Drama and Theatre Arts BA (Hons)

De Montfort University

United Kingdom, Leicester

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De Montfort University

United Kingdom , Leicester

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

W400

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines10-Sep-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,800 / year(s)

Next Intake 10-Sep-2026

Drama and Theatre Arts BA (Hons)

About

This course is ideal for those seeking a career in a range of arts-related areas.

Our curriculum will enable you to learn about drama in a rich variety of ways, including contemporary methods of performance making, current scholarly thinking and historical theatrical traditions. We champion individualism and you’ll be encourages to personalise your learning to your areas of interest through a choice of routes.

Throughout your learning, you’ll have the opportunity to work with professional researchers, research-active academics and visiting practitioners. You’ll benefit from opportunities to collaborate on professional performances throughout the course, allowing you to grow in confidence, develop wider professional skills and showcase your own work to a variety of audiences.

This course can help launch your career. Recent graduates have gone onto enjoy impressive careers, such as acting for the National Theatre, Associate Director at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre and Drama coach at Berzerk Productions.

Benefit from a paid placement in year three of this course. Students have enjoyed working at Leicester’s Curve theatre, as well as other professional arts organisations and theatre companies.

DMU is recognised as a Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, with great facilities providing specialist studios and rehearsal spaces designed specifically for drama and performance learning activities.

Customise your learning and broaden your careers paths upon graduation by selecting a route through this degree. You can choose from: Creative Writing, Education, English Literature, Film, History, Journalism or Media.

Based on the main themes of arrival, living, learning, and support in the 2024 International Student Barometer rankings.

Rated by QS Top Universities for our teaching, facilities, employability, global outlook and more.

DMU’s Careers Team won Employability Team of the Year at the TargetJobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards for helping students reach their ambitions.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Typical offer

UCAS points:

112

A Level:

BBC

BTEC Extended Diploma:

DMM

Contextual Offer:

DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education.

This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual

T Levels:

Merit

Access to HE:

Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit

International Baccalaureate (IB):

GCSEs:

5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Interview and portfolio

Interview required: No

Portfolio required: No

Career

Where we could take you

Placements

During this course you will have the option to complete a paid placement year, an invaluable opportunity to put the skills developed during your degree into practice. This insight into the professional world will build on your knowledge in a real-world setting, preparing you to progress onto your chosen career.

Our Careers Team can help to hone your professional skills with mock interviews and practice aptitude tests, and an assigned personal tutor will support you throughout your placement. Previous students have enjoyed placements at Leicester’s Curve theatre, as well as other professional arts organisations and theatre companies, in arts events and venues, technical or stage management work. Others have enjoyed placements in the corporate industries, such as television or commercial enterprises.

Graduate careers

This course opens up a wide variety of career paths in contemporary performance, arts marketing, arts education, community arts and performance management. It will also prepare you to pursue postgraduate study.

Recent graduates have gone onto to work for well-known organisations including Disneyland Paris, the National Theatre, the Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Curve Theatre and Berzerk Productions and are enjoying roles as Artistic Directors, Technicians, Creative Directors, Playwrights, Producers, Actors, Marketing Officers and Heads of Drama.