Explore film theory and film-making from all over the world, as well as different modes of performance with our BA (Hons) Drama and Film degree in Cambridge.
Join a course that's ranked in the top 25% in the UK for Teaching on my course, Assessment and Feedback, Learning Resources and Student Voice (National Student Survey 2021).
As a Drama and Film student, you’ll explore the latest theory and practice in both fields as we help you to grow into a confident, versatile and exciting practitioner with transferable skills to suit whichever field you hope to work in.
Performance is at the core of our Drama and Film degree here at ARU, whether you’re in front of or behind the camera. Your understanding of film theory and history will improve your acting skills and your hands-on knowledge of performance practice will enhance your filmmaking or writing skills.
In drama, you’ll work on public-productions and smaller-scale projects, exploring practices and texts from the 20th century onwards as well as working on original pieces.
In film you’ll explore the language and convention of drama and film, taking in some of the key movements in history from Hollywood cinema through to more experimental modes of performance.
You’ll also have the chance to weight your studies to prepare for a career in the arts or fields such as teaching – get ready to change the way others see the world.
oup* and Film Studies Facebook group / YouTube channel. We also have a Facebook group dedicated to helping you find work experience on film and video projects.
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Year one, core modules
Film Language and Concepts
Creative Moving Image
Studio Performance
Staging and Production
Year two, core modules
Classical Hollywood Cinema
Making Performance
Theorising Spectatorship
Community Theatre Performance
Principles of Dramatherapy
Cinema and Sound
Physical Theatre
Practice as Research
Documentary Film Theory
Independent Cinema: US and Beyond
16mm Filmmaking
Non-Fiction Filmmaking
Performing Shakespeare
Scenes and Shorts
Professional Theatre Practice 1
Year three, core modules
Major Project
Festival of Performance
Special Topics in Film Studies
Professional Practice in Film
Experiments in Film and Moving Image
Experimental Cinema
TV Drama Production
Site Specific and Immersive Theatre
Multiplexed: Contemporary Popular Cinema
Narrative in Global Cinema
Workshop Facilitation
Provocations
Anglia Language Programme
Not only will you develop your performance skills during your time at ARU, our BA (Hons) Drama degree will give you practical experience as stage technician, and the academic understanding you need to be a director or a teacher.
We work with employers to make sure you graduate with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need. They help us review what we teach and how we teach it – and they offer hands-on, practical opportunities to learn through work-based projects, internships or placements.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
