Drama and Film Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Studying drama and film offers the opportunity to explore how stories are told on stage and screen, and their impact in the world.

* Experience the theory and the practice behind filmmaking and theatre - explore film, television and performance. You'll study the critical contexts for these complementary creative industries, making use of placements, workshops and opportunities to exhibit your work.

* With our expert lecturers, you'll dive into a selection of genres across theatre and filmmaking - from immersive and participatory performance to screenwriting, documentaries and children's TV and film.

* 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.

* Dedicated drama facilities: Apply your creativity in our fully-equipped specialist studios, designed for hands-on artistic exploration. Featuring theatrical lighting and professional sound systems, our flexible studios are ideal for performance, rehearsal, and experimentation.

* Access sound and video editing suites, podcasting and content creation studios. With our theatrical resources and specialist production staff on hand to consult, teach and advise, there’s everything you need to bring your ideas to life.

* Culture Forward  connects our students and researchers to over 125 creative and cultural organisations. This network offers exciting collaborative opportunities for students, ranging from workshops and talks to exhibitions and performances, and from research projects to student work experience programmes.

Top 10 for Drama in the UK Complete University Guide 2027

68th in the world QS World Rankings 2027

Additional (Intercalated) Year Options

Make the most of Birmingham's connections to industry with a Year in Industry or Year in Creative and Cultural Industries, where you can work alongside the pros and gain invaluable work experience. Get ready for global opportunities and learn a new language (or two) on our Year in Modern Languages, or learn to lead and make a difference on our Year in Civic Leadership. There’s also the option to add a Year Abroad to your degree, which you can spend living and studying with a partner university of your choice (subject to approval).