BA (Hons) Drama at University of East Anglia

Explore your creativity while developing practical and critical skills in a collaborative, professional theatre environment. You’ll be challenged to rethink performance, storytelling, and the world around you while studying in vibrant Norwich. Study theatre from around the world alongside theory, actor and director training, and methods for creating original work.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with year abroad; 4 years full-time with placement year  |  Study mode: full-time (year abroad available) (placement year available)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In your first year, you’ll lay the foundation for your Drama degree. Compulsory modules by year: Year 1: Working in the Theatre 1: Introduction to Technical Theatre, Exploring Performance, The Actor's Craft, Working in the Theatre 2: Developing Production Skills, Global Theatres, Collaborative Theatre-making. Year 2: Applied Drama and Creative Industries. Year 3: Production.

Career pathways

With a BA in Drama, you could launch a career as a: Actor: Perform on stage, screen or radio, bringing characters and stories to life for live and broadcast audiences Director: Shape the creative vision of a production and leading collaborative teams of performers and designers Writer: Develop scripts, dialogue and narratives for theatre, film, television, audio or digital media Casting Director: Identify and select performers for theatre, film and television productions Theatre-maker: Lead your own theatre company, programming work and steering its creative and strategic direction

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