BA (Hons) Theatre Arts at University of Derby

Your course will be delivered at Derby Theatre , a fully equipped, professional theatre and major live performance venue, allowing you to gain valuable industry experience and contacts as you learn. To find out more about the work that Derby Theatre do outside of the University, please visit their YouTube Channel. This theatre arts programme will develop your theatre and performance skills such as acting, directing and devising for your career as a professional theatre artist.

Faculty: College of Health and Humanities  |  Department: Theatre  |  Duration: Full-time: 3 Years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Performance Practice 1: Acting Skills, Devising 1: The Creative Process, Analysing Performance, Spotlight on Industry Practice, Technical Theatre and Design. Year 2 core modules: Devising 2: Performance Making – Creation and Collaboration, Spotlight on: Research and Professional Practice, Introduction to Applied Drama, Performance Practice.

Career pathways

Students from this discipline area regularly go on to successful careers in film, television and theatre industries for example as actors, directors, theatre crew, teachers, artistic directors of their own theatre companies and other arts professionals. Alternatively, many students go on to postgraduate study and employment in a wide variety of professions like marketing or public relations.

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