BA (Hons) Performance (Full Time)

You will develop an impressive portfolio of live and recorded performance skills on this challenging course of practical and academic study.

Course overview

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.

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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 cabaret, stand-up, performance art) as well as provide you with a firm understanding of the workings of the modern entertainment industry. The final year, in particular, is geared towards preparing you for your post-university careers and the team spend a lot of time in helping students develop their auditioning and interviewing skills.

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 entertainment industry and outside of it (for example in teaching) that are available when you graduate.

Course content

Year 1

• The Self and Text (Live Performance)
• The Script and Performance
• Performance History
• Screen Performance and Practice.

Year 2

• Body and Voice
• Stage and Screen Projects
• Options: for example, Experimental Theatre, Musical Theatre, Writing for Publication.

Year 3

• Research Project
• Careers in Entertainment
• Collaborative Unit Stage or Collaborative Unit Television
• Contemporary Theatre
• Options: for example, Shakespeare, Drama in Education, Directing for the Stage.

Assessment

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

Key career skills

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

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). 

Solent's special features:

• A large studio space for rehearsals and performances seating 200 people.
• Solent is accredited as a Skillset Media Academy, a national centre of excellence in media education.