Study Schemes

BA  Drama and Theatre [W400]

Academic Year: 2025/2026Single Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001

Duration (studying Full-Time): 3 years

Part 1 Rules

Year 1  Core (40 Credits)

Compulsory module(s).

Semester 1
TP11020

Theatre in Context 1

Semester 2
TP11320

Theatre in Context 2

Year 1  Options

Single Honours Drama and Theatre students must take at least one of the following modules and may take both:

Semester 1
TP11120

Studio Theatre Project

Semester 2
TP11420

Site-Specific Performance Project

Year 1  Options

Single Honours Drama and Theatre students may take their remaining credits from the following modules or from other Level 1 modules:

Semester 1
TP10120

Body, Voice, Perception

TP19820

Theatre Technologies

Semester 2
FM11520

Making Short Films 1

TP10220

Body, Voice, Expression.

Part 2 Rules

Year 2  Options

In choosing their 120 credits Single Honours Drama and Theatre students must choose at least 20 credits from the following modules in each semester:

Semester 1
TP21820

Directors' Theatre

TP23820

New Media Performance

Semester 2
TP20820

Theatre and Contemporary Society

TP23220

Shakespeare in Performance

Year 2  Options

In choosing their 120 credits Single Honours Drama and Theatre students must choose at least 20 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
TP21220

Acting: Process and Performance

TP21620

Devised Performance Project

TP22620

Design Project

TP25920

Acting for Camera

Semester 2
TP24940

Theatre Production Project

Final Year  Options

In choosing their 120 credits Single Honours Drama and Theatre students must take at least 40 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
TP30020

Contemporary Drama

TP30320

Performance and Disability

TP32820

Place, Space and Landscape

Semester 2
TP33420

Performance and Architecture

TP39020

Musical Theatre Dramaturgies

Final Year  Options

In choosing their 120 credits Single Honours Drama and Theatre students must take at least 20 credits from the following modules:

Semester 1
TP33300

Playwriting

TP35520

Ensemble Performance Project

TP36000

Independent Research Project

Semester 2
TP33340

Playwriting

TP36040

Independent Research Project

TP38140

Independent Production Project

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
  • Sports Bursary
  • Music Bursary
  • International Excellence Scholarship
  • Residential Bursary
  • Aberystwyth Bursary
  • Care Leaver Bursary