BA Drama
About this course
BA (Hons) Drama is a practical undergraduate degree focused on live performance, theatre making, and the study of dramatic history and context. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year or spend a year abroad. The first year establishes fundamental abilities through modules such as Acting Fundamentals, Acting Techniques, Destabilising the Canon, Devising and Dramaturgy, and Performance Contexts. The second year progresses to explore cultural and technical aspects through Acting: Genres and Styles, Devising and Dramaturgy: Site, Staging the Play, and Performance Contexts 2. The final year centres on independent production and investigation via Creative Entrepreneurship: Production and Touring and Research Project. Optional modules across the degree allow specialisation in areas such as community outreach, scriptwriting, digital performance, and languages.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC-BBB IB: We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points. Subject-specific requirements at Higher Level (HL) Grade 5 may apply.
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 70%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
- Working and studying: 5%
Most common jobs
- Caring personal services: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 195 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 60%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 5%
- South East: 3%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 3%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Acting Fundamentals
- Acting Techniques
- Destabilising the Canon
- Devising and Dramaturgy
- Performance Contexts
- Applied, Community and Outreach Practice 1
- New Venture Creation
- Language 1
- Writing 1- Character and Voice
- Acting: Genres and Styles
- Devising and Dramaturgy: Site
- Staging the Play
- Performance Contexts 2
- Applied, Community and Outreach Practice 2
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Digital Performance: Voice
- The Art of Scriptwriting
- Creative Entrepreneurship: Production and Touring
- Research Project
- Acting Reconsidered
- Devising and Dramaturgy: Artivism
- Digital Performance: Physicality
- Performance, Gender and Sexual Politics
- Live Art
- Advanced Script Writing
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama at Edge Hill University earn?
The median salary is £22,000 after 15 months, £17,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,000 and £26,500. The £22,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Drama.
What do graduates of BA Drama at Edge Hill University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Drama at Edge Hill University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Drama at Edge Hill University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Does BA Drama at Edge Hill University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Drama at Edge Hill University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.