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About Text and Performance, BA (Hons) - at University of West London

Course summary

OverviewThis course challenges traditional boundaries between theatrical styles, forms, genres and roles through the formation of a company of actors, musicians and creative practitioners to explore, question and experiment with recent developments in theatre and performance.
Why choose this course?

Throughout your course you will have access to flexible industry-standard performance spaces with lighting and sound equipment, a dance studio, rehearsal rooms and other external facilities: including professional theatre venues. See our facilities page to find out more.

  This course is aimed at those students who wish to develop broader creative skillsets alongside a core actor training programme and offers a historical overview of and theoretical and practical grounding in European and American art movements as they impact upon contemporary theatrical practice.
The creation of a broad knowledge-base will enable challenging and innovative creative practice to emerge within the context of new writing, devised theatre and the investigation of experimental forms alongside reinterpretation of existing repertoire.
Graduates will have the ability to create and interpret theatrical works as performers, directors and writers; and to assess and critique artistic practice effectively; thus leading to career opportunities in theatre as well as the wider performing arts and associated industries.
Career and study progressionA degree in Theatre and Performance provides you with transferable skills that are very attractive to employers. The creative industry offers extensive opportunities in acting, performance and direction amongst other areas within the sector. 
For more details please see the Career and study progression section.

Other options available for BA (Hons) Text and Performance

• Full time - September 2017, Ealing site

Fees

Fees for home and EU students

Main feeFees for our 2018 courses have not yet been released.

Funding

Help with funding is available to a range of students, whether you are studying full or part-time, in your home country or overseas.

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees or a maintenance loan to support you during your studies. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants, disabled students and more. Find out more about applying for student loans and other funding options.

We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you. Current scholarships include:

• Full Time Undergraduate Bursary: a £3,000 award for new undergraduate students.
• Path to Success Scholarship: a £4,000 award for students on a four-year degree course with a foundation year. 

Other scholarships are also available, including awards for specific subjects. Find out more and check your eligibility for the scholarships and bursaries listed above.

Please note fees are paid for each year of study unless otherwise stated. You will be required to re-enrol and pay fees at the beginning of each academic year. Fees may be subject to government regulations on fee increases. Future inflationary increases will be applied to each subsequent year of the course, subject to government regulations on fee increases.

Entry requirements

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