BA (Hons) Psychology and Theatre at University of Derby

By studying Psychology, you’ll learn about research methods, data collection, analysis and critical thinking, while your Theatre focus will be on creativity, and working to develop your theatre making skills. Our Theatre programme is taught by practising professional artists with expertise in their own fields. Built around process, experimentation and risk taking you will encounter a range of practices to explore and develop theatre making and performance skills.

Department: Joint Honours  |  Duration: Full-time:  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Technical Theatre and Design, Devising 1: The Creative Process, Spotlight on Industry Practice, Introduction to Social and Cognitive Psychology, Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology, Introduction to Biological and Developmental Psychology. Year three core modules: Devising 3: Independent Project.

Career pathways

Psychology and Theatre have their specific career paths, but they also give you transferable skills that are sought by employers in a broad range of jobs and industries. Students from a Theatre discipline regularly go on to successful careers in the theatre industries for example as actors, directors, theatre crew, artistic directors of their own theatre companies and other arts professionals.

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