Performing Arts
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Working across traditional disciplines of drama, music and dance, this exciting and innovative course responds to the creative industry demands of today by developing artists who will graduate as multi-skilled creative producers and practitioners.
Modules
Year 1: Sound
The Body
Narrative
Creative Project Production 1
You will establish core practical skills and understanding in performing arts practices, including drama, music and sound, dance and movement, performance writing, and technical production. You will develop work individually and in ensembles, culminating in a large-scale performance piece at the end of the year. You will develop research skills and evaluate your work and its context
Year 2:Energy and Momentum
Movement and Gesture
Image and Representation
Creative Project Production 2
The skills and understanding established in your first year will be developed within an interdisciplinary module framework. Modules represent different interdisciplinary themes. You will collaborate to produce large-scale public performance pieces in a creative production module.
Year 3:Time and Space
Light
Text
Creative Research Project
Year 3 will challenge and enrich your practice and research. You will build further skills and understanding with an emphasis on developing an independent voice. You will also work collaboratively in a large-scale creative research project, which will enable you to confidently establish your own creative practice in the context of peer-reviewed researc
Assessment methods
We assess approximately 50 per cent of the course through practical rehearsals, presentations and performances. We assess the remainder through essays and workbooks/study journals, reflecting on a critical understanding of drama and theatre and its application to performance. Second and third-year module grades contribute towards your final degree award classification.
The final year of the course contains a compulsory written dissertation and a placement in a theatre or arts institution. Project work forms an important part of the course. Many of the modules are practical in nature and the teaching takes the form of lecture, seminar and practical, studio-based workshops. You’re also expected to engage in a wide range of research-based personal assignments.
Tuition fees
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The Uni
Stratford Campus
School of Arts and Creative Industries (ACI)
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