Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Performance and Production course at Liverpool John Moores University.
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B,C,C
Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 Maximum AS UCAS Points: Maximum 20 points
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See who's studying at Liverpool John Moores University. These students are taking Performance and Production or another course from the same subject area.
| Subject | Grade |
|---|---|
| Drama and Theatre Studies | B |
| English Literature | B |
| Film Studies | C |
| History | B |
| Sociology | C |
UCAS code: PPDG
Here's what Liverpool John Moores University says about its Performance and Production course.
Why study BA (Hons) Performance and Production at Liverpool John Moores University?
Bring your own ideas to life and develop work based on your unique interests, helping you discover your voice as a professional creator
Collaborate with other creators including students on your course, across creative departments, and with regional partners to produce work that resonates with today's audiences
A degree built around three dynamic strands: Performance, Engaged Practices, and Production, each designed to connect and enhance your creative skills, empowering you to create original work
Develop your performance skills and abilities for both live and recorded settings, whether it's drama and acting, voice work, film, radio, podcasts, or presenting
Push the boundaries of creativity through a mix cutting-edge tech with classic techniques to make performances that are fresh, bold, and totally next level
Land that job? Show employers what you've got. Learn how to market your creativity and skills to stand out from the crowd and get hired
About your course
Are you ready to reimagine Drama for the 21st century?
Dive into the BA (Hons) Performance and Production degree at Liverpool John Moores University. Based in the School of Art and Creative Industries, creativity is the driving force behind everything we do.
You'll be at the heart of designing, creating and performing original work for audiences across the Liverpool region and beyond. You will work with experienced professionals who will help you hone your craft through modules designed to develop, challenge, and test your skills. Our Performing Arts department has been successfully educating, inspiring and guiding students for sixty years. This new programme takes everything we’ve built over the decades and makes it relevant for today’s performing arts and media sector.
Do you want…
To star in your own story?
Direct your own future?
Perform your own Production?
Create your own content?
Develop your own creative voice?
Shape technologies of performance for tomorrow’s world?
We will help you achieve these goals. Come to one of our open days, speak to our friendly lecturers and let’s have a conversation about your ambitions and how studying on BA (Hons) Performance and Production can shape your future career.
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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
School of Art and Creative Industries
Location
Mount Pleasant Campus | Liverpool
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Performing arts
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| EU | £17,750 per year |
| International | £17,750 per year |
Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework. We appreciate that all students perform differently depending on how they are assessed, which is why we use a combination of assessment methods.
The programme uses a varied range of assessment process to enhance and strengthen the student experience, including the practical production of performances and artefacts (both digital, live and a mixture of both), essays (both written and recorded), presentations, journals and reflections.
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Next to none. Extremely limited support from only a few members of staff. Not a good choice of university for students with complex or long-term conditions/disabilities.
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The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Liverpool John Moores University students who took the Performance and Production course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
96%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
93%
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How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
97%
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How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
98%
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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
93%
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Learning opportunities
93%
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To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
93%
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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
93%
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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
94%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
93%
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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
90%
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Assessment and feedback
91%
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How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
98%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
85%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
89%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
94%
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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
88%
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Academic support
96%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
91%
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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
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Organisation and management
77%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
81%
med
How well organised is your course?
71%
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Learning resources
90%
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How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
90%
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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
92%
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How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
92%
high
Student voice
85%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
77%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
91%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
87%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
76%
med
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
97%
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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
87%
high
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Earnings from Liverpool John Moores University graduates who took Performance and Production - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£17.5k
First year after graduation
£21.9k
Third year after graduation
£24.8k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Performance and Production.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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