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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Drama (Joint Honours) (with a placement)

De Montfort University

UK,England

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48 Months

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CAD 13,750/year

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CAD 0 FREE

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UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1992

Total Students: 29,000 +

Int. Students: 2,700 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

Gateway House, Leicester LE1 9BH, United Kingdom

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Drama (Joint Honours) (with a placement)

Program Overview

Engage creatively and critically with drama, theatre, acting, and performance, alongside a related subject. Adopt contemporary methods, develop collaborative skills, and be supported to find your own artistic vision.

This dynamic course is informed by contemporary methods of performance making, current scholarly thinking, and historical theatrical traditions. You will learn from researchers and guest practitioners, and engage critically and creatively with varied modules which will help you to put the performance into context. We will support you to develop your own artistic vision based on your personal interests and aspirations, to grow in confidence showcasing your work.

You will explore techniques that underpin acting and performing for the stage, gain a broad understanding of the history of theatre and performance from Ancient Greece to contemporary performance art, and investigate theatre as a vehicle for social change in politics and education.

Gain real-world experience through placements and internships, get involved in professional performances, and broaden your horizons with theatre trips at home and abroad – all of which will prepare you for a range of careers in the arts industry.

Key features

DMU is recognized as a Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, with our sophisticated facilities ?providing specialist studios and rehearsal spaces designed specifically for drama and performance learning activities.
Our lively curriculum ?gives you the opportunity to engage critically with research and the practices of drama, theatre and performance, helping you to develop your own artistic vision.
Enhance your learning, broaden your outlook and open up career opportunities by combining Drama with a related subject.
Benefit from our long-standing partnership with Leicester’s iconic Curve ?theatre. Opportunities include internships, work placements and the chance to work on or perform in an annual production, ?which have included ?Lorca’s Blood Wedding and Lucy Prebble’s Enron.
Extensive performance opportunities including ?Exit Souls: The Drama Festival showcases students’ diverse work to a public audience each year.
Expand your horizons with international experiences ?through ?DMU Global. Our students have attended the Drama Theatre Festival in Liège, Belgium at the world-renowned International University Theatre Reunion.
Our graduates have gone on to work in theatre companies, community arts organizations and have forged careers in media and technical theatre production.

Detailed Program Facts

Program Level

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Application Processing Days

30 Days

Program Intensity

Full-Time

Duration of Program

48 Months

Program Intakes

Intake Month/Year		Intake Status

Application Fee

Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

CAD 13,750 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in De Montfort University

CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

IELTS
- Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than

Minimum Level of Education Required; To be accepted by this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

Minimum CGPA Required: 65.00 %

Additional Information

Careers

Our Drama graduates gain strong skills in critical analysis, reflection and research, and acquire excellent oral and written communication skills. We will teach you to effectively collaborate, devise, organise and self-manage projects, and deal confidently with public performance.
Previous graduates have developed careers in media and technical theatre production, worked in theatres and community arts organisations, developed personal professional practice, set up their own theatre companies, and teach in primary, secondary and further education. Others choose to pursue postgraduate study, such as our Performance Practices MA. Recent destinations for Drama graduates include actor for the National Theatre, Associate Director at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre and Drama coach at Berzerk Productions.
Drama graduate Clive Keene has been travelling the world starring in the National Theatre’s acclaimed play War Horse. Clive said, “It was one of the best decisions in my life coming to DMU. The Drama course opened up so many new opportunities that I may not have got anywhere else and gave me an insight into alternative practices within the industry which I feel informed me as an actor.”

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Work Permit

PGWP

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK.
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea.
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business.
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK.
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship.
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.