BA English, Theatre and Performance
About this course
BA in English, Theatre and Performance, an English and Drama degree centred on the combination of literary study and practical theatre work. Core topics include Design & Creative Practice. The programme draws on expertise from both the School of English and the School of Performance and Creative Industries. The first year establishes core foundations through compulsory modules such as Reading Between the Lines, Studio Practices, Performance Project: From Text to Performance, and Drama, Text and Performance. In the third year, students choose from a broad selection of optional modules covering diverse literary and cultural topics, such as Shakespeare, Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media, Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI, and Postcolonial London. Students may also undertake a Negotiated Project.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English (Language, Literature, or Language and Literature) and grade A in the EPQ. BTEC: We will consider this qualification in combination with other qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 points overall with 16 at Higher Level including 6 in English at Higher Level.
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What students say
Based on about 19 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 30%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 30%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Reading Between the Lines
- Studio Practices
- Performance Project: From Text to Performance
- Performance Matters
- Performance Perspectives
- Literature, Culture and Critique
- Drama, Text and Performance
- Negotiated Project
- Bowie, Reading, Writing
- Crime Fiction Stylistics: Crossing Languages, Culture, Media
- Digital Discourse: language, social media, AI
- Fictions of the End: Apocalypse and After
- Global African Writing
- Home Bodies: Companion Animals in Contemporary Literature
- Language of the Media
- Postcolonial London
- Refugee Narratives
- Sex and Suffering in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
- Shakespeare
- Telling Lives: Reading and Writing Family Memoir
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English, Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £35,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English, Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds 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 English, Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English, Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 139 UCAS points.
Does BA English, Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English, Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.