Drama, Applied Theatre and Education, BA

at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Year 1: Exploration of practical and theoretical perspectives
 

• Exploration of practical and theoretical perspectives: study practices, concepts and ideas relating to drama, applied theatre and performance.

• You’ll be involved in a full-scale production.

• Understand how drama works in a range of community and educational contexts.
   

Year 2: More advanced and independent projects
 

• Practical projects to extend your practice to an advanced level: studio based explorations, playwriting or digital performance projects

• Develop your intellectual skills by studying units based on cutting edge practice and theory from Central’s research community

• Design and deliver a collaborative outreach project, working as a group creatively in London or beyond, including overseas.
   

Year 3: Focus on professional development
 

• You will pursue your own specialist interests further as a creative professional. 

• Work in a professional organisation for a term, collaborate one-to-one with a tutor on an extended piece of writing, and pitch, devise, perform and evaluate a final student-led practical project.

• The degree concludes with a specialist lecture series delivered by artists, academics and researchers, who are pioneering in the field of applied theatre.

Our standard academic entry requirements range between 120 and 96 UCAS tariff points. You can see how many tariff points your qualifications would gain on the UCAS Tariff Calculator. International qualifications and others not covered within the UCAS tariff can also be accepted.
 

Please note that we may make lower offers (including unconditional) to exceptional candidates and those who have alternative or prior experience to offer. All candidates are invited to interview, which is a key factor in determining who is accepted on to the course.

English Language Requirements

Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to prove their English language proficiency by gaining an overall score of 7.0 in an IELTS test. We do accept equivalent English language qualifications. Applicants are advised to gain this certification as early as possible and more information can be found

The fees for Drama, Applied Theatre and Education, BA  may vary from £20,000 to £35,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Graduate employment and career pathways include:
 

• Director, Fabricate Theatre, Advocreate.
• Drama Worker, Immediate Theatre.
• Education and Drama Facilitator, Open Minds Theatre Company, Capita Education.
• Education Associate, York Theatre Royal.
• Project Support Officer, Greenwich Council.
• Workshop Leader, Exeter Northcott Theatre.
• Creative Arts Teacher, Kemnal College.
• Drama Educator, Bigfoot Theatre Company.
• Project Manager, Young People Programmes, Royal Shakespeare Company.
• Education Events Officer, Shakespeare’s Globe.
• Assistant Director, Royal Court Young Writers’ Programme.
• Youth and Outreach Worker, Playwright and Youth Worker, Almeida Theatre.
• Animateur, C&T Theatre Company, Harrow Arts Centre.
• Assistant Director, Oxford Playhouse.
• Creative Projects Facilitator, MakeBelieve Arts.
• Trainee Director, Salisbury Playhouse.
• Head of Theatre Studies, The Corwin- Russell School, Massachusetts, USA.
• Head of Education, Hall for Cornwall.
• Associate Director, Birmingham Rep.
• Broadcast Production Assistant, BBC Extend Scheme.
• Freelance Director, Ovalhouse, Tamasha Theatre Company.
• Creative Projects Manager, Sheffield Theatres.
• Executive Producer, dreamthinkspeak.
• Co-Artistic Director, Little Fish Theatre Company.
• Founder members of companies, Milk Presents, Full House.
• Recent further study, teacher training courses, master’s degrees in Performance Practices, Development Studies, and Drama and Movement Therapy. PhDs at Central and other universities.