Drama, Theatre and Applied Performance (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Newman University
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 15 graduates of Drama, Theatre and Applied Performance (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) and other courses in counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy at Newman University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy.
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Social Work
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £22500 | £16000 | £20500 |
25-75 percentile range | £19500 - £26000 | £11500 - £18000 | £13000 - £24500 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Social Work
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £28633 | £23970 | £26629 |
25-75 percentile range | £25781 - £31025 | £16609 - £29173 | £18331 - £32857 |
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Course Description
The foundation year offers an innovative new pathway into your degree. It is the first part of a four-year degree programme. It provides an alternative route for those unable to meet the traditional entry requirements for a three-year degree. It will prepare you for your degree studies in a supportive and stimulating learning environment.
You will begin with an exploration of education and society, before moving onto consider including identity, being human and the digital world. Over the course of the year, you will build the skills and experience to prepare you for your chosen degree.
Drama at Birmingham Newman is a richly diverse programme with three main strands:
- A performance element in which you will take part in productions, performed at professional venues such as the REP Theatre, Midlands Arts Centre and The Crescent Theatre
- Applied Drama, including Community Drama and Theatre-in-Education.
- a strand which traces the development of the art form and develops your critical thinking.
You will work with professional theatre companies such as Big Brum Theatre in Education Company, and receive specialist training from professionals with particular expertise.
Our performance facilities ensure students devise, rehearse and perform in an appropriate environment.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Drama, Theatre and Applied Performance (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) at Newman University
20% | Elementary occupations |
20% | Business and Financial Project Management Professionals |
15% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
10% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
5% | Business and public service associate professionals |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
5% | Secretarial and related occupations |
5% | Caring personal services |
5% | Elementary occupations |
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Costs
Tuition Fees Drama, Theatre and Applied Performance (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
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England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
The University will review tuition fees and increase fees in line with any inflationary uplift as determined by the UK Government, if permitted by law or government policy, on enrolment and in subsequent years of your course. It is anticipated that such increases would be linked to RPI (the Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments).
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- Foundation
University Rankings
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About Newman University
Established in 1968, Newman University is based in the suburbs of the city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands. Located in a quiet residential area, NU is an hour away from Birmingham City Centre by bus. The campus overlooks Bartley reservoir and the scenic Worcestershire countryside. One of Newman’s values is being different, and it strives to do this mainly by keeping faculty numbers high in relation to student numbers, to guarantee that every student feels that they can get the individualised attention they need.
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Student composition of Newman University
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Total number of students enrolled at Newman University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 1940
- postgraduates:
- 400
- Total:
- 2340
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Drama”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
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