BA Drama
About this course
BA (Hons) in Performance and Design for Theatre and Screen. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can select specialist pathways in acting, theatre-making, or technical theatre across the three-year programme. Teaching takes place in a professional Drama Studio with opportunities to work with the student-run Minotaur Theatre Company.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
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What students say
Based on about 24 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 73%
- Learning resources: 84%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 5 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 20%
- London: 45%
- South East: 20%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- WORKING IN THE THEATRE 1: INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL THEATRE
- EXPLORING PERFORMANCE
- THE ACTOR'S CRAFT
- WORKING IN THE THEATRE 2: DEVELOPING PRODUCTION SKILLS
- GLOBAL THEATRES
- COLLABORATIVE THEATRE-MAKING
- APPLIED DRAMA AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
- LITERATURE STUDIES SEMESTER ABROAD (SPRING)
- THE ACTOR'S WORK
- SCENOGRAPHY, DESIGN AND TECHNICAL THEATRE
- THEATRE DIRECTING
- DEVISED THEATRE
- POPULAR THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
- FILMMAKING AND MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- SCRIPTWRITING: STAGE/AUDIO
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- CREATIVE WRITING: INTRODUCTION (SPR)
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- MAKING IT PUBLIC: PUBLISHING, AUDIENCE, & CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- SHAKESPEARE (PRE-1789)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- SCRIPTWRITING: SCREEN AND STAGE
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- SCRIPTWRITING: TV/FILM
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- ADAPTATION: CROSS-MEDIA TRANSFORMATIONS
- PRODUCTION
- THE ACTOR'S ART
- RADICAL PERFORMANCE
- SELVES, IDENTITIES AND PERFORMANCE
- CREATIVE WRITING: ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING
- LITERATURE DISSERTATION: POST-1789 (AUT)
- CREATIVE WRITING DISSERTATION (AUT)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £20,000 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £37,000. The £27,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Drama.
What do graduates of BA Drama at University of East Anglia 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 at University of East Anglia?
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 at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 118 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Drama at University of East Anglia?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.