BA Drama
About this course
BA (Hons) Drama is an undergraduate drama degree focused on contemporary performance practices, theatrical staging, and critical analysis. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, and Design & Creative Practice. The course culminates in an independent project allowing students to pursue specific research questions through dissertations, practical performances, workshops, or work-based learning. The first year introduces the fundamentals of performance through compulsory modules such as Dramatic Structures on Stage and Screen, Acting 2: Studio Practice, Performance Technologies, Space and Performance, Acting 1: Text and Performance, and Critical Practice. The second year builds on this foundation with compulsory studies in Arts Administration, The Form and Function of Performance, and Political Theatre from Expressionism to Brecht, alongside optional pathways covering directing, production processes, screen acting, community theatre, educational arts, writing for stage and screen, Commedia dell'Arte, and placements. In the final year, students examine liveness and documentation in performance as a compulsory requirement, while tailoring their studies through a wide range of optional modules including Creative Business, Advanced Playwriting, Representing Violence, Performance and Disability, Advanced Directing, Storytelling and Performance, Advanced Acting, Performing Ireland on Stage and Screen, Arts Entrepreneurship, Performing Community, Performance and Conflict Transformation, Performance and Health, Theatre and Ritual, and Theatre for Young Audiences.
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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 8 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 71%
- Learning opportunities: 75%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 77%
- Organisation and management: 58%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 67%
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%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Modules
- Dramatic Structures on Stage and Screen
- Acting 2: Studio Practice
- Performance Technologies
- Space and Performance
- Acting 1: Text and Performance
- Critical Practice
- Arts Administration
- The Form and Function of Performance
- Political Theatre from Expressionism to Brecht
- Introduction to Directing
- Production Process
- Acting 4: Acting and Screen
- Theatre and Community
- Educational Arts
- Writing for Stage and Screen
- Acting 3: Commedia dell'Arte
- Placement
- Independent Project
- Liveness and Documentation in Performance
- 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
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Drama at Ulster University?
71% 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 Ulster University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 107 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Drama at Ulster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.