Theatre and Film
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
UCAS Code: WW46 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
English, Drama or Media Studies at A Level is preferred. English required and Maths preferred at GCSE grade 4/C.
Pass required, in a relevant subject area.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Preferably to include English, Drama or Media Studies at Higher Level. English is required and Maths preferred Ordinary level grade O4 or Higher grade H5.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
In relevant subjects
Scottish HNC
Successful completion of your HNC in any subject with a C in the graded unit
Scottish HND
HND in a relevant subject area.
Scottish Higher
English, Drama or Media Studies at Higher is preferred. English required and Maths preferred at Nat 5 grade C.
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About this course
If you love theatre and film you can study them both in depth on the only course of its kind in Scotland. The course combines practical work-based learning with a solid grounding in critical studies.
Film and theatre are thriving industries, creatively and commercially. This course will give you the confidence and skills you need to enter careers in theatre, film, teaching and professions demanding communication and creativity.
You can opt to study for an honours degree over four years or an ordinary degree over three years. You will complete a range of modules each year as outlined.
Modules
Year 1:
Media Production: Skills and Techniques
Introduction to the Study of Theatre and Performance
Introduction to Theatre Production
Studying Cinema
The Origins of Theatre
Media Production: Video Project
Year 2:
Media Production: Storytelling
Making Theatre
Film Genre
British Theatre since 1945
Client Project
Creative Writing for New Media
Year 3:
Global Film Cultures
Arts Funding in its Policy Context
Current Debates in Performance Theory
Designing a Research Project
plus two options
Year 4:
Adaption: Stage and Screen
Creative Enterprise in the Performing Arts
Dissertation
plus two options
Year 3 and 4 Options:
Photography and Visual Culture
Photography Practice
Screenwriting
The Video Essay
Experiential Learning Placement
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Scotland on Screen
Popular Music
Film and the Family
Film Festivals
World Animation
Communication, Arts and Activism
The Only Way is Ethics: Art, Participation and Ethics
Performance Art Practice (by application only)
Writing for Radio
Creative Learning and the Community
Producing for the Stage
Directing for the Stage
Directing, Designing and Performing Shakespeare
Directing, Designing and Performing Contemporary Plays
Staging the 20th Century: How Scenography Built the Modern Imagination
Assessment methods
You learn through lectures, seminars, individual work and group work, where you will be producing a range of performance events and production material. Assessment methods include portfolios, presentations, essays, short films, screenwriting and playwriting, amongst others.
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Queen Margaret University
School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management
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