BA Drama & English Literature

The BA Drama and English course at the University of Birmingham provides students an intertwined approach to both drama and English, giving them the opportunity to explore and experience the relationship between literature and theatre. The course allows students to engage with dramatic and literary texts, from the early modern period to the present, under the guidance of leading scholars and practitioners in a department with a thriving research culture.Course Content: The course focuses on a wide variety of drama and English literature methodologies and practices, from constructing abstract designs to directing a theatre company. Students can study Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Restoration drama, Victorian, modernist, and contemporary literature, regional theatre, avant-garde and performance practices, theatre history, gender and sexuality, and race and discrimination. There is no specific mention of key modules and accreditations related to the course on the given course page.Future Careers: This degree empowers students to develop broad skills attractive to employers such as teamwork; the ability to research, process and analyse information; and the ability to articulate sophisticated ideas about complex issues confidently.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.