BA (Hons) Performance (Full Time)

Taught by a well-qualified group of academics and practitioners with significant industry experience, this degree combines practical and academic study of the performing arts.

You will have the opportunity to develop and hone your acting, singing, dancing, writing and directing skills on stage and screen in a friendly and nurturing environment.

The course also features a number of units that explore the history, theory and analysis of a variety of performance practices, modes and styles (for example, musical theatre, community performance, film noir, performing Shakespeare, global performance), as well as provide you with a firm understanding of the workings of the modern performing arts industry. The final year, in particular, is geared towards preparing you for your post-university careers and the team spends a lot of time helping students develop their auditioning and interviewing skills.

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Industrial focus

The course provides its students with the opportunity to develop a wide portfolio of practical skills that will help you to break into screen and stage production. Units such as Careers in the Creative Industries and Drama in Education help students to develop an understanding of the careers options within the performing arts industry and outside it (for example, in teaching) that are available when you graduate.

Course content

Year 1

Six core units:

• Key Moments in Performance History
• Performance and Media
• Approaches to Stage and Screen Acting
• Body and Voice
• The Self and Text
• Screen Practice and Performance.

Year 2

Four core units and one option unit:

• Global Contexts for Stage Performance
• Global Contexts for Screen Performance
• Stage and Screen Productions
• Professional Performance Skills.

Options:

• Song and Dance
• Community Performance
• Satire
• Advanced Stand-up and Other Live Comedy
• Curriculum Plus.

Year 3

Four core units and one option:

• Creative Industries Research Project
• Careers in the Creative Industries
• Major Stage Project OR Major Screen Project
• Contemporary Performance.

Options:

• Creative Arts in Education
• Directing Performers, Performing with Directors
• Shakespeare and the Performer
• Comic Acting
• Writing for Publication
• Curriculum Plus.

Why choose Solent?

This is a small and friendly course which offers you a broad education in a wide range of performance styles for both stage and screen. Here you can find your place as a valued member of a creative team and develop the skills and techniques necessary to forge a career in this competitive industry.

A large studio space for rehearsals and performances seating 200 people.

Assessment

Assessment is mostly by coursework in the form of essays, video and stage projects, research reports and seminar presentations. There are no examinations.

Projects/work experience

Our students have had work experience creating performance projects for Skandia Life, Marwell Zoo, Hampshire Constabulary and Creative Partnerships (school drama workshops).

Key career skills

Writing, creative thinking, problem solving, presentation, research, self-evaluation.

Key info from UNISTATS