BA (Hons) Drama

You’ll follow an experiential 'learning-through-doing' programme and your degree will see you choosing from a range of career-focused optional modules, completing a 100% practical Major Project, and graduating with a professionally produced showreel and portfolio.

As a student here, you’ll develop your technical and production skills in our specialist facilities. Our technical staff will be on hand to offer help and support.

You can also choose to study abroad for a semester, with funding available to help cover the cost.

Closer to home, you can connect with Cambridge’s performance scene through our links to local networks such as Cambridge Arts Network and Cambridge Live. You’ll get the chance to perform in public venues around Cambridge as well as in our performing arts spaces on campus, the Mumford Theatre and Covent Garden Studio.

Experience being part of a professional troupe with our very own Community Theatre Company and take the chance to perform and collaborate with other creative industries students.

You’ll be able to collaborate with other Cambridge School of Creative Industries students, such as our film students who need actors for their films. We’ll also support you to find placements and work experience – our students recently took part in a live brief with Great Abington Primary School, devising performances and workshop activities to enhance curriculum learning through interactive drama events - and you can choose to take an optional placement year to gain further experience in drama and theatre as well.

As an ARU student, you can also get involved with the University of Cambridge's Footlights comedy events as a writer, performer or member of the production team.

The impact of our Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, and Film & Screen Studies research achieved 'world-leading' in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.

Is drama a good career?
Studying drama can open up a number of career paths, both in the performing arts sector, the creative industries more broadly, and areas such as education and teaching.

What is a degree in drama?
A degree in drama can help you to develop a number of skills. At ARU, our Drama degree is strongly focused on performance and getting you involved in a range of productions. But you'll also gain transferable skills that can be used in areas such as theatre, broadcasting, and arts organisations.

How long is a drama degree?
At ARU, you can study our BA (Hons) Drama degree over three years, or four years with a placement year. There is also the option of a four-year degree with a foundation year.