10 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

BA (Hons) Performance Design, rooted in theatre and live performance, offers an engaging exploration of expanded design fields, including performance space and architecture, costume, lighting, sound and video design, immersive installations, spatial narratives, and visual dramaturgy.

Costume Production looks at the technical elements of costume realisation; taught through practical projects and hands-on experience in Centrals public production programmes, you will develop highly advanced technical skills to prepare you for the costume industry; this ranges from pattern cutting, garment construction and costume supervision and management for live & screen performances.

The BA (Hons) Acting at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is a comprehensive classical and contemporary actor training and prepares actors who aim to become world-leading artists in theatre, film and television.

BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre) degree course at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama provides you with the skills to work in classical and contemporary theatre, musicals, feature film, television and radio.

The BA (Hons) Performance and Contemporary Arts is for aspiring artists and performance creators who want to shape the future of theatre, performance, and the arts for the better. You’ll explore different ways to make performances that centre social justice and original ideas, and challenge traditional methods. 

BA Drama and Applied Theatre is a pioneering degree designed to train people who are passionate about the arts as a springboard for social change. This three-year degree programme inspires the next generation of critical practitioners, performance makers and educators wishing to be at the forefront of change that benefits individuals and communities.

The BA Production Arts programme prepares you for a career in set construction, scenic painting and prop making. Graduates will be ready to work professionally across the creative industries including theatre, film, TV, live events, and visual merchandising, and can pursue roles as designers, engineers, artists and workshop managers.

You will learn practical and critical-thinking skills in preparation for a career in theatre and live event production. The programme is ideal if you identify as an aspiring stage or technical manager, lighting or sound specialist, or all-round production technician.

This unique and innovative actor training programme develops your professional skills to work across theatre, TV, film, and audio and a devising practice that will see you become an accomplished maker of your own performance work.

This programme will train people in writing, performance and the relationship between the two, enabling emerging writers to excel in their chosen fields. Whether it’s crafting your writing for plays, games, or podcasts, you will explore different narrative forms and build imaginative worlds. You’ll receive essential training in dramatic traditions and storytelling principles.