Overview
What is theatre? Why did it develop? What role does it play in society? To have a successful career in the theatre, you need to understand its historical context, techniques and craft. On this Drama (Hons) degree from Queen Margaret University you will learn the collaborative skills and process involved in creating and staging plays, and will experiment with key contemporary performance practices.
What you'll learn
You will explore all aspects of theatre front and back stage, including the audience. Who are they? (they may not be like you!) What do they want from a performance? How can you reach your audience? We challenge conventional assumptions of what the performing arts can be and who they are for, from both a practitioner and audience perspective.
You will engage with a vibrant diversity of practical and theoretical approaches that balance practice, history, research, critical thinking and employability skills. Whether you intend to be a theatre maker, scholar or teacher, the course will guide you in the development of your creative and critical prowess while providing very distinct routes into the professional world.
Creative entrepreneurship and employability is something we are passionate about and it is embedded throughout our course. Many of our students have formed their own theatre companies and are supported by QMU as they set up their businesses, including the chance to be located in our graduate start-up space called the BIZ. The world’s largest arts festival happens right here in Edinburgh and many students successfully perform, produce or get involved in the Festival Fringe.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Play and Performance
- The Origins of Theatre
- Analysing Texts and Performance
- Performance Practices
- Theatre of Ideas and the Stage (From Romanticism to Theatre of Absurd)
- Making Theatre
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Visual Arts Art History Theatre & Dance View 344 other Bachelors in Art History in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Scottish Higher: Standard: AABB, Minimum: BBB
- A Level: BBB
- Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H3 H3 H3 H3
- International Baccalaureate: 30 points
- International: IELTS of 6.0 with no element lower than 5.5
- Required subjects: English and/or Drama at Higher/ A Level preferred. English required and Maths preferred at Nat 5/GCSE.
Tuition Fee
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International
7000 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7000 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
1820 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1820 GBP per year during 36 months.
RUK+: £9,250/year
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.