BA (Hons) Drama and Production at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Drama and Production trains students as performers, practitioners, producers or researchers, with a focus on planning, production and entrepreneurial skills. Students take part in in-house productions and visiting company work, with placement and performance opportunities through links with theatre practitioners and arts centres in the region. It is taught on campus at Inverness and culminates in a major practice and/or text-based research project in year 4. The course is currently undergoing periodic reapproval, so module content, assessment, structure and optional module availability may change before enrolment.

Duration: 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Years 1 and 2 are the HNC and HND in Acting and Performance or Musical Theatre. Year 3 core modules may include Applied drama 1: education, Costume design and the imagination, Drama and production: experiential learning, Group devised performance, Research and performance and Script adaptation and development. Year 4 may include Applied drama 2 (health and wellbeing), Autonomous practitioner, Creative industry research project and Entrepreneurship and production.

Career pathways

Performance-making, arts management, health and wellbeing (drama therapy) and education (PGDE with Drama); postgraduate study such as MRes Creative Practice.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 3 Scottish Highers at BBC or above (or equivalent UK or international qualifications), with at least one from the relevant academic subjects list. Year 1 is the HNC Acting and Performance or HNC Musical Theatre and year 2 the corresponding HND. Advanced entry to year 3 may be possible with the 30 credit HND Acting and Performance or HND Musical Theatre with Grade B or above (or equivalent), or 120 credits at SCQF level 7 and 120 credits at SCQF level 8 in a relevant subject such as Drama, Theatre or Performance. English language for international applicants on a Student Route visa: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5, or another approved test.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2026/27). Scotland-domiciled students, full-time per year (120 credits) Source

International applicants: GBP 16,820 a year (2026/27). International students, full-time per year (120 credits) Source

Intake: September

Duration: 4 years full-time; 8 years part-time

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