Programme Specifications
Drama and Theatre / International Relations
Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
Some modules do provide work-based learning, for example, GQ30120 Gwleidyddieth ar Waith. We also encourage students to participate in the Year in Employment Scheme, the Go Wales scheme and alert students to a wide range of a range of internship opportunities.
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Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
Dance, Drama and Performance Studies
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
The relevant QAA benchmark statement for Politics and International Relations can be found here: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/Subject-benchmark-statement-Polictics-and-international-relations.aspx
The relevant QAA ‘Framework for Higher Education Qualifications” can be found here: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/The-framework-for-higher-education-qualifications-in-England-Wales-and-Northern-Ireland.aspx
The relevant QAA benchmark statement for Politics and International Relations can be found here: https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/subject-benchmark-statement-politics-and-international-relations
Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
September 2023
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
January 2016
September 2023
Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
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• To empower students to become articulate practitioners and creative thinkers; self-reflexive and analytical; able to communicate and account for their aesthetic interests and choices; curious about research and the exploration of theory; eager to participate in intellectual debate.
• To provide students with key forms of theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for an understanding of drama, theatre and performance as related sites of study, thought and creative practice.
• To encourage the academic examination of a broad range of forms and genres of drama, theatre and performance, looking through and beyond historic paradigms to explore and understand the development of contemporary practices.
• To develop methodologies for critically analysing a wide range of dramatic, theatrical and performative texts and practices, both historic and contemporary, contextualising a knowledge of these within relevant historical, aesthetic and socio-political conditions.
• To examine ways in which drama, theatre and performance are constructed, disseminated and received.
• To develop and employ distinctive pedagogical approaches - both practical (practice as research) and theoretical (analytic, historical, critical, contextual) - which utilise the particular cultural and geographical resources of Aberystwyth - its landscape, language and history - and which value its characteristic physical, social and cultural ecology; to utilise the particular material assets of Aberystwyth as a creative stimulus.
• To draw upon traditions of experimental theatre-making, particularly devised performance and site-specific work, which have been developed in Wales.
• To provide students with the opportunities and conditions for experiential and reflective learning, encouraging practical initiatives in conceiving theatre and performance and the acquisition of embodied knowledge.
• To enhance the development of personal intellectual skills (of research and analysis) necessary for independent and collaborative research in both academic and creative contexts.
• To enhance the development of interpersonal and teamwork skills for independent and collaborative research in both academic and creative contexts, to deadlines and under pressure, with flexibility, imagination, self-motivation and organization.
• To enhance the development of communication skills, enabling students to express themselves coherently, imaginatively and persuasively in writing, performance and interactive media
• To provide students with a sufficient range of intellectual, creative, practical and transferable skills and experiences, to make informed career choices.
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
Joint programmes allow students to develop an in-depth knowledge of both International Politics and another subject, taking half of their modules in each discipline/Department. With regards to the International Politics component, students gain a firm grounding in the core principles and concepts of International Politics, as well as exploring key sub-fields of their choice within a spectrum of modules on global politics. All modules in the Department of International Politics are taught by research-active staff who thrive on the opportunity to engage students with their work (published, and in progress). The programme aims to produce students with the necessary skills to analyse and reflect on the subject matter of the degree scheme as well as acquire a broad range of transferable skill. The department is keenly aware of the inter-relationships that exist between academic subjects and the value society places upon students who have been able to master the requirements of two academic subjects. These programmes allow students to combine subjects in innovative and effective ways ensuring throughout that they receive a disciplined academic training that broadens their intellectual horizon. These programmes enable students to enter a variety of rewarding careers.
Joint programmes allow students to develop an in-depth knowledge of both International Relations and another subject, taking half of their modules in each discipline/Department. With regards to the International Relations component, students gain a firm grounding in the core principles and concepts of International Relations, as well as exploring key sub-fields of their choice within a spectrum of modules on global politics. All modules in the Department of International Politics are taught by research-active staff who thrive on the opportunity to engage students with their work (published, and in progress). The programme aims to produce students with the necessary skills to analyse and reflect on the subject matter of the degree scheme as well as acquire a broad range of transferable skill. The department is keenly aware of the inter-relationships that exist between academic subjects and the value society places upon students who have been able to master the requirements of two academic subjects. These programmes allow students to combine subjects in innovative and effective ways ensuring throughout that they receive a disciplined academic training that broadens their intellectual horizon. These programmes enable students to enter a variety of rewarding careers.Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
The learning outcomes of this programme are designed to meet the expectations of the Benchmarking Statement for Politics and International Relations. The structure and the delivery of the degree scheme recognizes the need to achieve an appropriate balance between the acquisition of subject specific knowledge, and the development of discipline specific and generic skills. Integrating these two components is a central feature of the learning outcomes. The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge, understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
The learning outcomes of this programme are designed to meet the expectations of the Benchmarking Statement for Politics and International Relations. The structure and the delivery of the degree scheme recognizes the need to achieve an appropriate balance between the acquisition of subject specific knowledge, and the development of discipline specific and generic skills. Integrating these two components is a central feature of the learning outcomes. The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge, understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
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A1 Drama, theatre and performance as related key concepts and sites of study, thought and creative practice.
A2 A range of dramatic, theatrical and performative texts, practices and genres from various historical, cultural and aesthetic contexts and genealogies.
A3 A range of key theatre and performance practitioners and practices, including theorists, writers, directors, designers, actors and critics and text-based, body and movement-based, image-based and site-based practices from a variety of performative, aesthetic and cultural traditions.
A4 The processes, methodologies and strategies by which drama, theatre and performance are created and realised.
A5 The ramifications of social, cultural, political and historical context upon the nature, form, function, circulation and reception of drama, theatre and performance
A6 Debates about the social, political and aesthetic function of drama, theatre and performance
A7 The impact of past traditions and paradigms on contemporary theatre and performance practice.
A8 Key contemporary trends in drama, theatre and performance practice.
A9 Critical perspectives on drama, theatre and performance and the interplay between practice and theory.
A10 The ramifications of cultural and geographic context upon dramaturgy and techniques of exposition.
A11 Personal responsibility for working within defined parameters, structures and resources to achieve creative outcomes; the importance of health and safety in the working environment
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
A knowledge and understanding of:
1. The evolution of the international system from Westphalia to the present day
2. Key debates in the history of International Relations as a discipline
3. The core theories and concepts in the field
4. The main structures and processes in world politics, including knowledge of regional dynamics, regimes and institutions
5. The key actors in international relations
6. The key dynamics, processes and problems facing contemporary Global Politics.
7. How these approaches help us to explain and understand events in the world
Teaching/learning and assessment methods:
Acquisition of 1-7 is through lectures, seminars, assessed coursework, exams and independent research. Students also learn through participation in discipline-specific student societies and public lectures as well as through other public resources such as newsprint media, TV, radio and the internet. Throughout, students are encouraged to undertake independent reading to supplement, consolidate and broaden individual knowledge and understanding of the subject. Knowledge and understanding (1-7) is tested through a combination of unseen and pre-seen written examinations (1-7), essays (1-7), dissertation (1-7, depending upon topic) and may, depending on option choices, include seminar presentations, reports, literature searches, book or film reviews, e-portfolios, learning logs or blogs. Students also learn through self-reflection when completing their entries to the Careers Development Programme.
A knowledge and understanding of:
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1. The evolution of the international system from Westphalia to the present day
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2. Key debates in the history of International Relations as a discipline
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3. The core theories and concepts in the field
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4. The main structures and processes in world politics, including knowledge of regional dynamics, regimes and institutions
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5. The key actors in international relations
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6. The key dynamics, processes and problems facing contemporary Global Politics.
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7. How these approaches help us to explain and understand events in the world
Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
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10.2.1 Intellectual skills
By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to demonstrate:B1 The ability to identify, describe, interpret and discuss critically a range of theatre and performance events and practices from various historical and artistic contexts and genealogies at an appropriate level both on paper and through oral means.
B2 The ability to understand the interplay between theory and practice in the academic study of drama, theatre and performance, its practices and practitioners.
B3 The ability to analyse, interpret and evaluate the structure and staging of theatre and performance as aesthetic events within a variety of stylistic conventions and genres and from a range of critical and theoretical perspectives.
B4 The ability to read and interpret performance texts from a range of critical perspectives.
B5 The ability to demonstrate an intelligent awareness of the repercussions of social and cultural context upon the form and function of drama, theatre and performance.
B6 The ability to work effectively in group settings to develop, rehearse and produce performances of various genres.
B7 The ability to embody and sustain intellectual argument through written, live or mediated presentation, demonstrating the requisite communication skills.
B8 The ability to formulate and implement individual research, drawing upon and selecting from a wide range of information sources to undertake independent enquiry.
B9 The ability to effectively notate and document workshops and procedures of development, rehearsal and performance.
Learning and Teaching:
Teaching methods will include: lectures, demonstrations, seminars, tutorials, and practical workshops. Learning methods will include: structured academic reading; close discussion of topics guided by reading; research exercises, analytic exercises; production exercises; group projects.
Teaching and learning is via practical workshops, small-group seminars, lectures, production projects and group based project work. Teaching is frequently mixed-mode, interrogating theory through practical investigation and practice through the lens of various theoretical perspectives.
Assessment:
Assessment methods will include: written and practical examinations, critical and creative portfolios, practical productions, seminar presentations, group activities, and a dissertation. Increasing emphasis will be placed in teaching, learning and assessment methods on students’ independence and self-management of their own learning as they progress through the degree.
10.2.1 Professional practical skills (where appropriate)
The programme does not purport to offer professional theatre training. However, graduates will, in the normal course of study, encounter modules which teach fundamental performance production and theatre design skills. These will include the following: acting, lighting, design, set, scenography and technical theatre.
At the same time students will be encouraged to think creatively and to produce practical work that reflects current experimental trends in which theatre is seen as a component of an inter-disciplinary network of different artistic practices. To this end students will be asked to think about performance writing, choreography, and the use of digitalised images and other new media forms.
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
Intellectual Skills:
1. Identify, describe and evaluate different approaches
2. Identify and research issues
3. Apply concepts, theories and ideas to concrete cases
4. Identify, investigate and formulate solutions to intellectual problems
5. Critically reason, analyse and interpret data and ideas
6. Demonstrate and exercise independence of mind
7. Reflect on experience of learning and adjust intellectual strategies accordingly
8. The ability to apply acquired knowledge to solving hypothetical or actual problems
9. The ability to distinguish relevance and irrelevance
10. Recognition that problems often have more than one solution
Teaching and learning methods and assessment:
While lectures introduce students to topics and ideas, the development of intellectual skills takes place when students engage with the topic themselves and interact with others in the intellectual learning community both during discussions (in seminars, where tutors seek to guide and develop intellectual skills, and wider public debate), and in the process of reading and writing notes, essays or examinations. Reflection and self assessment are also integral to the learning of intellectual skills. Tutors form impressions of, and assess, a student's ability and progress through contact with students in seminars and in the assessment of written work. Intellectual skills (1-10) are assessed primarily in essay and examination performance, plus the other methods of assessment set out above. The published assessment criteria reflect these intellectual skills that in turn are mirrored in the feedback to students. Students can assess their own performance by gauging their rate of progress in comparison to that of their peers, and in the light of tutor's comments. Students are free to discuss the informal development and assessment of such skills during staff office hours. Personal learning (7) is not formally assessed but relative success is reflected in a student's ability to improve over time. Personal learning is also enhanced through engagement with the Careers Development Programme process.
Professional Practical Skills:
1. Seek, extract and effectively annotate information from a range of sources
2. Prioritise and organise information and deploy it as evidence in argument
3. Plan, undertake and complete written work (to strict deadlines) suitable for different audiences or tasks
4. Identify and retrieve relevant and up to date information
5. Collate information and arguments at short notice to answer specific questions
6. Express informed opinions through written work and discussion.
7. Listen and respond appropriately to the opinions of others
8. Formulate questions and explore links between divergent topics
9. Learn from experience
Teaching and learning methods and assessment:
All core modules, and in particular those taught at Part One, contain elements which directly address the development of practical skills (1-8). The process of writing essays, reports and presentations etc (1-6) and preparing for examinations (1-6, 9) allows the student to hone skills through practice, guided by feedback from tutors. Discussion in seminars or engagement with debate in public fora leads students to improve their intellectual communication skills (2, 5-9). Students also learn and improve such skills through personal reflection on their learning experience and purposeful adaptation of their learning methods; a process reflected upon in all modules. Personal learning is also enhanced through engagement with the Careers Development Programme process.
10.2.1 Intellectual Skills:-
1. Identify, describe and evaluate different approaches
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2. Identify and research issues
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3. Apply concepts, theories and ideas to concrete cases
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4. Identify, investigate and formulate solutions to intellectual problems
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5. Critically reason, analyse and interpret data and ideas
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6. Demonstrate and exercise independence of mind
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7. Reflect on experience of learning and adjust intellectual strategies accordingly
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8. The ability to apply acquired knowledge to solving hypothetical or actual problems
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9. The ability to distinguish relevance and irrelevance
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10. Recognition that problems often have more than one solution
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1. Seek, extract and effectively annotate information from a range of sources
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2. Prioritise and organise information and deploy it as evidence in argument
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3. Plan, undertake and complete written work (to strict deadlines) suitable for different audiences or tasks
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4. Identify and retrieve relevant and up to date information
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5. Collate information and arguments at short notice to answer specific questions
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6. Express informed opinions through written work and discussion.
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7. Listen and respond appropriately to the opinions of others
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8. Formulate questions and explore links between divergent topics
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9. Learn from experience
Information provided by Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies:
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By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to:
D1 Apply creative, imaginative and problem-solving skills in a variety of theoretical and practical situations
D2 Research, evaluate, synthesize and organise information independently and critically.
D3 Structure and communicate ideas effectively in a variety of situations and using a variety of oral, written, visual, and performative means.
D4 Develop effective time management, managing workloads effectively and operating within available budgets, resources and deadlines.
D5 Work responsibly, constructively and creatively in group contexts.
D6 Work creatively under the guidance of others.
D7 Work independently, taking the initiative where appropriate.
D8 Respond positively to constructive feedback and criticism and to be sensitive in offering feedback and criticism to others.
D9 Be self-motivated and self-disciplined, displaying a capacity for self-assessment and self-criticism and management of stress in a variety of work contexts.
D10 Use a range of information technology skills and resources.
Teaching and Learning:
Teaching methods will include: lectures, demonstrations, seminars, tutorials, and practical workshops. Learning methods will include: structured academic reading; close discussion of topics guided by reading; research exercises, analytic exercises; production exercises; group projects.
Assessment:
Assessment methods will include: written and performed, written and practical examinations, critical and creative portfolios, practical productions, seminar presentations, group activities, and a dissertation. Increasing emphasis will be placed in teaching, learning and assessment methods on students’ independence and self-management of their own learning as they progress through the degree.
Information provided by Department of International Politics:
On completion of the programme the student will be able to take responsibility for themselves and their work. S/he will be able to:
• Work independently
• Work in a team
• Respect the views and beliefs of others
• Listen
• Communicate orally
• Communicate in writing
• Communicate electronically
• Word-process
• Use the Web
• Manage time and work to deadlines
• Research issues
• Solve problems
• Adapt to change
• Develop career awareness
On completion of the programme the student will be able to take responsibility for themselves and their work. They will be able to:-
Work independently
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Work in a team
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Respect the views and beliefs of others
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Listen
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Communicate orally
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Communicate in writing
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Communicate electronically
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Word-process
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Use the Web
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Manage time and work to deadlines
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Research issues
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Solve problems
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Adapt to change
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Develop career awareness
BA Drama and Theatre / International Relations [42WL]
Academic Year: 2024/2025Joint Honours scheme - available from 2021/2022
Duration (studying Full-Time): 3 yearsInternational Relations: Perspectives and Debates
Y Meddwl Cymreig mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol
Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol
Pobl a Grym: Deall Gwleidyddiaeth Gymharol Heddiw
Climate Change and International Politics in the Anthropocene
Climate Change Politics
Science, Technology, and International Relations
The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems
The Second World War in Europe
International Politics and Global Development
Intervention and Humanitarianism
The BRICS in World Politics
Total War, Total Peace
Politics in Diverse Societies
People and Power: Understanding Comparative Politics Today
Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin
Strategy, Intelligence and Security in International Politics
Datganoli a Chymru
Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society
Political Theory
The Governance of Climate Change: Simulation Module
Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
Devolution and Wales
Warfare after Waterloo: Military History 1815-1918
Questions of International Politics
A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
Contemporary Latin America
Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
Capitalism and International Politics
War Crimes
Y Meddwl Cymreig Mewn Syniadaeth Ryngwladol
Gwleidyddiaeth mewn Cymdeithasau Amrywiaethol
Dulliau Ymchwil + Traethawd Estynedig
Dissertation
Climate Change Politics
Science, Technology, and International Relations
The European Union: Politics, Policies, Problems
The Second World War in Europe
Intervention and Humanitarianism
The BRICS in World Politics
Total War, Total Peace
Politics in Diverse Societies
Russian intelligence from Lenin to Putin
Dulliau Ymchwil + Traethawd Estynedig
Datganoli a Chymru
Dissertation
Militaries and Crisis: Where Strategy Meets Society
Political Theory
Terrorism & Counter Terrorism in the Modern World: Policing, Intelligence & War
Devolution and Wales
Questions of International Politics
A War on the Mind: Propaganda and Secret Intelligence from the Great War to the 21st Century
Contemporary Latin America
Trade Wars and the Liberal Order
Capitalism and International Politics
War Crimes