Program Overview

Drama and English

Overview

The Drama and English degree pathway at Queen's offers students the opportunity to explore theatre, performance, literature, and language in the widest possible sense. From ancient Greece to Renaissance England, the Irish Literary Revival to Postmodern America, and from the earliest writings in Anglo-Saxon to contemporary Irish, British, and 'global' literatures, our programme provides a comprehensive and inclusive approach to the study of Drama and English.

Course Structure

The Drama and English degree pathway is a three-year programme that consists of six modules per year. In the first year, students undertake six core modules that introduce the core theories and concepts of Drama and English studies. In the second year, students choose three modules from each subject (subject to availability), allowing them to follow their interests, develop knowledge and skills, and build upon the learning gained in the first year. In the third year, students choose three modules from each subject, with many students opting to take a work-based practice module that allows them to develop their skills in practice.

Modules

Core Modules

• Introduction to English Language (20 credits)
• Theatre Now: Contemporary Performance (20 credits)
• Introduction to Acting for Stage and Screen (20 credits)
• Introduction to Theatre: The Material Stage (20 credits)
• Issues in Contemporary Fiction: Gender, Race, Ecology (20 credits)
• English in Transition (20 credits)

Optional Modules

• Enlightenment and its Discontents (20 credits)
• Dickens and the Cult of Celebrity (20 credits)
• Romantic Poetry, (20 credits)
• Utopia / Dystopia: The Future in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature (20 credits)
• Fiction and the Novel ) (20 credits)
• Radio Drama (20 credits)
• Modernism and Modernity (20 credits)
• Gender, Culture, and Representation – Backwards & in Heels (20 credits)
• Dramaturgy (20 credits)
• Drama and Mental Health (20 credits)
• Acting for Musical Theatre (20 credits)
• Adaptation as Interdisciplinary Practice (20 credits)
• Havoc and Rebellion: Writing and Reading Later Medieval England (20 credits)
• Shakespeare and Co (20 credits)
• Irish Literature (20 credits)
• History of English: Studying Language Change (20 credits)
• Language and Power (20 credits)
• Foundations for Speech Analysis: The Phonetics of English (20 credits)
• The Art of the Actor (20 credits)
• Principles of Business in Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries (20 credits)
• Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World (20 credits)
• An Introduction to Critical and Cultural Theory (20 credits)
• Acting Shakespeare (20 credits)
• Educational Drama (20 credits)
• Modern American Fiction: Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality (20 credits)
• Irish Gothic (20 credits)
• Writing Africa: The Colonial Past to Colonial Present (20 credits)
• Contemporary Literature (20 credits)
• Representing the Working Class (20 credits)
• Dance Theatre (20 credits)
• Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction Devolutionary Identities (20 credits)
• Stylistics: The Language of Literature (20 credits)
• Work-based Learning (20 credits)
• Analysing Language (20 credits)
• Adaptation as Interdisciplinary Practice (20 credits)
• Participatory performance practices (20 credits)
• Advanced Musical Theatre (20 credits)
• Restoration to Regency in Contemporary Fiction (20 credits)
• Solo Performance (20 credits)
• Renaissance Performance, Gender, Space (20 credits)
• Special Topic in Irish Writing (20 credits)
• Beckett in Performance (20 credits)
• Language in the Media (20 credits)
• Televising the Victorians (20 credits)
• Postconflict Drama: Performing the NI Peace Process (20 credits)
• Shakespeare on Screen (20 credits)
• Speech Worlds: Phonological Acquisition, Variation and Disorder (20 credits)
• Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: Evolution, Degeneration, and the Mind (20 credits)
• Double Dissertation English Literature (40 credits)
• The Art of Interaction (20 credits)
• Special Topic in Creative Writing (20 credits)
• Marvels, Monsters and Miracles in Anglo-Saxon England (20 credits)
• Contemporary US Crime Fiction (20 credits)
• Double Dissertation English Language (40 credits)
• Advanced Theatre Practice (20 credits)
• Dissertation (20 credits)

Entrance Requirements

• A-level requirements: BBB including A-level English
• Irish leaving certificate requirements: H3H3H3H3H4H4/H3H3H3H3H3
• Access Course: Successful completion of Access Course with an average of 65%
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: 32 points overall, including 6 (English),5,5 at Higher Level
• Graduate: A minimum of a 2:2 Honours Degree, provided any subject requirement is also met

Career Prospects

Graduates from this degree have the proven ability to analyze subjects in depth and develop coherent arguments in written and verbal form, as well as linguistic fluency and experience of living and working abroad. These skills are highly sought after by employers, professional organizations, and academic institutions.

Facilities

The Brian Friel Theatre is one of the best-equipped theatres in Belfast with a 120-seat studio theatre, rehearsal room, dressing rooms, green room, and workshop, housed in the Drama and Film Centre which also comprises the Queen's Film Theatre.

Scholarships

The university offers a range of scholarships and prizes for new students.

International Students

The university has a dedicated international student support team and offers a range of scholarships and prizes for international students.

English Language Requirements

An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification.

Tuition Fees

• Northern Ireland (NI): £4,855
• Republic of Ireland (ROI): £4,855
• England, Scotland or Wales (GB): £9,535
• EU Other: £22,400
• International: £22,400

Additional Course Costs

• Students are occasionally required to purchase tickets for performances.
• Students may incur costs on props or costumes.
• Students undertaking a work placement or study abroad may incur additional costs.

How to Apply

Applications are dealt with centrally by the Admissions and Access Service rather than by individual University Schools. Once your online form has been processed by UCAS and forwarded to Queen's, an acknowledgement is normally sent within two weeks of its receipt at the University.