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Theatre Arts and Entrepreneurship at University of Derby - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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University of Derby has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

23Nov
University of Derby Open Day
Undergraduate
11Jan
University of Derby Open Day
Undergraduate

Course summary

**BA (Hons) Theatre Arts and Entrepreneurship Focus on developing your creativity and theatre making skills whilst building a solid basis in entrepreneurship, allowing you to launch your own business or bring innovation to an existing one.** Why choose this course? Focus on developing your creativity and theatre making skills whilst building a solid basis in entrepreneurship, allowing you to launch your own business or bring innovation to an existing one. You’ll combine theatre practice with theoretical research and analysis, exploring key themes such as workshop preparations, rehearsal strategies, directing and stagecraft. Entrepreneurship is an essentially practical subject and the course places great emphasis on real world learning. We’ll use our academic expertise to make the links between theoretical business and enterprise, entrepreneurship frameworks and the practicalities of the real business world. How you will learn The Theatre Arts programme involves a combination of practice-led, studio-based exercises and lecture or seminar activity. You’ll learn about the wide variety of professional roles within theatre and have the opportunity to explore these through work placements at Derby Theatre. You can explore your skills as a theatre maker or develop skills in Applied Theatre and working in educational settings. The work will be underpinned by research, academic criticism and the professional production programme of Derby Theatre. You’ll carry out written and practical coursework that will be reviewed by our academics

  • Our Entrepreneurship programme incorporates a number of learning and teaching methods, such as:
  • formal lectures which will at times include expert speakers
  • Seminars which can be tutor-led or student-led and can include discussions, critical analysis of reading, presentations, group work, debates and general problem solving, interaction with real businesses, case study analysis, computer lab work, practical analysis and formative assessment
  • tutorials which are one-to-one sessions with a tutor to discuss the development of assignments
  • work experience projects
  • self-directed study.
Opportunities and experiences The majority of your Theatre Arts modules will be based in Derby Theatre where you can enjoy the benefit of working and studying in a professional theatre environment. You’ll share the Derby Theatre building with professional artists which offers exciting opportunities for work-based learning placements. You can also catch them performing in both the studio and on the main stage. We also have a successful history of working with outside organisations and artists, both from the Derby area and further afield, including many international collaborations. Careers and employability You’ll have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience before you graduate to boost your employability. Our Theatre courses offer great opportunities to network with industry professionals, and you could undertake a placement within the Theatre in the Artistic, Programming, Business Management, Marketing, Education, Technical, Producing, Front of House, Finance, or Creative Learning departments. Alternatively choose to take an Entrepreneurship- based placement year between your second and third year to put your skills into practice in a real business environment.

How to apply

31Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W44T
Institution code:
D39
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £14900 Year 1
England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1
International £14900 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

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Theatre Arts and Entrepreneurship at University of Derby - UCAS