Theatre and Creative Writing BA (Hons) at Brunel University of London

The Theatre and Creative Writing BA is ideal if you want to learn more about the richness of theatre and performance, while incorporating your passion for creative writing. On the theatre side of your degree, you’ll develop creative skills in a range of practices such as acting, performance making, and musical theatre, and critically think about performances and their contexts. On the creative writing side of the course, you’ll get to explore a number of writing styles including journalism, screenwriting, comedy writing, short stories and the contemporary novel.

Faculty: College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement; 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time; placement year option  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Theatre and Creative Writing BA is both an academic and a practical course that provides you with the opportunity to tailor your studies according to your interests in theatre and creative writing. Compulsory modules by year include Year 1: DR16aa - Why Performance Matters, Fiction 1, Poetry 1; Year 3: Contemporary Theatre Project, Drama, Theatre, and Performance Dissertation, Creative Writing Special Project.

Career pathways

Professional skills such as collaboration, critical reflection verbally and in writing, and engagement with different forms of creative practice are embedded into the modules through all three levels. Production, budgeting, design for specific audiences, working in the community and strong CV writing are all covered in the final year of the course.

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