BA (Hons) in Theatre and English with Placement

Storytelling is part of every culture and reveals much about a person’s lived experience, values and aspirations within a given time, whether presented as drama or prose on a page. In the Theatre and English BA you will discover the richness of theatre making and literature side by side, developing as a creative along the way. In doing so, the Theatre and English BA will help you become a critical and creative communicator equipped for a variety of creative roles. On the Theatre side of your course, you will learn specialist skills in a range of practices such as acting, applied practice, devisingtheatre making, digital theatre, musical theatre, physical theatre and writing for performance. You’ll learn theatre in Brunel’s purpose-built Antonin Artaud Performance Centre (AA), which has a main theatre, two studio spaces, rehearsal rooms and recording studios. You’ll learn theatre in Brunel’s purpose-built Antonin Artaud Performance Centre (AA), which is rather like being in drama school with its main theatre, two studio spaces, rehearsal rooms and recording studios.

Careers and your future
Potential graduate destinations include: creative positions within the theatre industry, management and administrative positions within the creative industries as a whole
community-based careers in applied drama practice, educational work either in schools or in the growing number of education departments attached to theatres.
postgraduate study in English, Theatre and Arts Management.
Past students have gone on to work as theatre producers, actors, directors, performers, playwrights, stand-up comedians, casting agents, event managers, and animateurs.

Others have gone on to work as arts administrators, community theatre officers for local councils, drama and English teachers, researchers, public relations, drama therapists and academics.

GCE A-level AAB-BBC. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma DMM in any subject. BTEC Level 3 Diploma DM in any subject, with an A-level at grade C. BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma M in any subject, with A-levels grade BB. International Baccalaureate Diploma 29 points. Obtain a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 and grade B in A level English subject. T levels : Merit overall A minimum of five GCSEs are required, including GCSE Mathematics grade C or grade 4 and GCSE English Language grade C or grade 4 or GCSE English Literature grade B or grade 5. IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas) TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)