BA Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts
About this course
BA (Hons) in Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts, a performing arts and drama degree focused on contemporary performance, theatre history, and practical production skills. Core topics include Research Methods and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course features practical performance opportunities, industry connections through internships, and an on-campus arts venue for shows and productions. The first year establishes fundamental performance practices through compulsory modules such as Making Performance 1: The Fundamentals, Making Performance 2: Staging Texts, Making Performance 3: The Festival, Popular Performance and Citizenship, Performance Skills, and Puppet and Object Theatre. The second year examines industry contexts and design with compulsory modules including Creative Careers, Theatre & Adaptation, and Performance Design and Technologies, alongside optional modules such as Acting, Introduction to Musical Theatre Dance, Popular Performance: Alternative Cabaret, Disability and the Arts, and Writing for Performance. The final year culminates in independent work through compulsory modules like Creative Project and Dissertation, while offering optional choices such as Physical Theatre — Ensemble Devising, Directing Theatre, Staging Ideas, Stand-up Comedy, Psychology of the Arts, Arts Internship, Acting Shakespeare, and Community and Participatory Performance.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 120 tariff points - typically H5 H6 H6 or equivalent.
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What students say
Based on about 21 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 14%
- London: 36%
- South East: 39%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Making Performance 1: The Fundamentals
- Making Performance 2: Staging Texts
- Making Performance 3: The Festival
- Popular Performance and Citizenship
- Performance Skills
- Puppet and Object Theatre
- Creative Careers
- Theatre & Adaptation
- Performance Design and Technologies
- Acting
- Introduction to Musical Theatre Dance
- Popular Performance: Alternative Cabaret
- Disability and the Arts
- Writing for Performance
- Creative Project
- Dissertation
- Physical Theatre — Ensemble Devising
- Directing Theatre, Staging Ideas
- Stand-up Comedy
- Psychology of the Arts
- Arts Internship
- Acting Shakespeare
- Community and Participatory Performance
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts at University of Kent earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £22,000 and £33,500.
What do graduates of BA Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts at University of Kent 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, Theatre and Performing Arts at University of Kent?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts at University of Kent?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 137 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts at University of Kent?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.