Roehampton University
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Undergraduate study
Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
Overview
- The programme is designed to enable you to gain maximum benefit from the University’s proximity to the theatres, museums and arts archive resources in London.
- The University has five flexible studio spaces and extensive library and technical facilities.
- Staff on the programme were judged as conducting research that is "world-leading" and "internationally excellent" in the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise.
We actively encourage intellectual curiosity and creativity, which helps you to articulate your ideas in writing, speech and performance. You will critically analyse plays, performances and audiences; build confidence and presentation skills; and develop your understanding of specific performance activities.
News
Research Assessment Exercise 2008
100% of Roehampton University’s submitted work in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies was recognised either internationally or nationally, with 60% of that work regarded as being either "world-leading" or "internationally excellent". More information.
In detail
For a complete description of this programme's aims, learning outcomes and the programme outline, see the full programme details.
For a complete list of this programme's modules and a detailed description of each of them, see the full module details.
Entry requirements
- Offers are typically based in the range of 280–340 points from A-levels (arts, humanities or social science; pass in Drama if taken), vocational A-levels, or equivalent, including the 14–19 Diploma.
Our offers are not solely based on academic results: we also take your skills, achievements and life experience into consideration.
For further information refer to our general entrance requirements page, which includes a tariff table. If you need advice on entry requirements or applications, please contact our Enquiries Office on 020 8392 3232.
Year-by-year summary
First year
You will be introduced to performance studies, which will broaden your understanding of what theatre can be by addressing such events as the Notting Hill Carnival, speeches by world leaders, and the performance of social rituals. You will be making your own performances as well as reading a number of plays and investigating theatrical venues and critical approaches.
Second year
Optional modules include Community Drama, Performance and Live Art, Representing Women, Music and Performance, Writing in Performance, Modernism and the Avant Garde, and Approaches to Directing. You will also be involved in devising a full-length production.
Third year
You can choose from a wide range of modules such as Playwriting, Stages of Terror, or Drama of the 60s Counterculture. At this level the modules are informed by current staff research, which means that you will benefit from expertise at the cutting edge of the discipline.
Sample modules
- Performance in the Age of Hip Hop
- Advanced Theatre Practices
- Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance
- Staging Multicultural Britain
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Practical workshops
Assessment methods
- Written coursework
- Practical assignments
- Group performances
Facilities
On campus
The University Library has excellent resources for the study of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies.
We also have five flexible studio spaces and extensive library and technical facilities.
Off campus
Roehampton is close to the many world-class facilities in London, including:
- West End theatres
- National Theatre
- Globe Theatre.
Student perspectives
Quotes from current students
"Drama has given me a great opportunity to do a mix of practical and theory while adapting my playwriting."
Nikita Folly, third-year Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies/English Literature student from Farnborough, Hampshire
"The programme at Roehampton is intellectually challenging and it really makes you question how you perceive drama. I like the fact that so many avenues are opened up and you are made aware of new areas and conventions of drama."
Rick Woska, first-year Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies student from Lancashire
Career prospects
The programme equips students with a wide range of transferable skills:
- experience of working as part of a group
- complex problem solving
- time management
- information retrieval
- research
- presentation.
Recent graduates have gone on to careers in administration, marketing, teaching and therapeutic work.
Further study prospects
We offer postgraduate opportunities at MPhil/PhD level in a range of areas, and are developing a portfolio of MA degrees.
Subject area
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Research Centre
Staff
- Dr Josh Abrams, Senior Lecturer
- Lis Austin, Lecturer
- Dr Simon Bayly, Principal Lecturer
- Dr Ernst Fischer, Research Fellow
- Dr Sarah Gorman, Principal Lecturer
- Susanne Greenhalgh, Principal Lecturer
- Prof Adrian Heathfield, Professor of Performance and Visual Culture
- Prof Joe Kelleher, Professor of Theatre and Performance; Head of Subject: Drama, Theatre, Performance and Art
- Peter Majer, Senior Lecturer
- Emily Orley, Lecturer
- Dr Susan Painter, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Jennifer Parker-Starbuck, Senior Lecturer
- Maggie Pittard, Lecturer
- Dr P.A. Skantze, Reader
- Dr Ioana Szeman-Ureche, Senior Lecturer
- Sylvia Vickers, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Graham White, Reader
- Lee White, Senior Lecturer, Programme Convener
- Dr Fiona Wilkie, Senior Lecturer
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Entry tariff: 280–340 points
UCAS code: W440
Single or Combined Honours
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Duration (years):
3 (full-time), 4–7 (part-time)
Tuition fees (per year):
£3,290 (UK/EU)
£9,599 (international)
Contact: Enquiries Office
Tel: 020 8392 3232
Email: enquiries@roehampton.ac.uk
