BA Theatre, Acting & Performance and Screenwriting
About this course
BA (Hons) in Theatre, Acting & Performance and Screenwriting, a joint honours degree that combines practical performance training with the craft of writing scripts for stage and screen. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Design & Creative Practice. Students have the option to undertake a year abroad. The first year introduces foundational subjects through compulsory modules such as Plays in Performance, Devising & Physical Theatre, Scriptwriting: Ideas and Development, and Story Design and Analysis. In the second year, students build on these skills with compulsory modules like TV Scriptwriting: Concept Development and Realisation and Acting for Stage, Screen & Media, alongside optional modules covering topics such as Applied Theatre Practices, Playwriting, and Developing the Feature Film. The final year focuses on independent work and professional preparation through compulsory modules including Industry, Practices and Applications, Final Performance Project (Dissertation equivalent module), and Independent Research Project (Dissertation equivalent module), with further options such as Screenwriting Final Project and Screen Adaptation.
Written by AI from the university's course page and module list. It can get details wrong, so check the official course page before you rely on it.
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points: 104 A-level: BCC BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM T-level: Merit
See the highest paying Languages & English degrees in the UK →
See the highest paying Art, Design, Music & Drama degrees in the UK →
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: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (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: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- 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 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- 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
- Scriptwriting: Ideas and Development
- Story Design and Analysis
- TV Scriptwriting: Concept Development and Realisation
- Acting for Stage, Screen & Media
- Directed Public Performance
- Creative Movement Practices
- Applied Theatre Practices
- Performance and Digital Media
- Playwriting
- Musical Theatre
- Developing the Feature Film
- Writing for Interactive Media*
- Writing for Radio*
- Researching the Story
- Industry, Practices and Applications
- Final Performance Project (Dissertation equivalent module)
- Independent Research Project (Dissertation equivalent module)
- Screenwriting Final Project
- Screenwriting Extension Module
- Radio and Television Comedy*
- Screen Adaptation
- Writing for Performance
- Professional Practice with Placement
- Theatre and Disability
- Queer Theatre & Performance
- Theatre & Education
- Immersive & Site-responsive Performance
- Advanced Acting Practices
- Staging Shakespeare Today
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Theatre, Acting & Performance and Screenwriting 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 the same as the UK median for Creative writing.
What do graduates of BA Theatre, Acting & Performance and Screenwriting 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 & Performance and Screenwriting at University of Worcester?
92% 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 & Performance and Screenwriting at University of Worcester?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 125 UCAS points.
Does BA Theatre, Acting & Performance and Screenwriting 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 & Performance and Screenwriting at University of Worcester?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.