The key areas you will study are live and recorded performance; technology and performance (including radio and video production); the context and history of drama; TV and Radio presentation, and methods of analysis. Performance modules will give you an awareness of contemporary performance practice on stage and screen. In production modules you will study the range of technical skills needed to make creative content for films, television and radio programmes. In years two and three the course is based on your own choices within flexible options. You might choose Scriptwriting (for stage, screen and radio); Radio (drama and production); various aspects of Stage Performance; Fiction Film Making; Applied Drama; as well as modules on specialist subjects that reflect the research interests of senior staff. Students may also choose to spend year two studying abroad. The following modules are attached to this award: Year One * Performance and Media Practice 1 * Introduction to Drama, Performance and Media * Technology and Performance * Text and Performance Analysis: methods and vocabularies Year Two * Performance and Media Practice 2 * TV and Radio Presentation * Fiction Film Making * Radio Drama * Scriptwriting (Theatre, TV & Radio) * Specialist Elective 1 * Big Picture, Small Screen * Professional Practice and Arts Organisation Year Three * Major Project in Performance and Media * Drama Dissertation * Presentation for Media * Major Project: Film and Video * Radio Project * Applied Drama * Scriptwriting 2 (Theatre, TV & Radio) * Specialist Elective 1 * Specialist Elective 2 * Performance and Society * The Sundance Generation: British and North American Independent Cinema Africa on Screen

Your exploration and understanding of this diverse and competitive field will enable you to choose your direction from within a variety of media, performance and teaching professions. To make you even more attractive to employers, you will also gain key transferable skills in teamwork, negotiation and project management, which will be valued in many industries and boost your employability.