English Literature and Drama

Description

Drama at the University of East Anglia has been ranked 2nd in the Guardian University Guide 2012, leaving other prestigious theatre and drama schools in its shadow. This programme combines modules in English literature with practical drama modules, enabling you to study the relationships between the practices of writing in all major genres - prose, poetry and drama - and the practices of dramatic production and acting. There is also the opportunity for you to study on placement with professional companies. A final year module brings the two subjects together in a study of the concept of genre, and of the adaptation of literature for the stage.

The joint course in Literature and Drama divides your study between the two disciplines. The way in which you select modules means that you decide the precise balance between literature and drama in your course. You may, for example, choose to study a wide range of genres, including the novel and poetry, or gradually to specialise in dramatic literature. You will certainly have opportunities to study work from a wide range of periods, and to explore continuities between dramatic and literary theory. In your practical modules you will work alongside full-time drama students in the Studio which is highly adaptable for all stage and auditorium configurations and has full support facilities.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 10560 Year (EEA)
• EUR 14430 Year (Non-EEA)

UK/EU £9,000; International £12,300

• English

Course Content

Year 1

The first year is largely mapped out for you, to provide you with a good foundation for your studies in years 2 and 3. In the first semester you take Applied Drama and Technical Skills, along with the first year Drama students, and Reading Texts tutorials with the Literature students. Reading Texts is a small-group tutorial which encourages you to explore and reflect on your responses to literature. In the second semester you take Reading Texts II and Postwar British Drama. You will also choose whether to take a lecture module on Literature and History or one on World Dramatic Literature. You will also participate in an assessed production and learn how to use the Drama Studio facilities including lighting and sound.

Year 2

In your second year you have a wide choice of modules covering drama and literature from all periods, and creative writing, including scriptwriting. There is also the option to broaden your studies and take modules in American Drama and Shakespeare's England. You may (though this is entirely optional) decide to spend the first semester on placement at a theatre, drama school, or with a theatre, film or television company at home of abroad. Some students choose to take The Actor and the Text module which focuses on performance skills while others choose the Drama Outreach Project whereby Drama is taken out into the community (recent projects include working in schools, hospitals and with young people). There is a range of literature-based modules to choose from.

Year 3

In the final year you take a module which has been specially designed to combine your two subjects, dealing with the theory of genre and with the practicalities of adapting literary material for the stage. You choose between a personal project in which you perform, write and design, and the third year production of a full-scale play. This still leaves you with many optional units in literature, drama or dramatic literature. Further information can be found on the 'What will I study?' page.

Teaching and Assessment:

Key skills, issues and ideas are introduced in lectures given by all members of faculty, including literary critics, literary historians, writers and specialists in Drama. Further study is undertaken in small group seminars. These are chosen from a range offered within the School and across the University. You will also spend time studying and researching in the library or carrying out practical work or projects. For this course some modules are taught by practical workshop and can also be assessed by production. In most subject areas, you are assessed at the end of each year on the basis of coursework and, in some cases, project and examination results. In your final year, you will write a dissertation on a topic of your choice and with the advice of tutors. There is no final examination. Your final degree result is determined by the marks you receive in years two and three.

Year Abroad

During your second year, you may opt to transfer your studies to another European university for one or both semesters, choosing from universities in countries such as Greece, France, Germany and Switzerland. Alternatively, and depending on the availability of places, you may spend a second-year semester at an Australian university, such as Macquarie, Sydney.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 88

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

• A Level: AAB including English Literature
• International Baccalaureate: 33 points overall with 5 in HL English
• Scottish Advanced Highers: AAB including English Literature
• Irish Leaving Certificate: AAAABB
• Access Course:Please contact the university for further information.
• HND: Please contact the university for further information.
• European Baccalaureate: 80% overall, with 80% in English Literature

All applicants must have a minimum of grade B in A-Level English Literature (or the combined English Language & Literature) and must offer an additional Arts or Humanities subject at A-Level. Students studying the IB programme must offer a second Arts or Humanities subject at Higher Level.

Students for whom English is a Foreign language

We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading). Recognised English Language qualifications include:

• IELTS: 6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all components)
• TOEFL: Internet-based score of 88 overall (minimum 18 in the Listening and Writing components; 19 in the Reading component; and 21 in the Speaking component)
• PTE: 62 overall with minimum 55 in all components

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of East Anglia.