BA Drama with Education
About this course
BA (Hons) in Education and Performance and Design for Theatre and Screen. Core topics include Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. Students take two Drama modules and one Education module per semester. The programme includes an industrial placement in an educational setting and a final-year Independent Project that can be presented as a dissertation, practical performance, or work-based learning project.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC Applicants may satisfy the requirement for the final A level grade (C) by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
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What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 75%
- Organisation and management: 65%
- Learning resources: 70%
- Student voice: 52%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 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%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Dramatic Structures on Stage and Screen
- Acting 2: Studio Practice
- Space and Performance
- Acting 1: Text and Performance
- Contemporary Educational Issues
- Facilitating An Effective Learning Environment
- Arts Administration
- The Form and Function of Performance
- Political Theatre from Expressionism to Brecht
- Industrial Educational Placement
- Introduction to Directing
- Acting 4: Acting and Screen
- Theatre and Community
- Educational Arts
- Writing for Stage and Screen
- Acting 3: Commedia dell'Arte
- Placement
- Learning and Teaching with Technology
- Physical Health and Wellbeing
- Independent Project
- Liveness and Documentation in Performance
- Inclusive Educational Practices
- Multicultural education and language learning
- Creative Business
- Advanced Playwriting
- Representing Violence
- Performance and Disability
- Advanced Directing
- Storytelling and Performance
- Acting 5: Advanced Acting
- Performing Ireland on Stage and Screen
- Arts Entrepreneurship
- Performing Community
- Performance and Conflict Transformation
- Performance and Health
- Theatre and Ritual
- Theatre for Young Audiences
Questions about this course
What do graduates of BA Drama with Education at Ulster University 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 Education at Ulster University?
85% 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 Education at Ulster University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 110 UCAS points.
Does BA Drama with Education at Ulster University 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 Education at Ulster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.