Applied Drama: Education, Wellbeing, Community CertHE

Course Overview

Why choose BA Applied Drama at UWTSD?

• Small class sizes
• Skilled and experienced lecturers
• Strong industry links in Wales and the UK
• Working in non-traditional theatre settings
• Strong focus on your career
• Final year projects tailored to your interests and skills
• The chance to study abroad

Assessment

You will be assessed through a range of different methods - but not with exams...!

We know that the best way to assess practical subjects is by making practical work and that is what you’ll do. You will also learn about project observation, present oral vivas, give detailed presentations and write reflective assignments such as essays and portfolios.

These are all methods of assessment that allow you to grow and develop your communication practice whilst developing key academic strengths, and sharing your vision of the creative and performing arts.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates have gone on to work in a variety of specialist settings, these include:

• drama-in-education
• theatre-in-education
• forum theatre
• prison theatre
• reminiscence theatre
• participatory theatre
• theatre for development
• drama for health and wellbeing
• autobiographical storytelling
• therapeutic applications of drama
• community theatre, youth and children’s theatre

Graduates have also gone on to do post-graduate education in:

• teacher training (PGCE & PCET)
• arts management
• drama therapy