Multimedia Designer
• PR Account Manager
• Producer
• Project Manager
• Self-employed Practitioner

Further study

• MA Acting (Classical & Contemporary Text)
• MA Advanced Theatre Practice
• MA Film Studies
• MA Theatre Practice-Open Pathway
• MA Multimedia Broadcast Journalism
• MA Stage and Event Management
• MA Dramatherapy
• PGCE Drama
• ISTD Dance Instruction