English and Theatre Studies

Program Description

This degree approaches theatre from two directions: through the literary analysis of texts and via the understanding of playing spaces and performance. The teaching is shared between the Department of English & Comparative Literary Studies (three modules per year) and the School of Theatre Studies (one module per academic year). Theatre Studies modules examine developments in theatrical theory and practice, emphasising, wherever appropriate, those movements from the past that are responsible for creating the theatre of the present. The significant areas of the Theatre Studies component are the understanding and evolution of performance itself along with the development of critical approaches to the whole complex process of production. English department modules on the one hand focus specifically on theatre (these include British Theatre Since 1939, Drama and Democracy, and Shakespeare and Selected Dramatists of his Time), and on the other develop a more literary emphasis, allowing you to relate your work on drama to the study of other forms—poetry, the novel, the European epic.

Program Details

Institution

English and Comparative Literary Studies

Duration

3 Years

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

Full Time

Qualification

BA

Entry Requirements

AAB + AS level B or A level AA + AS level AAB. Please note that A levels in creative subjects (e.g. Photography, Art, Dance, Music) are acceptable, provided they have a written component.

Application Process

You need to apply online through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) website. UCAS Code: QW34 BA/EThS.