36 monthsProgramme duration
24,480 GBPTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Want plenty of opportunities to apply your practical creative skills? If you’re interested in theatre making and creative writing and would like to combine theory with practice, then this course is for you.
You'll explore the critical and creative contexts for these complementary subjects, making use of placements, workshops and opportunities to share your work with different audiences.
Unlock your creative potential at Birmingham. With the support of our expert lecturers, you'll dive into a selection of genres across theatre and creative writing - from immersive and participatory performance to approaches to acting, nonfiction writing, poetry and writing for media. Graduate with a detailed awareness of and sought-after experience making theatre and writing creatively - think journalism, publishing, arts management, performing and teaching.
- Apply your creativity in our fully-equipped specialist studios, designed for hands-on artistic exploration. Featuring theatrical lighting and professional sound systems, our flexible studios are ideal for performance, rehearsal, and experimentation.
- Access sound and video editing suites, podcasting and content creation studios. With our theatrical resources and specialist production staff on hand to consult, teach and advise, there’s everything you need to bring your ideas to life.
- Participate in RSC led workshops – make use of our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and take part in fun and interactive study trips.
- Learn from bestselling authors and theatre industry experts – including artistic directors, freelance performers and live artists, as well as 2021 Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize winner Professor Ruth Gilligan, 2021 Forward Poetry Prize winner Professor Luke Kennard and one of Granta magazine’s 2023 best young novelists Dr Anna Metcalfe.
- Live and study in a creative city – from literature festivals to theatres, to spoken word and poetry events, there’s always lots of culture to soak up in Birmingham.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Want plenty of opportunities to apply your practical creative skills? If you’re interested in theatre making and creative writing and would like to combine theory with practice, then this course is for you.
You'll explore the critical and creative contexts for these complementary subjects, making use of placements, workshops and opportunities to share your work with different audiences.
Unlock your creative potential at Birmingham. With the support of our expert lecturers, you'll dive into a selection of genres across theatre and creative writing - from immersive and participatory performance to approaches to acting, nonfiction writing, poetry and writing for media. Graduate with a detailed awareness of and sought-after experience making theatre and writing creatively - think journalism, publishing, arts management, performing and teaching.
- Apply your creativity in our fully-equipped specialist studios, designed for hands-on artistic exploration. Featuring theatrical lighting and professional sound systems, our flexible studios are ideal for performance, rehearsal, and experimentation.
- Access sound and video editing suites, podcasting and content creation studios. With our theatrical resources and specialist production staff on hand to consult, teach and advise, there’s everything you need to bring your ideas to life.
- Participate in RSC led workshops – make use of our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and take part in fun and interactive study trips.
- Learn from bestselling authors and theatre industry experts – including artistic directors, freelance performers and live artists, as well as 2021 Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize winner Professor Ruth Gilligan, 2021 Forward Poetry Prize winner Professor Luke Kennard and one of Granta magazine’s 2023 best young novelists Dr Anna Metcalfe.
- Live and study in a creative city – from literature festivals to theatres, to spoken word and poetry events, there’s always lots of culture to soak up in Birmingham.
Admission Requirements
A Level: AAB or equivalent.
- We prefer applications from students offering at least one A level from our list of preferred subjects: English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature, Modern Language, History, Law, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Film Studies, Theatre Studies.
IB Diploma: 6,6,5 in Higher level subjects plus 32 points overall.
- We prefer applications from students studying a Higher Level subject from our list of preferred subjects: English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature, Modern Language, History, Law, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Film Studies, Theatre Studies.
BTEC subjects accepted: Performing Arts, Performing Arts (Acting), Performing Arts: Dance, Performing Arts: Musical Theatre, Production Arts, Media, Audio/Visual Production, Art and Design, Creative Media Production, Creative Digital Media.
- BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned above.
- BTEC Diploma: DD, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned above.
- BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A level, including the required subject/s mentioned above.
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