BA Drama and Film
About this course
BA (Hons) in Drama and Film is an undergraduate degree that combines the practical and theoretical study of performance, filmmaking, and media. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. Students complete a final-year creative project and a dissertation. The first year introduces foundational principles through Making Performance 1: The Fundamentals, Film and Media Practice #1, Making Performance 2: Staging Texts, and Film Editing. In the second year, students build professional and technical skills with Screenwriting, Documentary Filmmaking, and Creative Careers. Optional modules across the course allow students to specialise in areas such as world cinema, acting, musical theatre dance, alternative cabaret, theatre and adaptation, disability and the arts, performance design, cinematography, sound, and genre filmmaking. The final year culminates in independent research and creative production alongside optional modules covering physical theatre, directing, stand-up comedy, arts internships, film criticism, and microbudget filmmaking.
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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 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- 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
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Administrative 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: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Making Performance 1: The Fundamentals
- Film and Media Practice #1
- Making Performance 2: Staging Texts
- Film Theory
- Making Performance 3: The Festival
- Film Editing
- Screenwriting
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Creative Careers
- World Cinema
- Acting
- Introduction to Musical Theatre Dance
- Popular Performance: Alternative Cabaret
- Theatre and Adaptation
- Disability and the Arts
- Performance Design and Technologies
- Writing for Performance
- Cinematography
- Sound, Music and Cinema
- Genre Filmmaking
- Creative Project
- Dissertation
- Film, Politics & Identity
- Physical Theatre — Ensemble Devising
- Directing Theatre, Staging Ideas
- Stand-up Comedy
- Psychology of the Arts
- Arts Internship
- Acting Shakespeare
- Community and Participatory Performance
- Film & TV Adaptation
- Film Criticism
- Film Marketing and Distribution
- Microbudget Filmmaking
- Screen Space and Location Scouting
- Specialist Areas in Film Studies
- Factual Entertainment
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama and Film 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. The £28,000 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Cinematics and photography.
What do graduates of BA Drama and Film 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 and Film at University of Kent?
98% 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 Film at University of Kent?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Drama and Film at University of Kent?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.