Overview

The Theatre and Performance Design degree offered at Aberystwyth University looks beyond the established boundaries of set, costume, lighting and sound design to take a total view of performance space as an expressive artistic field in its own right. This is not a degree in ‘how to do it’, but an inquiry into how it might be done.

Through a combination of practical and theoretical explorations, you will critically examine and engage with a wide range of contemporary practices from playhouse theatre to site-specific performance and from environmental theatre to performance installation. As the course progresses, the focus of study sharpens steadily upon your own practice as an independent artist, applying your acquired knowledge and skills to the making of work that is fresh, radical and expressive for you, within or beyond the context of theatre and performance.

Careers

Many of our students have been successful in obtaining employment in these fields:

set, costume and lighting design
production design and art direction
stage management
teaching and education
arts administration
marketing
management and project co-ordination
marketing and public relations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Scenographic Composition
Theatre Technologies
Directors' Theatre: Staging Modern Drama
New Media Performance
Theatre and Contemporary Society
Musical Theatre Dramaturgies
Performance and Architecture
Place, Space and Landscape
Playwriting
Theatre, Gender and Sexuality

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

93

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

93

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS Tariff 120 - 96
A Levels BBB-CCC
GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh
BTEC National Diploma: DDM-MMM
International Baccalaureate: 30-26
European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19190 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

Aberystwyth

United Kingdom

700 - 1300 GBP / month

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

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Credits

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