Drama Studies

University College Dublin

Ireland, Dublin

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University College Dublin

Ireland , Dublin

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines25-Sep-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Next Intake 25-Sep-2026

Drama Studies

About

At UCD we understand drama as the art of being human. The Drama course is for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the fundamental role theatre and performance play in shaping society and the individual, and who wish to enlarge their critical engagement with a wide variety of performance texts and cultures.

Our mission is to produce graduates capable of fulfilling their highest potential as creative and critical citizens. Develop your creativity and your practical and analytical skills through classes in the history of theatre, in current theoretical methods and approaches to theatre and performance, and in a wide range of generic, historical and national literatures. Investigate methods of making, watching, discussing, and producing theatre, drama and performance through scholarly, creative, and practical “on-your-feet” tasks and assignments.

Requirements

English Program Requirements

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Taught Master's: A minimum overall score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. The non-academic version is not accepted.

Research Programmes: A minimum overall score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. The non-academic version is not accepted.

IELTS Indicator: A minimum overall score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band. This test will be accepted for 2022/23 and 2023/24 intake.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Taught Master's: A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section.

Research Programmes: A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section.

TOEFL iBT Home: A minimum score of 100 is required with a score of at least 20 in each section.

Duolingo Test of English (DET)

UCD has approved the use of the Duolingo Test of English (DET) for the 2024/25 intake.
An overall score of 130 will be accepted with no section below 110.

Please note that this does not apply to the CEMS MiM / MSc in International Management. In the case of the CEMS MiM the Duolingo English Test will not be accepted.

Career

A degree in Drama Studies will develop your presentation, teamwork, performance and analytical skills, allowing you to pursue careers in the following areas: Theatre Industry (writer, director, actor, dramaturge, producer, theatre and cultural management), Tourism, Advertising and Public Relations, Education (teaching, research and educational drama), Journalism and Broadcasting.

Drama Studies will develop your knowledge of theatre and performance, and hone and enhance your research and writing skills through academic and practical study. Masters programmes are offered in specialised areas of Drama and Performance, including a collaborative MA in Theatre Practice, jointly offered by UCD and The Gaiety School of Acting, and an MA in Writing for Stage & Screen, which entails intensive playwriting and screenwriting components. (www.ucd.ie/englishdramafilm/study/ postgraduate). PhD options are also available.