Liberal Arts and Drama
UCAS Code: V593
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
We welcome applications from students who are completing an Access to Higher Education Diploma. We normally look for applicants to have studied a course that is in a similar subject and offers are made in line with our published tariff point range.
UCAS Tariff
A GCSE A* - C or 9 - 4 pass in English Language is required.
About this course
- Explore histories and traditions of theatre and performance and discover the role of drama as a tool for social change
- Consider the important philosophical questions surrounding religion, the universe, human freedom and equality
- Personalise your degree by choosing from a diverse range of drama and liberal arts modules
- In your third year, create a small company to develop a major performance or an Applied Theatre or Theatre in Education project
Deepen your philosophical curiosity through our Liberal Arts and Drama. You will explore the histories and traditions of theatre and performance and discover the role of drama as a tool for social change. You will also learn about key philosophical and political principles and ideas that have shaped ancient and modern culture.
Enhance your critical thinking skills by considering the important philosophical questions surrounding truth (God), the universe, human freedom and equality. You can also personalise your experience by choosing from a diverse range of modules. These include: literary, artistic, cultural, scientific and political ideas. As well as, and some of the issues surrounding them.
Year 1 introduces you to the theory and practice of performance and production. You will also gain insights into the history of drama, the context in which dramatic production has taken place and how to make theatre. As well as the political underpinning of texts and practices, and how texts and performances are viewed and interpreted.
Year 2 explores the practices that underpin the development of drama. You can also personalise your degree by choosing from a range of Liberal Arts and Drama modules.
Year 3 develops your independent learning skills and you also take part in the Group Project. In the Group Project you create a small company with other students. Together you make a major performance or develop an Applied Theatre or Theatre in Education project. You also choose a specialist option focused on the research expertise of the staff teaching you.
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University of Winchester
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Drama is a very popular degree subject — in 2015, over 5,000 degrees were awarded to UK graduates. With so many graduates around, jobs in acting are very sought-after and often gained through personal contacts, or through your careers service so be prepared to practise your people skills and to make full use of your university facilities. But there are lots of roles in the arts for drama graduates, in direction, production, audio-visual, set and clothing design and PR. The skills taught by drama courses can be useful elsewhere — a lot of the economy can use people who can perform and present in front of others, and so drama graduates can be found in teaching, management, advertising, project and events organisation and community work. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers' — having several part-time jobs or commissions at once — one in ten drama graduates last year had more than one job on the go at once after six months. And starting salaries are not the best - but nevertheless the large majority of drama graduates going into acting still felt that it was just the job for them regardless of pay.
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?Although there aren't a lot of jobs around for professional philosophers, philosophy degrees are a relatively popular option, with more than 2,000 students graduating in a philosophy-related subject in 2015 - a little down on previous years, but still healthy. Nearly a quarter of philosophy graduates take a postgraduate qualification, and it's a relatively common subject at both Masters and doctorate level — so if you think academic life might be for you, think ahead about how you might fund further study. For those who go into work, philosophy grads tend to go into teaching, accountancy, consulting, journalism, PR, housing, marketing, human resources and the arts while a few go into the computer industry every year, where their logical training is highly rated.
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