Drama with a Placement Year (Hons) University of East Anglia

Overview

Drama with a Placement Year (Hons) at University of East Anglia offers a dynamic combination of practical, historical, and critical study, with an emphasis on practical skills and exploration. As a UEA Drama graduate, you’ll leave with a rich skill set that demonstrates your adaptability, resilience and versatility. These are qualities that open doors to a wide range of career paths. You’ll learn from experienced artists and researchers who’ll support you in developing both your critical thinking and creative practice, whether your passion lies in acting, directing, design, technical theatre, writing or theatre-making. On BA Drama with a Placement Year, you’ll normally spend 9-12 months of your third year in an industry placement, gaining invaluable work experience and employability skills. 

You can follow specialist pathways in acting, theatre-making, or technical theatre, or explore a mixture of them all. You’ll study a range of theatre from around the world, engaging with major theoretical approaches, with actor and director training, and with techniques for creating your own work. You’ll learn about cutting-edge theatre companies and innovative writers. Through all this, you’ll become an engaged, reflective, and creative thinker and theatre-maker. 

Placement Year

This version of the degree gives you the opportunity and support to greatly enhance your employability by undertaking a 9-12 month placement in the third year of your degree. You'll be expected to source your own work placement with the support of UEA's CareerCentral Service and your school.  

Career Pathways

Examples of careers you could enter include:  

• Theatre and film  
• Journalism  
• Media  
• Teaching  
• Finance  
• Publishing