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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Scenic Arts course at Rose Bruford College.
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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: W4W7
Here's what Rose Bruford College says about its Scenic Arts course.
Gain practical theatre craft skills including prop making, scenery building and scenic painting, for a career in theatre, film, television, museums, and themed attractions.
Our expansive workshop, includes Computer-Aided Design (CAD) facilities, a paint frame and a specialist fibreglass and plaster room. You’ll learn construction skills in carpentry and metal work, using hand tools and machinery, scenic painting and prop making with different materials. You’ll also gain advanced skills with CAD and 3D modelling using poly carving, resins and silicon.
You will collaborate with students from other disciplines, and use experimentation, enquiry and creative research to get you industry ready. You will hone your craft through manufacturing scenic elements for productions in College and at London venues.
You will develop your specialisms through projects, productions and on work placement, preparing you for a career in your chosen sector. Recent placements have included students working at the Royal Opera House, Nottingham Playhouse, Scott Fleary (London), Rocket Scenery (Nottingham), Richard Nuttbourne, Footprint Scenery, and Visual Scene (Leicester).
Recent visiting tutors have come from leading productions, including The Play That Goes Wrong, The Lehman Trilogy, Life of Pi and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Our famous final year Face 2 Face event is attended by dozens of industry representatives looking for new talent. The course has an outstanding record of graduate success within the live events industries, and job prospects are extremely high from this course, particularly in theatre and film.
Students leave the course, with a blend of practical experience and professional knowledge, all based on traditional skills and experience alongside expertise with digital and emerging technologies. Graduate careers include freelance scenic painters, prop makers, carpenters and engineers and roles within, scenery construction in theatre, film, television, entertainment, museums and themed attractions.
"The course is very hands-on and everyone has a lot of pride for what we do, which makes it a lovely environment to be in. Whether you’re interested in carpentry, prop making or painting, you get the chance to develop your skills and leave the course industry-ready." Aaron, Scenic Arts student
Source: Rose Bruford College
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 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
Please visit our website to view the course specification in detail: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/learn/undergraduate-courses/scenic-arts/ Course content is regularly reviewed to keep 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 Scenic Arts course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
95%
high
Teaching on my course
95%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
96%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
98%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
96%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
91%
med
Learning opportunities
94%
high
Learning opportunities
94%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
98%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
96%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
100%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
93%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
84%
med
Assessment and feedback
82%
med
Assessment and feedback
82%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
91%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
87%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
85%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
75%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
76%
med
Academic support
93%
med
Academic support
93%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
90%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
96%
med
Organisation and management
71%
med
Organisation and management
71%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
78%
med
How well organised is your course?
64%
med
Learning resources
69%
low
Learning resources
69%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
52%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
84%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
74%
med
Student voice
83%
med
Student voice
83%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
74%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
87%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
88%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
67%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
92%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
83%
med
Student information
See who's studying at Rose Bruford College. These students are taking Scenic Arts or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Drama and Theatre Studies | B | |||||
| English Literature | B | |||||
| Psychology | B | |||||
| History | B | |||||
| Music | B | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Scenic Arts at Rose Bruford College.
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Rose Bruford College graduates who took Scenic Arts - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£20.8k
First year after graduation
£23k
Third year after graduation
£22.6k
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 Scenic Arts.
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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