Close icon

Personalise what you see on this page.

Choose from the options below. We'll show you information based on your current location as default.

I'M FROM

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LIVING IN

  • United States
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.

LOOKING FOR

  • Undergraduate courses
Please select so we can show the most relevant content.
Viewing as a student from United States living in United States interested in Undergraduate courses

Dance and Drama BA (Hons)

Kingston University

Add to favourites

Course options

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    16-SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

**Reasons to choose Kingston**- You’ll perform regularly in public at the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and national fringe festivals. These projects will develop your project management skills.- Strong industry links within the performing arts, which embed employability and professionalism at the core of all modules.- Our RIBA award-winning Town House building has a performance studio theatre and six dance studios, all equipped to professional standards with fully sprung floors, mirrors and barres.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories. **About this course**The BA Dance and Drama at Kingston is designed with a strong practical emphasis, and a focus on London's vibrant multicultural arts scene. It allows students to engage critically with a range of approaches to the performing body as it moves across the related fields of drama and dance. As well as becoming skilled practitioners, students develop an understanding of the ways drama and dance engage with and shape identity, bodies and culture in the global city.Drama at Kingston is a dynamic, challenging and supportive community, located in its own designated building, the Reg Bailey, which contains one large, fully-equipped, flexible black box studio, one smaller studio and a number of rehearsal rooms. The Dance studios are located in the Town House designed by award-winning Grafton Architects. It features three large dance studios, each equipped to professional standards with fully sprung floors, mirrors and barres. Students on the BA Dance and Drama will benefit from the use of both facilities.**Future Skills** Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it. **Career opportunities**Many graduates pursue performing, directing, producing, arts journalism or teaching. Our alumni have joined renowned dance companies as performers or as administrators and project managers.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

17,800per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

Choose a qualification

A level : BBC - ABB

A-level: Dance / Drama and Theatre Studies / Performance Arts / English Literature or Language or similar grade B (40 points) is required.Where A-level does not include Dance or Performing Arts, other dance experience will be considered.General Studies not accepted.

VIEW MORE
Email

Do you need to know more?

Ask a question directly and subscribe to this university

REQUEST INFO

University information

Kingston University

  • University League Table

    87th

  • Campus address

    Kingston University, River House, 53-57 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1LQ, England

Kingston University welcomes students from more than 140 countries. Their fresh ideas and range of life experiences enrich the learning environment on campus.
Well known for its enterprise education expertise, the university has strong industry links with many global brands.
Significant investment in the campus, learning spaces and Future Skills curriculum has enhanced students' learning experience and employability prospects.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    34th out of 98 21

  • Entry standards

    / Max 187
    142 72%

    25th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    49.0 49%

    79th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.90 78%

    43rd

    8

Is this page useful?

Yes No

Sorry about that...

HOW CAN WE IMPROVE IT?

SUBMIT

Thanks for your feedback!