Programme Specification
BA (Hons) Drama with Business Studies (2016 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our .
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Â鶹ֱ²¥ University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons / BA(Hons) +DPS |
Programme title | Drama with Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB11 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4N1 / WN41 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - BA(Hons)+DPS - |
Date at which the programme specification was published | Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:54:36 BST |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama and Business management.
- To enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme.
- To ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance.
- The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Substantial knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary Drama with an awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods.
- The ability to compare theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An ability to grasp the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
- An understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour.
- Knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business. The behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
- Appreciate the central role in culture of Drama and have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument using speech, writing and other forms.
- Apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories.
- Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios.
- Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Locate and retrieve information using a range of resources.
- Design and perform practical projects.
- Present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form.
- Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should have acquired the following skills:
- Effective communication
- Effective organisational and time-management skills
- Effective use of information technology
- Numeracy skills
- Effective team-working skills
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
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EAA913 |
How to Read a Play |
20 credits |
EAA915 |
Performance Practices |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 40) |
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EAA912 |
The Theatre and its Histories |
20 credits |
EAA914 |
From Analysis to Performance |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
10 credits |
BSA050 |
Introduction to Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
10 credits |
BSA026 |
Principles of Law |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Performance and Theatre Practice
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Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
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Costume, Puppetry and Set Design
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB931 |
Production 1 |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB922 |
Popular Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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EAB930 |
Performance Philosophy |
20 credits |
Optional |
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EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
10 credits |
BSB560 |
Principles of Marketing |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 10) |
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BSB562 |
The Marketing Mix |
10 credits |
Optional |
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BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
10 credits |
BSB550 |
Company Finance |
10 credits |
Interdisciplinary Arts options also available in Semester 2:
Candidates may choose to take a module in the following list in place of a module in their main subject areas.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
- History of Art, Architecture and Design
- Visual Culture
- Arts Management
- Creative Writing
- Language, Literature, and Culture
- Publishing
In the 2017-2018 academic year the available modules will be:
EAB012 |
African American Culture |
20 credits |
SAB938 |
Arts Management |
20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design |
20 credits |
SAB935 |
Creative Dissent: Protest, Activism and Art |
20 credits |
EAB114 |
Elephants and Engines: An Introduction to Creative Writing |
20 credits |
SAB934 |
Fashion Theory |
20 credits |
EAB809 |
From Print to Digital: Publishing Revolutions |
20 credits |
EAB110 |
Introduction to Multimodality |
20 credits |
SAB933 |
Material Culture |
20 credits |
SAB929 |
19th Century Bodies |
20 credits |
EAB050 |
Philosophy, Literature and the Arts |
20 credits |
SAB937 |
Non-Verbal Communication: Body Adornments and New Technologies |
20 credits |
SAB939 |
Word and Image: Verbo-Visual Exchange in Art and Literature |
20 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Optional modules will be available in the following subject areas:
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Performance and Theatre Practice
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Theoretical, Technical and Historical Drama
In the 2018-2019 academic year the available modules will be:
Semesters 1 and 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC951 |
Group Project: Theatre in the Community |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience |
20 credits |
EAC029 |
Contemporary Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC300 |
Adapting Shakespeare |
20 credits |
EAC952 |
Theatre of the Avant Garde |
20 credits |
EAC500 | Theatre Practice | 40 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
10 credits |
BSC565 |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (total modular weight 20) |
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BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
10 credits |
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and from Part B to C and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory Drama modules.
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Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment in any part of the Programme to undergo re-assessment in the University’s special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.