BA (Hons) Performing Arts (With Foundation Year)

BA Performing Arts (With Foundation Year)

Working across traditional disciplines of drama, music, and dance, this exciting and innovative course responds to the creative industry demands of today by developing artists who will graduate as multi-skilled creative producers and practitioners. The foundation year at UEL is the first year of a four-year program that provides an introduction to study at University and your chosen subject. The Level 3 Foundation year in Performing Arts is designed to equip students with a range of performance and academic skills.

Modules

Foundation Year(If Required)

  • Performing Arts Skills 1 (Core)
  • Group Work 1 (Core)
  • Professional Outcomes (Core)
  • Performing Arts Skills 2 (Core)
  • Group Work 2 (Core)
  • Professional Life (Mental Wealth) (Core)

Year 1

  • Performing Arts Technique 1: Establish (Core)
  • Collaboration 1 (Core)
  • Public Project 1 (Core)
  • Performing Arts Technique 2: Extend (Core)
  • Collaboration 2 (Core)
  • Professional Life 1 (Mental Wealth) (Core)

Year 2

  • Performing Arts Craft 1: Establish (Core)
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration 1 (Core)
  • Public Project 2 (Core)
  • Performing Arts Craft 2: Extend (Core)
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration 2 (Core)
  • Professional Life 2 (Mental Wealth) (Core)

Year 3

  • Performing Arts Advanced Practice and Innovation (Core)
  • Final Project: Research and Development (Core)
  • Public Project 3 (Core)
  • Performing Arts Advanced Practice and Enterprise (Core)
  • Final Project: Engagement and Impact (Core)
  • Professional Life 3 (Mental Wealth) (Core)

Employability

Graduates who have studied drama and theatre at UEL have landed jobs in a wide variety of areas.  We anticipate that with the skills you will gain from the course you will be able to work as:

• Integrated Arts Practitioner – music, dance, theatre
• Creative Producer / Director (across Media, Film, Multimedia, Games, Music, Theatre, Applied Theatre)
• Academic Creative Arts Research / Practice (e.g. MA Performance Practices at UEL)
• Creative Project Management
• Creative Arts Production and Technical Crew