BA (Hons) Drama: Performance, Politics and Society  BA (Hons) Drama: Performance, Politics and Society Goldsmiths, University of London ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534093864Goldsmiths,-University-of-London.jpg

This degree explores the practice of theatre and performance in community and educational settings, for social, political and personal change.

• You’ll explore the relationship between arts and activism, particularly in the fields of politics, international relations and sociology, and between a work and its historical, social, culture, and intellectual context.
   
• You'll think about what it means to perform in different settings including social care, prisons and community centres
   
• An exemplary team of Goldsmiths artists and academics will teach and mentor you. They also lead their own creative projects and continue to publish their own academic work, too – so you can be sure that what you’re learning is relevant and up-to-date.
   
• This degree reflects Goldsmiths’ radical, political, and interdisciplinary home of the arts and humanities in the heart of London. 

We accept the following qualifications:

A-level: BBB
BTEC: DDM
International Baccalaureate: 33 points overall with Three HL subjects at 655 
Access: Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 30 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject-specific modules
Scottish qualifications: BBBBC (Higher) or BBC (Advanced Higher)
European Baccalaureate: 75%
Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H2 H2

Additional requirements

You must be able to express a well-informed interest in theatre and performance theory and practice.

International qualifications

We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.0 with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for degree-level study.

You’ll be assessed through a variety of performances, production processes, essays, group projects, dissertation and timed examinations.

The following information gives an indication of how you can typically expect to be assessed on each year of this programme*:

• Year 1 - 44% coursework, 56% practical
• Year 2 - 52% coursework, 48% practical
• Year 3 - 90% coursework, 10% practical

*Please note that these are averages are based on enrolments for 2017/18. Each student’s time in teaching, learning and assessment activities will differ based on individual module choices.