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    Drama and Film Studies BA (Hons)
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    Drama and Film Studies BA (Hons)

    University of Sussex

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    United Kingdom, Brighton

    University RankQS Ranking
    247

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Course Code

    WP43

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026
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    Duration 3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 23,500  / year
    Next Intake September-2026

    Drama and Film Studies BA (Hons)

    About

    Combine your passion for performance with your love of film.

    You’ll explore theatre and performance through a distinctive combination of practice and theory. You’ll examine the social and political contexts shaping contemporary performance trends. Our versatile facilities are perfect for you to develop skills in theatre-making.

    Watching a wide range of films, you’ll find out how cinema entertains, informs and influences its audiences. You’ll investigate global film cultures; question cinematic representations of gender, race and sexuality; and analyse popular genres.

    Our engaged and passionate tutors will guide you through each year of your degree. Specialist options allow you to tailor your degree to what inspires you most.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typical offer

    30 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

    English Program Requirements

    Career

    Careers

    Our graduates are intellectually agile, critically rigorous, highly skilled communicators with a flair for independent thought and a creative approach to problem-solving.

    You can attend tailored careers events, including workshops, talks and drop-in sessions, throughout your time at Sussex. You continue to receive careers support after graduation.

    After graduation, you can go on to postgraduate-level study, or use your Drama Studies and Film Studies degree for a career in:

    • theatre and performance
    • media and publishing
    • business and teaching.

    Graduate destinations

    Recent graduates have found jobs as:

    • freelance theatre director, The Gate (JMK award winner)
    • poet and playwright, The Roundhouse (Live Canon Poetry prize winner)
    • media and project co-ordinator, Young Start-up Talent.

    (Drama, Theatre and Peformance careers database)

    Working while you study

    Our Careers and Entrepreneurship team can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work

    Sussex has taken me on a journey that includes teaching Drama in Budapest and working as a film researcher.Rosa Saunders
    Drama and English BA

    Career ambitions – John Giannini, Drama, Theatre and Performance BA

    Fee Information

    22575

    Tuition Fee

    GBP 23,500 

    Application Fee

    GBP  
    University of Sussex

    Drama and Film Studies BA (Hons)

    University of Sussex

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