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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Design for Performance
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Design for Performance course at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
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Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
| Wales | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
| Republic of Ireland | £9,535 per year (provisional) |
| EU | £28,400 per year |
| International | £28,400 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: W460
Here's what Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama says about its Design for Performance course.
RWCMD is a world leader in the training of designers for performance. The Design department offers immersive, hands-on practical training for students wanting to work across the theatre, event, film and television industries.
RWCMD’s courses offer intensive training across set design and construction, costume design and construction, prop making, model making, computer aided design, and puppetry.
Students find themselves not only at the centre of the College’s diverse creative community, but engaged in a wider international exchange through the Design department’s networks.
The Design department enjoys close relationships within a thriving Creative Industries sector in Wales and beyond, hosting regular visits and talks by leading international practitioners, and placement opportunities with renowned venues, TV and film production companies. Recent students have undertaken placements at venues such as the Royal Opera House, the National Theatre, Theatr Clwyd, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and Sherman Theatre, and with companies such as Bay Productions, Bad Wolf / 4 Wood, and Cardiff Theatrical Services.
For more information on this three-year undergraduate degree please see our website: http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/design
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
Drama
Location
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama | Cardiff
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Stage design
Start date
September 22, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
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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 Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama students who took the Design for Performance course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
98%
high
Teaching on my course
98%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
97%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
97%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
97%
high
Learning opportunities
95%
high
Learning opportunities
95%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
93%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
97%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
97%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
93%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
95%
high
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
96%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
83%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
75%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
76%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
75%
med
Academic support
99%
high
Academic support
99%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
99%
high
Organisation and management
82%
high
Organisation and management
82%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
85%
high
How well organised is your course?
80%
high
Learning resources
94%
high
Learning resources
94%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
96%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
93%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
95%
high
Student voice
84%
high
Student voice
84%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
76%
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%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
91%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.
96%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
88%
high
Student information
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Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
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Earnings after graduation
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