BADrama and Literature

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	QW24

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00098&subgroup=1

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Text Into Action
Literature: Origins and Transformations
Introduction to Theatre
Understanding Employability: Preparing for Your Future
Contemporary Texts and Contexts (optional)

Year 2

Models of Morality
Models of Misrule (optional)
Approaches to Text (optional)
Creative Media (optional)

Final year

Writing for the Theatre (optional)
Creative Performance (optional)
Dreaming and Writing (optional)
Hollywood Directors (optional)
Independent Literature Project (optional)

Career opportunities

Our graduates go on to become highly-regarded professionals in the cultural industries. Many now teach, while other progress to further research in drama and related subjects. Several graduates have become stage managers at venues across the UK, while others find work in varied areas including journalism, press relations, television production, magazine editing, copywriting, industry, commerce and law.

Recent graduates have been employed as:

A freelance theatre practitioner
A writer
A digital journalist and sub-editor
A business development officer
A journalist