Drama, Theatre and Applied Performance (Top-up) BA (Hons)

Birmingham Newman University

This course will enable you to convert your foundation degree or HND to a full BA (Hons) degree so you can progress your career within the field of Drama, Theatre and Applied Performance.Top Up Drama at Birmingham Newman offers you opportunities to:
• take part in a major production, performed at a professional venue such as the REP Theatre, Midlands Arts Centre or The Crescent Theatre
• develop your understanding and expertise in the field of Applied Drama in Educational, Healthcare & Wellbeing contexts and environments.
• work on either a practical or written dissertation in which you can explore whatever excites and intrigues you most!Why study this course?
• Drama at Birmingham Newman offers students the opportunity to learn in a way which dissolves the traditional distinctions between ‘theory’ and ‘practice’. Students work on their feet, actively exploring and applying a range of dramatic ideas and approaches , then pausing at key moments to reflect upon what (and how) they are learning.
• All students have opportunities to take part in productions
• Students can learn about and participate in a range of Applied drama approaches.
• Students can choose between a traditional written dissertation and a practical dissertation.
• Students receive specialist training from professionals with particular expertise.
• Students can develop their critical thinking skills and deepen their knowledge and understanding of Drama as an art form exploring what it is to be human.
• Our performance facilities ensure students devise, rehearse and perform in an appropriate environment.