B.A. Music Film and Drama

at University College Dublin

First Year
 

• Composition, Performance, and Reception

• Intro to Physical Theatre

• Musicianship

• The Theatrical Event

• Introduction to Film & Media (including case studies in digital innovation, film, television and other media forms)

• Music, Culture and Society

• Theatre Context and Conventions

• Film Sound

• Performance Electives.

Second Year
 

• Producing Music, Film and Drama

• Popular Music and Culture

• Staging Performance

• European Cinema

• Documentary and Ethnography

• Music History Since 1750

• History of TV

• Irish Theatre

• Action Adventure Cinema

• Musics of the World

• Performance Electives

• UCD Special Collections: Archival Research Methods.

Third Year

You will choose from a range of options that will enable you to broaden your horizons and enrich your academic experience:
 

• Apply for a competitive internship in an area that interests you and/or relates to your area of study.

• Study abroad for a trimester/year to develop your language skills and immerse yourself in a new culture.

• Deepen your knowledge by studying a dedicated range of Music, Film and Drama modules, including: The Symphony & European Culture, Contemporary Alternative Cinema, Staging Texts, Educational Drama & Augusto Boal, Topics in Ethnomusicology, Contemporary Theatre in Performance, Performance Electives.

Fourth Year
 

• Dissertation

• The Oedipus Myth

• Modernism and Avant-Garde

• Screen Comedy

• Music and Film

• Revolutions in 20th Century World Theatre

• Animation

• The Orchestra

• Beckett in Performance

• Melodrama in Film and Theatre

• Performance Electives.

General Requirements

Standard XII

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Council for the Indian School Certificate (CISCE)

Intermediate Exam (some state boards)

Higher/Senior School Certificate/Examination (most state boards)

Average is calculated on best 5 recognised subjects

English Language Requirements

CBSE/AISSCE/CUSCE/ISC - English Language 80% OR IELTS/TOEFL or equivalent

IELTS

An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version.

TOEFL

A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section.

Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 20,500

The 4-year pathway prepares graduates to pursue careers in Theatre, Music Industry, Journalism,
Media, Arts Administration, Education, Academia, Performance.

In addition to MLitt and PhD programmes in Music, Drama and Film, UCD offers the following taught graduate degrees:
 

• MMus (Musicology or Ethnomusicology)

• MA in Film Studies

• MA in Drama and Performance Studies