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The BA (Hons) Performance course at UWS supports you to become a creative maker, critical thinker and work-ready performer.
BA (Hons)
Four years full-time or typically six to eight years part-time
September, January, May
The BA (Hons) Performance course helps you develop as a creative maker, critical thinker and work-ready practitioner. You will explore performance through practice, history, theory, research and industry-focused learning.
The course supports you to develop practical performance skills while thinking critically about culture, society, creative practice and the professional context of performance. You will work across practice-based modules, performance contexts, research activity and creative projects.
As you progress, you will develop a portfolio of creative outputs and build confidence in collaboration, independent practice, freelance working and performance research.
This course is for emerging performers, performance makers and students interested in developing practical, creative and critical skills. It is suitable if you are interested in performance, theatre, creative practice, interdisciplinary work, performance research, cultural production or freelance creative careers.
Graduates can use this degree as a route into performance, creative production, freelance practice, arts organisations, community arts, cultural projects, education-related routes, creative media or postgraduate study. You will graduate with practical experience, a portfolio of work and an understanding of professional performance contexts.
Develop performance through practical, collaborative and research-informed modules.
Explore your own performance interests through projects, festivals and creative research.
Build skills in promotion, networks, critical thinking and professional practice.
Full-time students typically attend nine hours of on-campus sessions per week, with sessions normally running for 12 weeks in each taught term. Part-time students attend daytime classes with full-time students, with weekly hours agreed through an individual study plan.
The course is designed to develop critical thinkers, creative makers and work-ready performers. Students build practical, academic, personal and professional skills through performance projects, research, collaboration and reflection.
We welcome Scottish, UK and international students and consider all applicants on an individual basis.
Please visit our Undergraduate entry requirements page for information on our different entry requirements, including country-specific details for EU and non-EU qualifications.
| Scottish Highers | BBBC including English at grade B or above, or a relevant alternative. |
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| A Levels | CCC including English or a relevant alternative. |
| Advanced Highers | BBC plus Higher English. |
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| A Levels | BBC. |
| HNC | HNC in Performance, Musical Theatre, Dance, Music or a relevant discipline, plus Higher English at grade B or above, or relevant alternative. |
| HND | HND in Performance, Musical Theatre, Dance, Music or a relevant discipline, plus Higher English at grade B or above, or relevant alternative. |
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Applicants who do not meet the standard criteria may be considered through relevant experience under the University’s Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning provisions. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University English language requirements.
Explore the career opportunities this course can lead to. The skills and knowledge you gain can prepare you for a wide range of roles across your chosen industry and support your long-term professional development.
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