Drama, Theatre and Performance 2017/18 Undergraduate Guide

Drama, Theatre and Performance Undergraduate study 2017/18

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An award-winning University

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University of the Year 2013 The University of Huddersfield became the Times Higher Education University of the Year in November 2013. Our particularly ‘bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives’ were noted by the panel.

Queen’s Award The University received the prestigious Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2013, linked to the growth in our international student community.

Queen’s Anniversary Prize In 2015, the University’s role in expanding the global boundaries of new music earned a Queen’s Anniversary Prize, one of the most coveted distinctions in UK Higher Education.

A Four Star University Huddersfield is a four star university rated as ‘highly international, demonstrating excellence in both teaching and research with an excellent environment for students and staff’, as awarded by QS Stars.

Educate North Award The University of Huddersfield won New University of the Year at the Educate North Awards in 2015 which celebrate the crucial role of Higher Education in the North of England.

Athena Swan In 2015, we were recognised for our commitment to gender equality – including the recruitment and career development of female scientists and engineers – by being granted the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.

Read more about all our awards at hud.ac.uk/our-awards

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Welcome to Drama, Theatre and Performance Drama has much to contribute to the way in which we understand and create the world we live in. Studying Drama, Theatre and Performance at Huddersfield will help develop your practical, creative and critical skills in your chosen area.

All of our staff have extensive experience of making theatre and performance in a wide variety of contexts and work together to provide the best possible learning experience for you.

We believe that a thorough understanding of the history and theory of drama will enhance your practice and vice versa and our courses provide a good mix of both.

We believe in teaching through practice and through the practical application of ideas, we want to see you develop your own individual creativity and to be able to understand how to use that to produce intelligent, thoughtful and innovative performance work.

We also have contact with a number of companies and practitioners who contribute to the course by giving performances, running classes, or providing experience of working in a professional environment.

Nik Taylor Subject Leader

What’s inside Study with us

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Meet us Flo MacLennan’s student journey so far Hear from Dr Ben Spatz – discovering who you are

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Study with us

Lecturers have a genuine open door policy and really do put their heart and soul into their teaching.

Flo MacLennan Drama BA(Hons)   One of the three Drama studios that our students work in

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The UK’s only University where all our permanent teaching staff are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy *

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Graduates employed**

Drama, theatre and performance is our passion and we have seen many of our graduates go on to do great things in the worlds of film, television, theatre and performance.

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In the subject area of Drama we scored 91% for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2015

Courses combine theory and practice with plenty of opportunities to perform in front of live audiences.

Our focus is on helping you to develop your own individual creative capacity and supporting you to produce intelligent, thoughtful and innovative work. Each term you’ll be performing in, or directing and devising, high quality productions.

Our staff have all worked professionally so understand the world that you want to go into. Their expertise covers a broad range of contemporary performance ranging from physical theatre, to magic, to experimental theatre.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop and deepen your practical skills such as actor training, performance making, directing, applied theatre, writing and technical theatre, and stage management.

Rather than the traditional work placements, where students are often observers rather than participants, we bring the work placement to you.

We bring in a professional theatre company, to work intensively with you for three weeks culminating in a professionally realised final production.

You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in, or observe, teaching by professional leading practitioners as well as attend a range of research seminars, conferences and public workshops.

You’ll be performing and studying in an inspirational, specially converted Victorian building that houses excellent facilities including three adaptable theatre studios, supported by the latest technical equipment.

We have state-of-the-art multimedia projection equipment, large studios with excellent sprung dance floors that allow large cast theatre/dance productions and professional technical staff whose ‘can-do’ attitude allows our students to try new and exciting ideas in a safe and supportive environment.

Opportunities to take part in our student-run, award-winning Doodle Theatre Company who perform and tour to external venues and festivals. * Permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching. ** Percentage of students from this subject area who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey).

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Courses

Graduates employed:

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Key information: UCAS code: W440 Duration: 3 years full-time, 41/2-6 years part time Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in a relevant subject, preferably Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies DMM at BTEC in Performing Arts or related area of study 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in a relevant subject, preferably Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies Additional criteria: Applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day, at which they will participate in a workshop by way of audition. Some applicants may also be invited to interview. You must provide evidence of practical and theoretical interest in drama.

Drama BA(Hons)

Our drama department offers a dynamic, creative and well-resourced environment in which you can develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of Drama, Theatre and Performance.

The course provides a stimulating study programme, offering you a broad selection of study options. You’ll be involved in making and investigating theatre and performance work, integrating practice and theory as well as being fully involved in theatre production throughout the course. There is a culture of hard work, fun, collaboration, research and exploration that provides support and encouragement, whatever options you decide upon as your choose your route throughout the course.

You’ll be able to work with internationally renowned theatre companies, which in recent years have included Slung Low, IOU Productions

*P ercentage of graduates from this course who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses

and Northern Broadsides, and practitioners such as John Britton, Andrew Morrish and Nicolás Núñez who have previously visited the department.

Drama graduates have gone on to work in the performing arts, in television, film, touring theatre, and running their own performance companies. A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include BBC drama productions, ITV, Channel 4, BBC 6 Music, Royal National Theatre, The Old Vic, Lawrence Batley Theatre and Point Blank Theatre Company.

You’ll demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the subject through a range of assessments: performances and other creative practical working processes, research-based practical presentations, essays, scripts, portfolios and working notebooks or dissertations.

Kat Blackburn, Drama BA(Hons) I had the opportunity to be part of a postgraduate student’s performance ensemble and this presented me with a different perspective on physical theatre which I hadn’t thought about previously. It has given me a foot in the door to make it into professional theatre and we are looking at taking it on tour which is a great step to gaining professional work.

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Graduates employed:

92-95%* Key information: UCAS code: W401 Duration: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in two relevant subjects, preferably Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies and English DM at BTEC in Performing Arts or related subject and a minimum grade B at A Level in English 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in two related subjects, preferably in Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies and English Additional criteria: Applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day, at which they will participate in a workshop by way of audition. Some applicants may also be invited to interview. You must provide evidence of practical and theoretical interest in drama.

* Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses

Drama and English Language BA(Hons) Our course offers you the opportunity to study from a contemporary perspective, a drama curriculum of great breadth and depth, alongside English Language and Linguistics.

The wide range of production activity means you’ll be able to get involved with staff and student-led performances.

You’ll also have the opportunity to work with internationally renowned theatre companies, which in recent years have included Slung Low, IOU Productions and Northern Broadsides.

You’ll have the opportunity to be fully involved in theatre production throughout the course, in a stimulating culture of hard work, creativity, collaboration, investigation and exploration.

Each year our first year students work with a professional theatre company which develops a project exclusively with our students for a three week residency at the University, culminating in a performance on campus.

The English Language component of the course is structured in a way that enables you to develop a range of subject specific and transferable skills. This will include analytical abilities and creative and interpretative skills, using a range of literary or linguistic approaches to texts and interaction.

The compulsory second year Language in the Workplace module will give you the chance to gain valuable experience spending six weeks in a work placement or work related activity.

Saeqa Gazi, graduated Drama and English Literature BA(Hons) 2014, now Business Development Manager at We Are Vista Studying Drama and English at Huddersfield really helped form my career path. I gained many transferable skills such as presenting confidently, time management, good communication and people skills. I used my time to network with key contacts and partake in work experience in different industries until I found what I really wanted to do. I loved my time at Huddersfield and I’d go back and do it all again if I could.

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Graduates employed:

92-95%* Key information: UCAS code: W402 Duration: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in two related subjects, preferably Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies and English DM at BTEC in Performing Arts or related subject and a minimum grade B at A Level in English 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in two related subjects, preferably Drama, Theatre or Performance Studies and English Additional criteria: Applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day, at which they will participate in a workshop by way of audition. Some applicants may also be invited to interview. You must provide evidence of practical and theoretical interest in drama.

Drama and English Literature BA(Hons) This course offers you the opportunity to study from a contemporary perspective, a drama curriculum of great breadth and depth, alongside English Literature.

The wide range of production activity means you’ll be able to get involved with staff and student-led performances. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with internationally renowned theatre companies, which in recent years have included Slung Low, IOU Productions and Northern Broadsides.

You’ll have the chance to be fully involved in theatre production throughout the course, in a stimulating culture of hard work, creativity, collaboration, investigation and exploration.

Each year our first year students work with a professional theatre company which develops a project exclusively with our students

*Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses

for a three week residency at the University, culminating in a performance on the University campus.

The English Literature component of the course will aim to help you to develop your analytical, creative and interpretative skills through modules covering a wide range of periods and genres, and offers the opportunity to take optional modules in Creative Writing.

Our graduates have gone on to work in the performing arts, in television, film touring theatre, running their own performance companies, publishing, broadcasting, teaching, writing and advertising in companies such as BBC drama productions, ITV, Channel 4, BBC 6 Music, Royal National Theatre, The Old Vic, Lawrence Batley Theatre and Point Blank Theatre Company.

Melissa Sert, Drama and English Literature BA(Hons), First year project with Duende Working with the well-established theatre company, Duende on a three week professional production was an extremely rewarding experience. Being able to work with the likes of amazing practitioners like John Britton was a chance that I would not be given freely again.

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Graduates employed:

92-95%* Key information: UCAS code: W4Q3 Duration: 3 yrs full-time Entry requirements: BBB at A Level including a minimum grade B in two related subjects, preferably Drama, Theatre Studies or Performing Arts and English DMM at BTEC in Performing Arts or related area of study 120 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in two related subjects, preferably Drama, Theatre Studies or Performing Arts and English Additional criteria: Applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day, at which they will participate in a workshop by way of audition and submit a small creative writing portfolio. Some applicants may also be invited to interview. You must provide evidence of practical and theoretical interest in drama.

Drama with Creative Writing BA(Hons) The two subject areas of Drama and Creative Writing have a natural affinity with each other. They are interrelated in terms of theory, practice and sensibility, with the world of drama providing one outlet for the work of creative writers and the writers often providing the raw material that supplies the structure for performance.

The Drama team have all worked professionally and will help to increase your skill level in acting and performing, directing, creative use of technology and other theatre and performance related areas.

The Creative Writing team are all published and performed writers who will encourage and help you to develop your writing across a whole range of creative media: theatre, film, television and radio; fiction; poetry; life-writing and other non-fiction categories.

Together, the academics and practitioners you study with will provide you with a highly creative and deeply investigative degree, where you not only develop your practice but also deepen your understanding of this combined subject area. We’ll help you to become a creative and reflective individual who can leave university with confidence in your abilities and, just as importantly, the knowledge and understanding to keep developing your creative practice throughout the rest of your life.

*Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses

Opportunities to take part in, or observe, teaching by professional leading practitioners

Opportunities to study abroad through our ERASMUS+ exchange programme

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Graduates employed:

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Key information: UCAS code: PW43 Duration: 3 years full-time Entry requirements: BBC at A Level including a minimum grade B in a relevant subject, preferably Drama, Theatre Studies or Performing Arts DMM at BTEC preferably in a Drama or English subject 112 UCAS points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications including a minimum grade B at A Level in a related subject, preferably Drama, Theatre Studies or Performing Arts Additional criteria: Applicants will be invited to attend a Selection Day, at which they will participate in a workshop by way of audition. Some applicants may also be invited to interview. You must provide evidence of practical and theoretical interest in drama.

* Percentage of graduates from these subject areas who go on to work and/or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers Survey) For detailed course information, including full entry requirements, please visit hud.ac.uk/courses

Film Studies and Drama BA(Hons)

This course offers you the opportunity to combine the study of two highly compatible subject areas, Film and Drama, with equal emphasis on each.

The course allows you to choose from a range of core and option modules which provide a rigorous and varied foundation from which to progress to more advanced and specialised study in both subjects.

between film, literature and drama and the key roles played by screenwriting, music and performance in the production of film. There’s also a chance to put theory into practice in our documentary film-making module.

Drama combines theory and practice with opportunities to perform in front of live audiences. The focus is on helping you to develop your own individual style and Studying film, you’ll explore supporting you to produce a diverse range of cinematic intelligent, thoughtful and forms, from popular Hollywood innovative work. You’ll have to avant-garde film and from the opportunity to explore silent cinema to the moving practical skills such as actor image in a digital age. You’ll training, performance making, also be introduced to national directing, applied theatre, cinemas; individual filmmakers; writing and technical theatre adaptation; the relationship and stage management.

Emily Bird, Film Studies and Drama BA(Hons) Third Year student This course is a great mix of technical and performance content. It has stimulated my passion for film and performing and it’s definitely something I want to pursue as a career.

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My student journey so far

Flo MacLennan Drama BA(Hons)

Flo knew Huddersfield was the university for her after coming to an Open Day and meeting the lecturers, “They were so welcoming and even reassured my mum that I would be in good hands. They have a genuine open door policy and really do put their heart and soul into their teaching.

There is a mutual respect which makes it feels more like a family than a student lecturer relationship.”

A lot of courses focus on individual styles and genres but here you study every aspect of theatre and performance with an even split of theory and practice.

Talking about the course she explains, “The lecturers take on board whatever you have to say or want to try and with their diverse range of specialisms they open up your mind to new ideas. I started out wanting to go into teaching but now I have discovered I love directing and that is what I would like to pursue as a career.”

Flo loves the drama facilities, “The Milton building is an amazing place for us to study and there is never a shortage of space to rehearse and perform.”

“By far my most memorable moment was taking part in the two week intensive where we worked with international theatre company, Duende. We spent two weeks intensively working on a production based on George Orwell’s ‘1984’ novel. It gave us the opportunity to experience working in the industry and I felt so proud when our families came to watch the final performance.”

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Discovering who you are

Dr Ben Spatz Senior Lecturer, Drama, Theatre and Performance

Caught between his love of performing and enjoyment of alone time reading and writing, Ben struggled to find a career path which would satisfy both impulses. “For a long time I couldn’t find a situation in which I could be physically and vocally active and also intellectually stimulated – until I discovered academic theatre departments.”

You can come here and really focus on discovering what kind of theatre you want to make.

Starting out in musicals and summer camp acts, Ben explains, “I started to understand what is most important to me in theatre, it’s not the fancy lighting, big sets or dramatic scripts, it’s about discovering who you are and what it means to be human through combining body, voice, memory and imagination.”

choose to study drama at Huddersfield? According to Ben, “We are a team with diverse interests and truly care about our students. We have a wonderful drama building with three beautiful studio spaces. Essentially, you can come here and really focus on discovering what kind of theatre you want to make.”

Asking Ben about his area of expertise he explains, “First, using physical exercises, games, songs and character-based scenarios, I teach people how to develop precise performances that Originally from Massachusetes become more and more dynamic. Second, I help and since living in New York people understand the City, Poland and Germany, importance of embodied Ben came to Huddersfield knowledge in performing arts.” and describes it as “a great home for me.”

So, why should people

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Apply to us We hope you’ve found all the information you need to inspire you to become a student here at Huddersfield. Now all you need to do is apply.

UCAS If you want to apply for a first (undergraduate) degree, you need to submit your application via UCAS. Go to www.ucas.com If your present school or college is registered with UCAS (chances are they will be) just ask your teacher or careers adviser for help. Once you’ve applied we’ll guide you through the steps towards becoming a student from your application, to your offer and enrolment, so you’ll always know what to do next.

When to apply through UCAS If you’re planning to start your course in Autumn 2017, UCAS will accept your application from 1 September 2016. If you want to defer entry for one year, please ensure this is indicated on your application form.

Contact us Got a question? Get in touch with us.

Drama, Theatre and Performance

Make sure your application form is received by UCAS by 15 January 2017 (or even earlier if you’re applying from outside the EU).

Course codes The UCAS website gives you codes for all courses but you’ll also find these with the course details in this brochure. Make sure you enter the right code on your application form.

The institution code for Huddersfield is HUDDS H60.

For all our Drama courses you apply through UCAS. We read your application carefully. If we think you and our course are a good match we’ll ask you to come to a Selection Day workshop. You’ll work practically with a lecturer, make a performance with one or two others, and present this to the whole group. We do not ask for individual audition pieces but are more interested in your creative approach in the studio and your desire to work. We think this tells us more about you than a rehearsed two-minute audition piece and it allows you to gain a sense of the way that we approach our work.

Tel. +44 (0)1484 478455 Email. drama@hud.ac.uk @Dramahudds dramahuddersfield

Important Information This brochure is provided for information only and will not form part of your student contract. For full, up to date details on our courses, including when and how that information may change, visit our website at www.hud.ac.uk/courses

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