Education and Drama BA (Hons)
Bath Spa University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

3 Years

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Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

3 Years

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Drama, Dance & Cinematics
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**Pursue your passion for Drama while developing the knowledge, skills and experience you need to become an educator across diverse settings.**- Explore important current themes in Education, such as social justice, inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and education policy.- Experiment, reflect and innovate in Drama; learn by making, producing, performing, directing and collaborating.- Build skills that employers look for, including research, teamwork, and the ability to understand and ...Read more


Pursue your passion for Drama while developing the knowledge, skills and experience you need to become an educator across diverse settings.

- Explore important current themes in Education, such as social justice, inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, and education policy.- Experiment, reflect and innovate in Drama; learn by making, producing, performing, directing and collaborating.- Build skills that employers look for, including research, teamwork, and the ability to understand and interpret complex information.Are you passionate about changing lives through education? Our Education and Drama degree builds your knowledge of Drama alongside your understanding of how education transforms individual outcomes and societies.In your Education modules, you’ll develop a portfolio of skills that employers look for, such as creative thinking, taking initiative, networking, and problem solving. You’ll explore these skills through the lens of sustainability, global citizenship and digital literacy, from local and global perspectives.Making is at the heart of the Drama work you undertake. You’ll work regularly on projects as part of a theatre ensemble and develop skills in areas such as performing, directing, playwriting, musical theatre, production and media, performance-making and applied theatre.Many of our graduates choose to become teachers in schools, but that's not the only path open to you. We'll support you in achieving your aspirations as a professional educator – however they develop during the degree.

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
66th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
104th
Drama
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 93 = 7% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
7%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
85%
Education
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 87 = 13% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
13%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Education graduate salary at this uni
£16,000
UK Education graduate salary
£16,000
What students say
SR
Student Reviewer
07 Jan 20

Being around 200 miles away from home has been difficult to live with but my flatmates have always been there to help if I'm in need of it - made so many new..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
07 Jan 20

Good support from student support but tutors can be hit or..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

BCC - BBB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDM - DMM Grades / Points required

T Level:

M Grades / Points required

A Level – grades BBB-BCC preferred.

Access to HE courses – typical offers for applicants with Access to HE will be the Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher).

A minimum of 32 points are required.

BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM) accepted in any subject.

T Levels – grade Merit preferred.

Popular A-level subjects

Drama

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Drama
70%
English Literature
38%
Psychology
16%
History
16%
Media Studies
13%
HESA
Education

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Psychology
29%
English Literature
25%
Sociology
19%
History
17%
English Language
16%
HESA

Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

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SR
Student Reviewer
07 Jan 20
Being around 200 miles away from home has been difficult to live with but my flatmates have always been there to help if I'm in need of it - made so many new...
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SR
Student Reviewer
07 Jan 20
Good support from student support but tutors can be hit or...
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Bath Spa University
Newton Park Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 9BN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Oldfield Park  1.6 miles away
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