BA Drama with a Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Performance and design for theatre and screen. The programme includes a foundation year with modules such as Collaborative Theatre-Making and Visual Cultures. After completing the foundation year, students can progress to the BA Drama degree or request to transfer to another undergraduate course within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 84%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (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 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- 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 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD
- COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE MEDIA
- THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TOOLKIT
- COLLABORATIVE THEATRE-MAKING
- HISTORY AND SOCIETY
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES
- POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- VISUAL CULTURES
- DESIGNING HUMANITIES PROJECTS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Drama with a Foundation Year 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 with a Foundation Year 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 with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
95% 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 Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Drama with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.