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English and Theatre
- Q44H — BA (Hons)
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English and Theatre BA
2 study options
English and Theatre BA (Hons)
Key information
- Degree
- BA (Hons)
- Duration
- 3 years
- Start
- September 2027
- UCAS code
- Q44H
- Institution code
- Q50
- Typical A-Level offer
- Grades BBB at A-Level.
Full entry requirements (including contextual admissions) - Home fees
- £10050
- Overseas fees
- £28300
Funding information
Paying your fees
English and Theatre with Year Abroad BA (Hons)
Key information
- Degree
- BA (Hons)
- Duration
- 4 years
- Start
- September 2027
- UCAS code
- Q44Y
- Institution code
- Q50
- Typical A-Level offer
- Grades BBB at A-Level.
Full entry requirements (including contextual admissions) - Home fees
- £10050
- Overseas fees
- £28300
Funding information
Paying your fees
Overview
Are you interested in the fusion of literature, performance and culture
Our BA joint honours English and Theatre programme is an exciting opportunity to study the practice of theatre and performance, and the reading of texts from a broad spectrum of genres and periods. It combines practical and theoretical study in a wide range of interconnected areas, providing you with a variety of approaches to drama and literary studies as active and dynamic subjects.
Along with an understanding of how approaches to Theatre and English complement one another, you will be encouraged to locate texts and performances in their political, cultural, and historical contexts. You'll also develop your communication and research skills, and skills in working collaboratively.
Our staff – leading academics and artists – will work with you to make learning challenging and engaging, and help you to develop as an informed critic, reader and performance maker.
Structure
You can complete your English and Theatre degree in three or four years.
If you choose to do a year abroad this will take place in Year 3 and Year 3 modules will instead be studied in Year 4.
Year 1
Core and compulsory
- Poetry
- London Global
- Myth, Romance, and Fairy Tale
- London/Culture/Performance
- Power Plays
- Performance, Acting, Text
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 2
Core and compulsory
Guided elective
- Modernism
- Victorian Fictions
- Renaissance Drama
- Postcolonial and Global Literatures
- Romantics and Revolutionaries
- Representing London: Writing the Eighteenth Century City
- Chaucer: Gender, Faith, Identity
- Reading the Present
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 3
Guided elective
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
The full programme details and description are available in our Programme and Module Directory
Study options
Apply for this degree with any of the following options. Take care to use the correct UCAS code - it may not be possible to change your selection later.
Year abroad
Go global and study abroad as part of your degree – apply for our English and Theatre BA with a Year Abroad. Queen Mary has links with universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (partnerships vary for each degree programme).
Find out more about study abroad opportunities at Queen Mary
Additional Costs
Some modules require you to buy books, tickets to performances or exhibitions, and travel within London. Tickets are free in your first year and, where possible, offered at a discounted rate in subsequent years.
Student Testimonial
In English and Theatre you are working with people, both practical workshops and seminars, it's very sociable.
Teaching
Teaching and learning
You’ll usually attend eight hours of classes weekly, mainly in the form of seminars, lectures and studio-based workshops. Practice-based modules include additional scheduled studio time weekly for student-led practice. Some modules also include lectures, tutorials and field trips.
For every hour spent in class, you'll complete approximately three to four further hours of independent study preparing for classes and assignments.
Assessment
Assessment typically includes a combination of written and practical assignments, such as essays, performances, presentations, portfolios, log books, programme notes, reviews, feature articles, artist websites, podcasts and dissertations. Some assessment is based around group work, especially for performance projects and presentations. There are no written exams in English or Theatre.
Resources and facilities
The School offers excellent on-campus and London-based resources to support your studies, including:
- Arts facilities including BLOC arts centre including a state of the art DOLBY Atmos cinema, film studios, Pinter Studio, Film and Drama Studio, rehearsal rooms and dedicated technical team.
- access to Senate House Library and the British Library – the most important intellectual resources in London
- opportunities to meet visiting experts including publishers, curators, archivists, poets, novelists, artists, directors, producers, playwrights and activists
- motion capture equipment, allowing students to explore innovative practices with new technology and film
- opportunities to act, direct and stage manage through the Queen Mary Theatre Company
- proximity to specialist archives and collections such as the National Theatre, Live Art Development Agency Study Room, Poetry Library, Women’s Library, Black Cultural Archives and Warburg Institute
- opportunities to write, edit and publish for student newspapers and magazines
Our programmes incorporate critical thinking and practice-based learning and develop graduates who progress into an exciting range of professions.
Entry requirements
| A-Level | Grades BBB at A-Level. |
| IB | International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 30 points overall, including 5,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. |
| BTEC | BTEC qualifications are considered for entry to this programme.\n |
| Access HE | We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. |
| GCSE | Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required.\n\n |
| EPQ | Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. \nFor further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq |
| Contextualised admissions | Our standard contextual offer: BCC \n\nOur enhanced contextual offer: CCC \n\nMore information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page. \n\nPlease note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered. \n |
| A-Level | Grades BBB at A-Level. |
| IB | International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 from three Higher Level subjects. |
| BTEC | BTEC qualifications are considered for entry to this programme. |
| Access HE | We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, of which 15 credits must be at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or higher. Applications are considered on a case by case basis. Due to the high volume of applications, we do not make offers of study purely on the basis of meeting grade requirements. |
| GCSE | Both GCSE English and Maths at grade C or 4 or an acceptable equivalent will be required. |
| EPQ | Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification. For further information please visit: qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/epq |
| Contextualised admissions | Our standard contextual offer: BBC Our enhanced contextual offer: BCC More information on our contextual offer criteria can be found on our contextualised admissions page. Please note that General Studies and Critical Thinking are excluded from any A-Level offer and cannot be considered. |
Non-UK students
We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit International Admissions for full details.
If your qualifications are not accepted for direct entry onto this degree, consider applying for a foundation programme.
English language
Find out more about our English language entry requirements, including the types of test we accept and the scores needed for entry to the programme.
You may also be able to meet the English language requirement for your programme by joining a summer pre-sessional programme before starting your degree.
Further information
Funding
Loans and grants
UK students accepted onto this course are eligible to apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies.
Scholarships and bursaries
Queen Mary offers a generous package of scholarships and bursaries, which currently benefits around 50 per cent of our undergraduates.
Scholarships are available for home, EU and international students. Specific funding is also available for students from the local area. International students may be eligible for a fee reduction. We offer means-tested funding, as well as subject-specific funding for many degrees.
Find out what scholarships and bursaries are available to you.
Support from Queen Mary
We offer specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.
Take a look at our Student Advice Guides which cover ways to finance your degree, including:
- additional sources of funding
- planning your budget and cutting costs
- part-time and vacation work
- money for lone parents.
Careers
Our English and Theatre graduates go on to work across many different sectors, such as the creative arts, publishing, teaching, and media and broadcasting.
Recent graduates from the School have been hired by:
- BBC
- Harper Collins
- The Independent
- National Theatre
- Penguin Random House
- Shakespeare’s Globe.
Career support
You’ll have access to bespoke careers support during your degree including access to experts in the Departments of English and Drama, specific modules (e.g. Applied Performance, Drama and Education, Writing about the Arts, Livelihoods in English); School and Department-run careers and professional development workshops; extra-curricular experience with arts organisations; and advice about postgraduate study.
Our Queen Mary careers team can also offer:
- specialist advice on choosing a career path
- support with finding work experience, internships and graduate jobs
- feedback on CVs, cover letters and application forms
- interview coaching
Learn more about career support and development at Queen Mary.
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About the School
The School of the Arts combines innovation, discovery and excellence in education and research in Drama, Film, Modern Languages, English & Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Linguistics and Liberal Arts. We rank in the top 100 worldwide for Arts and Humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024)
With our commitment to social justice, inclusivity and social mobility, our collaborations with external organisations, prominent writers and performers, and our facilities that support both academic and practice-based learning, an education in the School of the Arts equips our students with critical thinking and practical skills, unleashes their imagination and enables them to reach the levels of excellence needed in today’s industries.
We regularly host prominent writers and performers and collaborate with leading organisations such as the V&A, the Barbican, the Live Art Development Agency and Shakespeare’s Globe.
We are renowned for the depth and impact of research - which leads our teaching. We rank 1st for drama and in the top 10 for film in the UK for the quality of our research (REF2021). Our multilingual community brings together brilliant minds from across the world to share a wealth of expertise combining research excellence with an unrivalled commitment to social justice and social mobility.
