BA Drama, Theatre and Performance
About this course
BA (Hons) in Performance and design for theatre and screen. Core topics include Programming, Historical Research, and Design & Creative Practice. Students may undertake an industry placement year or study abroad at a partner institution. The first year culminates in an ensemble performance staged publicly at Lincoln Arts Centre.
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Entry requirements
A level: BCC to BBC IB: 29 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 99%
- Learning opportunities: 97%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 25%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 80%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 25%
- East Midlands: 35%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 9%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Devising and Making
- Ensemble Show
- Exploring 1: The Creative Arts
- Plays in Context
- Introduction to Prose
- Introduction to Stage Design
- Project Space Plus
- Screen Performance
- Solo Performance
- Staging a Musical 2: Another Opening. Another Show
- Technical Theatre Technology
- The Physical Performer
- Exploring 2: Place and Space
- Acting the Song
- Arts and Health
- Contemporary Performance Technologies
- Contemporary Political Playwriting
- Contemporary Production Practices
- Creative Audio Technologies
- Digital Performance
- Drama Study Abroad
- Industry Placement
- Lincoln School of Creative Arts Industry Placement Year
- LSCA Study Abroad
- Musical Theatre Futures
- Specialist Elective
- Stage Combat
- Staging Shakespeare & Co
- Teaching Practices
- The Craft of Creative Non-Fiction
- The Craft of Fiction
- Theatre and Adaptation
- Theatres of Experiment: the Avant-Garde
- Exploring 3: Investigating Creative Practice
- Festival Showcase Project
- Advanced Acting for Stage
- Arts and Cultural Industries
- Cabaret, Satire & Song
- Counterculture
- Directing
- Forming A Company
- Podcasting
- Production Design and Realisation
- Professional Production
- Scriptwriting for Stage and Screen
- Theatre for Young Audiences
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama, Theatre and Performance at University of Lincoln earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £18,000 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 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, Theatre and Performance at University of Lincoln do next?
75% 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 Performance at University of Lincoln?
99% 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 Performance at University of Lincoln?
The typical offer is BCC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Does BA Drama, Theatre and Performance at University of Lincoln include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on BA Drama, Theatre and Performance at University of Lincoln?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.