BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations
About this course
BA in Politics and International Relations and Performance and design for theatre and screen. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice and Research Methods. The course includes the Parliamentary Placement Scheme, offering 4-6 weeks working alongside a Member of Parliament or the Welsh Assembly. Students can also take part in Crisis Games, a three-day role-playing exercise in political and diplomatic manoeuvre.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB-CCC IB: 30-26
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What students say
Based on about 33 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 95 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 8%
- West Midlands: 22%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 6%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 7%
- Wales: 28%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Behind the Headlines
- Exploring the International 1: Central Concepts and Core Skills
- Theatre in Context 1
- Theatre in Context 2
- Globalization and Global Development
- Politics in the 21st Century
- Site-Specific Performance Project
- Studio Theatre Project
- The Making of the Modern World: War Peace and Revolution since 1789
- War, Strategy and Intelligence
- Acting: Process and Performance
- Body, Voice, Perception
- International Relations: Perspectives and Debates
- A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
- Acting for Camera
- America at War: A Military History of the United States
- China From the Opium War to the Present
- Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
- Contemporary Latin America
- Creative Arts at Work
- Design Project
- Devised Performance Project
- Devolution and Wales
- Directors' Theatre
- Intervention and Humanitarianism
- Making Sense of Secrets: Intelligence Analysis in Theory and Practice
- People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today
- Political Theory
- Politics in Diverse Societies
- Questions of International Politics
- Russian Security in the 21st Century
- Science, Technology, and International Relations
- Shakespeare in Performance
- Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics
- Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
- The BRICS in World Politics
- The Century of the Superpowers and the Global Cold War
- The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
- The Second World War in Europe
- Theatre Production Project
- Theatre and Contemporary Society
- Total War, Total Peace
- Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
- Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918
- Contemporary Drama
- Music Theatre Dramaturgies
- New Media Performance
- Performance and Architecture
- Performance and Disability
- Place, Space and Landscape
- A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
- America At War: a Military History of the United States
- China From the Opium War to the Present
- Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
- Contemporary Latin America
- Devolution and Wales
- Intervention and Humanitarianism
- Making Sense of Secrets: Intelligence Analysis in Theory and Practice
- Political Theory
- Politics in Diverse Societies
- Questions of International Politics
- Russian Security in the 21st Century
- Science, Technology, and International Relations
- Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
- The BRICS in World Politics
- The Century of the Superpowers and the Global Cold War
- The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
- The Second World War in Europe
- Total War, Total Peace
- Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
- Advanced Studio Practice (scenography)
- Ensemble Performance Project
- Independent Research Project
- Playwriting
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £27,500. The £22,500 median after five years is £11,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations at Aberystwyth University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations at Aberystwyth University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 104 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations at Aberystwyth University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.