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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Design for Performance course at Rose Bruford College.
We're still busy gathering entry requirements for Design for Performance at Rose Bruford College. Look out for more info soon.
Tuition fees
| 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 | £22,800 per year |
| International | £22,800 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W461
Here's what Rose Bruford College says about its Design for Performance course.
This course meets the industry’s demand for designers who work across a wide range of performance settings and sectors, from theatre to virtual environments.
In your first year, you’ll undertake comprehensive training in core principles of design and production across a range of disciplines before moving on to specialise in your chosen area by focussing on one of the following five pathways:
• Set and Costume Design (for theatre, film and live events) • Lighting Design (live events and performance) • Visual Design for Public Spaces • Digital Content (for live performance/ recorded media, projection mapping, film, online) • Virtual Technologies (for virtual reality, mixed reality, game engines, motion capture technology, virtual production)
Emulating the professional design studio format, students work in creative teams with access to an excellent range of resources, including lighting labs, studios, digital suites, dye room, scenic workshop and the College’s purpose-built Centre for Digital Production housing world-leading motion capture and XR (extended reality) stage facilities.
Consistent industry contact and connection through mentoring, placements and shadowing opportunities, culminates in our renowned Face 2 Face graduate exhibition event. This takes place in your final year as is attended by dozens of industry representatives looking for the latest talent and the shapers of the future of the creative industries.
You will have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with students from other courses throughout your studies, producing fully realised designs, performances and events, using experimentation, enquiry and creative research in your work.
You'll learn via seminars, practical roles and tutorials, masterclasses and work placements, with our highly experienced tutors and a range of industry experts and partners. Your design and technical skills will be demonstrated and built on in full-scale productions both at the College and at leading London venues.
Graduates go on to careers as designers for theatre, film, television, events, interiors and exterior spaces, theme parks, games, mixed reality entertainment, and immersive performance.
"The technology around me makes me so creative! Rose Bruford College has state-of-the-art motion capture equipment and other software on campus, and I’ve had opportunities and freedom to explore those technologies during the course." Miyu, current student
You may also be interested in: Costume Production BA (Hons) Creative Lighting Control BA (Hons) Scenic Arts BA (Hons)
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Undergraduate Studies
Location
Main Site | Sidcup
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Stage design
Start date
September 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
Please visit our website to view the course specification in detail: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/study/undergraduate-courses/design-for-performance-ba-hons-2023/
Course content is regularly reviewed, to make it relevant and current. Course modules are therefore subject to change.
How you will be assessed
Assessment will be through: Coursework, presentations, assessed tutorials and portfolios.
Rose Bruford College reviews
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
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 Rose Bruford College students who took the Design for Performance course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
93%
med
Teaching on my course
93%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
91%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
95%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
96%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
91%
med
Learning opportunities
89%
med
Learning opportunities
89%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
89%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
91%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
91%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
89%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
85%
med
Assessment and feedback
77%
med
Assessment and feedback
77%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
85%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
75%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
86%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
71%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
67%
med
Academic support
86%
med
Academic support
86%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
83%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
89%
med
Organisation and management
58%
med
Organisation and management
58%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
65%
med
How well organised is your course?
51%
med
Learning resources
66%
low
Learning resources
66%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
59%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
73%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
67%
low
Student voice
74%
med
Student voice
74%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
65%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
78%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
78%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
54%
low
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
83%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
86%
high
Student information
See who's studying at Rose Bruford College. These students are taking Design for Performance or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Drama and Theatre Studies | B | |||||
| English Literature | B | |||||
| History | B | |||||
| Music | B | |||||
| Media Studies | A | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Design for Performance at Rose Bruford College.
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Rose Bruford College graduates who took Design for Performance - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£17.5k
First year after graduation
£18.7k
Third year after graduation
£22.3k
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 Design for Performance.
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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