BA Drama with a Language
About this course
BA (Hons) Drama with a Language is a degree combining theatrical practice and performance studies with foreign language learning. Core topics include Research Methods. Students may optionally undertake a foundation year, an optional placement year, or an optional year abroad. The first year covers core theatre foundations through compulsory modules such as Staging Plays, Theatre and Ideas, Making Performance and Theatre at Work, alongside optional language modules in Arabic, British Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. The second year progresses to Contemporary Performance Project and Critical Theory and Performance, while offering further language choices alongside specialized options like Directing Screen Performance, Writing for Theatre and Staging the Renaissance: Shakespeare. The final year includes the compulsory Drama Professional Work Experience module, with optional paths such as Drama Dissertation and Final Year Performance Festival, alongside advanced language study.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points
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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 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: 90%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 60%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 45%
- South East: 20%
- South West: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Staging Plays
- Theatre and Ideas
- Making Performance
- Theatre at Work
- Arabic Beginners A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1A
- Chinese Beginners A
- French Beginners A
- French For Professional Purposes 1A
- French Intermediate A
- German Beginners A
- Italian Beginners A
- Japanese Beginners A
- Spanish Beginners A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Arabic Beginners B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 1B
- Chinese Beginners B
- French Beginners B
- French For Professional Purposes 1B
- French Intermediate B
- German Beginners B
- Italian Beginners B
- Japanese Beginners B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 1B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- Contemporary Performance Project
- Critical Theory and Performance
- Arabic Intermediate A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2A
- Chinese Intermediate A
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French Intermediate A
- German Intermediate A
- Italian Intermediate A
- Japanese Intermediate A
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish Intermediate A
- Arabic Intermediate B
- British Cinema
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 2B
- Chinese Cinema
- Chinese Intermediate B
- Directing Screen Performance
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French Intermediate B
- German Intermediate B
- Italian Intermediate B
- Japanese Intermediate B
- Latin American Cinema: Contemporary Trends and Movements
- Performing Practices
- Picasso to Kahlo: Transatlantic Dialogues
- Pop Life: After Modern Art
- Right Here! Right Now! Twenty-First Century Literature and Culture
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish Intermediate B
- Staging the Renaissance: Shakespeare
- Writing for Theatre
- Writing Poetry
- Drama Professional Work Experience
- Drama Dissertation
- Final Year Performance Festival
- Arabic Advanced A
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3A
- Chinese Advanced A
- French Advanced A
- French for Professional Purposes 2A
- French For Professional Purposes 3A
- German Advanced A
- Italian Advanced A
- Japanese Advanced A
- Spanish Advanced A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2A
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3A
- Arabic Advanced B
- British Sign Language and Deaf Culture 3B
- Chinese Advanced B
- French Advanced B
- French for Professional Purposes 2B
- French For Professional Purposes 3B
- German Advanced B
- Italian Advanced B
- Japanese Advanced B
- Spanish Advanced B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 2B
- Spanish for Professional Purposes 3B
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama with a Language at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £4,000 less than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Drama with a Language at University of Sussex 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 Drama with a Language at University of Sussex?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Drama with a Language at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 124 UCAS points.
Does BA Drama with a Language at University of Sussex 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 with a Language at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.