Ba (Hons) Drama and Creative Writing

Do you want to develop your practical skills as a theatre maker and writer, whilst exploring theatre and writing in their critical and industry contexts Then studying at the University of Birmingham on our undergraduate BA Drama and Creative Writing degree is for you.

With the guidance of our award-winning, industry-expert staff, delve into a wide range of genres of theatre and creative writing, including:

Immersive and participatory performance
Approaches to acting
Victorian drama
Medicine and performance
Nonfiction writing
Playwriting
Poetry
Prose
Writing for the media
and hone your theatre making skills in our state-of-the-art theatre.

Make use of our wide-ranging work-based placements and employability focused modules and graduate with a detailed awareness of and sought-after experience with the creative industries, including:

Editing
Events management
Film and TV
Journalism
Marketing
Media
Publishing
Theatre
Writing

Number of A levels required:
3
Typical offer:
AAB
General Studies:
Not accepted
IB Diploma:
6,6,5 in Higher level subjects plus 32 points overall, including one Higher Level subject from our list of preferred subjects: English Language, English Literature English Language and Literature, Modern Language, History, Law, Religious Studies, Media Studies, Film Studies, Theatre Studies.

BTEC qualifications:

BTEC subjects accepted:

Performing Arts
Performing Arts (Acting)
Performing Arts: Dance
Performing Arts: Musical Theatre
BTEC qualifications:

BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned above.
BTEC Diploma: DD, plus a B at A level in the required subject/s mentioned above.
BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A level, including the required subject/s mentioned above.

TOEFL 88 overall with no less than 21 in Reading, 20 in Listening, 22 in Speaking and 21 in Writing. IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any band.