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Drama and Theatre Arts with Design and Technical Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London - UCAS

Course summary

Why study BA Drama and Theatre Arts with Design and Technical Practice at Goldsmiths This programme is for theatre artists who want to design and deliver innovative work through technical practice, creative vision and technological confidence.

  • Goldsmiths is famous for producing theatre practitioners who have agency and critical capacity. Our design and technician staff team are artists, innovators and researchers in their own right.
  • Studying with us makes you ready for work in the existing theatre and screen industries, but we also equip you to create, innovate, and initiate change, in your own right as technicians and artists.
  • You'll take classes in ensemble performance, scenography, theatre-making, plus small-group coaching with a technical specialist in lighting, sound design, set, scenography and objects, stage management and costume design and production.
  • Your learning experience will benefit from a more recent appreciation and diversification of what design and technical practice can do for theatre and creative industry events more generally.
  • Our training assists you to achieve excellence in a nurturing and respectful environment.

Modules

Year 1 In your first year, you'll study to following compulsory modules: Ideas in Practice Introduction to Dramaturgy Practitioner in Context I: Technical Skills Scenography Theatre Making 1 The Ensemble Creative-Critical Project Year 2 In your second year, you'll take the following compulsory modules: Questions of Performance Technical Theatre and Design Case Study Theatre Making 2 Practitioner in Context II: Departmental Placement You will also choose one of the following modules: Global Theatre Histories or The Goldsmiths Elective or Modernisms and Postmodernity A Year 3 In your final year, you'll take the following compulsory modules: Theatre Making 3: Laboratory Theatre Making 3: Projects Practitioner in Context III: Industry Preparation and Placement Independent Research Project Research Methodologies

  • Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.

Assessment method

You will be assessed by a range of methods. These may include coursework assignments such as essays, portfolios, research statements and exams, as well as practical assignments such as practice-based presentations and oral presentations.


How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
W445
Institution code:
G56
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-drama-and-theatre-arts-with-design-and-technical-practice/


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6With a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
96%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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 .

Additional fee information

To find out more about fees and funding, please check our undergraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/fees-funding/
Drama and Theatre Arts with Design and Technical Practice at Goldsmiths, University of London - UCAS