Program Overview

BA English and Drama

Overview

A challenging and flexible degree that builds on two internationally renowned centres of excellence in research, teaching and theatre practice. Study a range of literary works, introducing you to theoretical approaches that enable you to engage critically with texts understood in their historical and cultural contexts. Develop your critical, imaginative and practical engagement with the social, historical and cultural contexts of theatre.

Entry Requirements

• Typical offer: A-Level: AAB-ABB, IB: 34-32/665-655, BTEC: DDD-DDM
• Contextual offers: A-Level: BBB-BBC, IB: 30-28/555-554, BTEC: DDM
• Required subjects: B in English Literature, English Language, or English Literature & Language
• GCSE: C or 4 in English Language
• Access to HE: 30 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade
• T-Level: Distinction

Course Content

Year 1

• 45 credits of compulsory English modules
• 60 credits of compulsory Drama modules
• 15 credits of optional English modules

Compulsory Modules

• DRA1016: Performance Analysis
• DRA1018: The Creative Actor
• EAS1035: Beginnings: English Literature before 1800
• EAS1041: Rethinking Shakespeare

Optional Modules

• EAS1016: Digital Cultures: Narrative, Creativity, Industry
• EAS1037: The Novel
• EAS1038: The Poem
• EAS1041: Rethinking Shakespeare
• EAS1044: Imagine This: Prompts for Creative Writing

Year 2

• 60 credits of optional English modules
• 60 credits of optional Drama modules

Optional Modules

• DRA2044: Acting Shakespeare
• DRA2087: Activism and Performance
• DRA2071: Adaptation in Contemporary Theatre and Performance
• DRA2112: Applied Drama: Touring, Directing and Facilitating
• EAS2026: Desire and Power: English Literature
• EAS2036: Theatrical Cultures in Early Modern England
• EAS2071: Chaucer and His Contemporaries
• EAS2080: Renaissance and Revolution

Final Year

• 0-30 credits of compulsory English modules
• 0-30 credits of compulsory Drama modules
• 30-60 credits of optional English modules
• 30-60 credits of optional Drama modules

Compulsory Modules

• DRA3094: Theatre Dissertation
• EAS3003: Dissertation
• EAS3122: Creative Writing Dissertation

Optional Modules

• DRA3106: Acting for Screen
• DRA3108: Applied Drama - Community, Participation and Co-Creation Projects
• EAS3100: Hardy and Women Who Did: the Coming of Modernity
• EAS3128: Writing the Short Film
• EAS3131: Advanced Critical Theory

Course Variants

BA English and Drama with Study Abroad

• UCAS code: WQ35
• Spend your third year abroad, studying with one of our many partner universities

BA English and Drama with Employment Experience

• UCAS code: WQ36
• Spend your third year carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements within the UK

BA English and Drama with Employment Experience Abroad

• UCAS code: WQ37
• Spend your third year abroad, carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements

Fees

• UK students: £9,535 per year
• International students: £24,700 per year

Scholarships

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

Facilities

• Special Collections relating to writers such as Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, and William Golding
• The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
• Digital Humanities Lab

Learning and Teaching

• Taught by internationally respected research-active staff
• Use a wide variety of techniques and approaches to help you learn and get the most out of your degree
• Modules centre the learning experience on seminars, involving groups of between 10 and 20 students

Assessment

• Assessed in all years through a variety of assessment methods
• Assessment in English is through a mixture of methods that includes essays, examinations and group presentation work
• Assessment in Drama includes continuous assessment, essay, performance and portfolio, or viva interview

Your Future

• Develops skills that are attractive to employers, such as oral and written communication, research and analytical skills, and the ability to problem solve and make informed decisions
• Recent graduates have progressed to a broad range of work sectors, including education, arts management, publishing, journalism, marketing, finance and events management
• Other recent graduates have progressed to postgraduate courses in MA Cultural Heritage Management, MA English Literary Studies, PGCE English primary, MA Magazine Journalism, and Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Skills