Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Drama and Theatre Arts BA] From Goldsmiths, University of London

Why study BA Drama and Theatre Arts (Hons)Êat Goldsmiths, University of London?

• You'll study in a dynamic department that offers you a balanced mix of theoretical and practical work - both constantly inform each other
• We're located within easy travelling distance of central London, offering you access to the city's fantastic theatres and performance spaces
• Many of our staff are professional theatre-makers and committed researchers, and we have strong links with theatres, companies and professional organisations
• You'll benefit from our excellent on-campus facilities, including a 160-seat theatre, four performance studios, scenic workshops an open-access media suite and sound studio
• From the second year you'll be supported by an extra-curricular Personal and Professional Development programme that accelerates in the third year
• The degree provides training for working in the performing arts and creative industries; also the independent thinking and initiative, collaborative skills, and ability to conceive and develop ideas in an articulate and organised manner that will qualify you for a wide range of careers

• Our graduates have won prestigious awards as playwrights, directors, creators of new work, and cultural leaders in the UK and internationally

Skills

We offer you the opportunity to become an articulate, critical, independent and self-initiating member of the cultural community by developing a range of transferable skills, including the ability to:

• work practically as an individual and in groups
• analyse personal practice in relation to theoretical models
• research and present complex information
• present ideas and analysis in a variety of formats
• document and record ideas and information
• take responsibility for your own ideas and respond creatively to the ideas of others
• work to a deadline
• share work responsibly
• communicate and write clearly
• practise self-discipline

Careers

When you graduate you might, like many of our students, go on to work in the theatre or related media, in publishing, administration, programming, project management, development work, marketing and publicity, management or technical production.Ê