Through the combined study of Theatre and English, this course provides you with the key skills to understand and make performance through exploring critical and historical frameworks alongside practical workshops.
There are opportunities to engage with professional theatre makers and our museum-accredited archive, the Theatre Collection.
In your first year of theatre studies, you will learn how to analyse performance and develop practical skills in theatre. In your second and third years, you will choose options that deepen your critical and practical expertise, c...
Through the combined study of Theatre and English, this course provides you with the key skills to understand and make performance through exploring critical and historical frameworks alongside practical workshops.<br/><br/>There are opportunities to engage with professional theatre makers and our museum-accredited archive, the Theatre Collection.<br/><br/>In your first year of theatre studies, you will learn how to analyse performance and develop practical skills in theatre. In your second and third years, you will choose options that deepen your critical and practical expertise, culminating in independent study, a group or individual theatre performance, a dissertation, an extended essay and/or an industrial placement in your final year.<br/><br/>For English, you will study a broad range of literature from the medieval period to the present day. This will include the close, analytical study of poetry, fiction and drama, and critical and theoretical approaches to studying literature.<br/><br/>In your first and second year, the study of successive periods of English literature is complemented by work on individual authors, topics and genres.<br/><br/>In your second and third years, you will be able to choose from a range of stimulating options and research-led special subjects, including creative writing. Your third year also includes the opportunity to write a dissertation on a topic of your own choosing.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
4CC8
Institution Code
B78
Points of Entry
Year 1
UCAS TariffNot Accepted Scottish HigherA,A,A,A,B Standard Higher: AAAAB Access to HE DiplomaD:30,M:15 Access to HE Diploma in Humanities or Social Sciences (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction (including 12 from English Literature units) and 15 at Merit or above. Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 36 Standard offer: 36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in English A Literature or combined English A Literature and Language. Contextual offer: 32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in English A Literature or combined English A Literature and Language. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DDD DDD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma, AND A in either English Literature or combined English Language and Literature at A-level (or equivalent). Scottish Advanced HigherA,A Advanced Higher: AA including English. Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalRequirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/M2 is B, and M3 is C. A levelA,A,A A,B,B Standard offer: AAA including English Literature or combined English Literature and Language. Contextual offer: ABB including A in English Literature or combined English Literature and Language. Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade. |
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £30,400 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |