BA Theatre, Acting and Performance
About this course
BA (Hons) in Performance and Design for Theatre and Screen. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. The course includes a Final Performance Project, an Independent Research Project as dissertation-equivalent modules, and a Professional Practice with Placement module. Most assessments take the form of public performances.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 93%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 125 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 65%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 3%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 9%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Plays in Performance
- Devising & Physical Theatre
- Visual Storytelling
- Acting Skills
- Performance Design & Production
- Theatre & Communities
- Acting for Stage, Screen & Media
- Directed Public Performance
- Creative Movement Practices
- Applied Theatre Practices
- Performance and Digital Media
- Playwriting
- Musical Theatre
- Technical Theatre
- Final Performance Project (Dissertation equivalent module)
- Independent Research Project (Dissertation equivalent module)
- Professional Practice with Placement
- Theatre and Disability
- Queer Theatre & Performance
- Theatre & Education
- Immersive & Site-responsive Performance
- Writing for Performance
- Advanced Acting Practices
- Staging Shakespeare Today
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Theatre, Acting and Performance at University of Worcester earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 15 months, £19,500 after 3 years, £23,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £28,000. The £23,500 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Drama.
What do graduates of BA Theatre, Acting and Performance at University of Worcester do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Theatre, Acting and Performance at University of Worcester?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Theatre, Acting and Performance at University of Worcester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
Does BA Theatre, Acting and Performance at University of Worcester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Theatre, Acting and Performance at University of Worcester?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.