BA Art and Theatre
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UCAS code
WW40 -
Clearing BTEC Extended Offer
MMM -
Clearing Offer
CCD -
Year of entry
2023/24 See 2024/25 entry -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
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Year of entry
2023/24 See 2024/25 entry -
Course duration
Full Time: 4 Years
Explore the overlap between art and theatre. Let one influence the other and develop your professional practice with BA Art and Theatre.
Please note that this course is now closed for 2023 applicants.
This joint art degree enables you to develop a critical understanding of contemporary art and modern theatre. You will have the opportunity to complement your art practice with practical work in theatre.
In art, you will join a lively and creative community, explore a vast range of media and experiment with emerging art forms. You'll be assigned a dedicated studio space, accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and a studio tutor who will help you develop your individual and professional practice.
Regular trips to museums and art galleries will prompt thoughts on how art is displayed and received. You will gain professional experience throughout your degree by taking part in your own exhibitions, public art commissions and events. Your teaching staff are all artists, curators and researchers of international standing and will encourage regular exhibitions and open debate.
In theatre studies you will investigate a range of contemporary practices from verbatim to immersive, site specific work and examples of digital technologies in live performance. You can explore theatre from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, covering the work of international and British playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill and Sarah Kane.
Practical work complements your critical and theoretical study allowing you to apply what you learn through practice, drawing on the market-leading facilities of the £11.4m Minghella building, including three theatre spaces, a film and television studio, cutting rooms and audio post-production facilities, and a digital cinema. You will investigate theatre with academics working at the cutting edge of research, and attend performances ranging from popular forms of theatre to performance art.
Placements and collaborations are actively encouraged and there is also the chance to experience life in another country. Opportunities for work-based learning and personal development complement your core learning.
Placement
You are encouraged to work with different artists and designers in hosting events and exhibitions and you will be expected to undertake placement opportunities Past students have enjoyed internships at Studio Voltaire and the Frieze Art Fair. Others have performed at the ICA, taken part in an Arts Council-supported film project at the Museum of Rural Life and participated in an international exhibition at the Seoul Institute of Arts in South Korea.
Regular field trips to national and international museums, art institutions and galleries allow you to consider the diverse conditions in which art is displayed and received. There are also many opportunities for you to apply to study abroad: Reading School of Art has links with universities in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, France, Switzerland and Finland.
For more information, please visit the Reading School of Art website.
Overview
Explore the overlap between art and theatre. Let one influence the other and develop your professional practice with BA Art and Theatre.
Please note that this course is now closed for 2023 applicants.
This joint art degree enables you to develop a critical understanding of contemporary art and modern theatre. You will have the opportunity to complement your art practice with practical work in theatre.
In art, you will join a lively and creative community, explore a vast range of media and experiment with emerging art forms. You'll be assigned a dedicated studio space, accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and a studio tutor who will help you develop your individual and professional practice.
Regular trips to museums and art galleries will prompt thoughts on how art is displayed and received. You will gain professional experience throughout your degree by taking part in your own exhibitions, public art commissions and events. Your teaching staff are all artists, curators and researchers of international standing and will encourage regular exhibitions and open debate.
In theatre studies you will investigate a range of contemporary practices from verbatim to immersive, site specific work and examples of digital technologies in live performance. You can explore theatre from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, covering the work of international and British playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill and Sarah Kane.
Practical work complements your critical and theoretical study allowing you to apply what you learn through practice, drawing on the market-leading facilities of the £11.4m Minghella building, including three theatre spaces, a film and television studio, cutting rooms and audio post-production facilities, and a digital cinema. You will investigate theatre with academics working at the cutting edge of research, and attend performances ranging from popular forms of theatre to performance art.
Placements and collaborations are actively encouraged and there is also the chance to experience life in another country. Opportunities for work-based learning and personal development complement your core learning.
Placement
You are encouraged to work with different artists and designers in hosting events and exhibitions and you will be expected to undertake placement opportunities Past students have enjoyed internships at Studio Voltaire and the Frieze Art Fair. Others have performed at the ICA, taken part in an Arts Council-supported film project at the Museum of Rural Life and participated in an international exhibition at the Seoul Institute of Arts in South Korea.
Regular field trips to national and international museums, art institutions and galleries allow you to consider the diverse conditions in which art is displayed and received. There are also many opportunities for you to apply to study abroad: Reading School of Art has links with universities in countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, France, Switzerland and Finland.
For more information, please visit the Reading School of Art website.
Clearing A Level CCD BTEC offer MMM
A level: CCD including an Art subject
BTEC: MMM
Accepted subjects: Art, Fine Art, Art and Design, Photography, Graphic Design, Fashion/Textile Design
We've listed A level and BTEC qualifications here, but please be assured that we also accept a wide variety of A level-equivalent qualifications.
For more information about Clearing at Reading, please visit our Clearing pages.
You can also visit our international student pages for information about English language qualifications.
Structure
Compulsory modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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FA1ART | Art Studio | MISS Wendy McLean |
FT1ATP | Analysing Theatre and Performance | DR Matt McFrederick |
FT1RFT | Radical Forms in Theatre and Performance | DR Lucy Tyler |
Optional modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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FA1DS | Drawing skills | DR Florian Roithmayr |
FA1ED | Expanded Drawing | PROF John Russell |
FA1MM | Modernisms & Mythologies | DR Jenny Chamarette |
FA1PF | Postmodernisms & Other Fictions | MISS Lisa Barnard |
FT1ATF | Approaches to Film | DR Adam O'Brien |
FT1ATT | Approaches to Television | DR Faye Woods |
FT1CSS | Comedy on Stage and Screen | DR Tonia Kazakopoulou |
FT1ES | Exploring the Studio | PROF Teresa Murjas |
AP1A35 | Towards Sustainability: Positive Action for a Better World | PROF Julian Park |
AP1EM1 | Introduction to Marketing | MR Nick Walker |
AP1EM2 | The Fundamentals of Business and Marketing | MR Nick Walker |
AP1SB1 | Introduction to Management | PROF Julian Park |
AR1EMP | Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome | PROF Roger Matthews |
AR1EMP10 | Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome [10 credits] | PROF Roger Matthews |
AR1FOR | Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death | DR Gundula Müldner |
AR1FOR10 | Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death [10 credit] | DR Gundula Müldner |
AR1RAT | Revolutions and Transitions: The Human Journey from 6 Million Years Ago to the Present Day | PROF Steve Mithen |
AR1RAT1 | Revolutions and Transitions: The Human Journey from 6 Million Years Ago to the Present Day | PROF Steve Mithen |
AR1SOC | Contemporary world cultures: an introduction to social anthropology | DR Alanna Cant |
AR1SOC10 | Contemporary world cultures: an introduction to social anthropology [10 credits] | DR Alanna Cant |
CL1SO | Ancient Song | PROF Ian Rutherford |
CL1TR | Texts, Readers, and Writers | PROF Eleanor Dickey |
GV1B1 | Introduction to Environmental Science | DR Hazel McGoff |
IL1GICC | Intercultural Competence and Communication | MS Joan McCormack |
IL1GMB | Modern Britain: Society, History and Politics | DR Lucy Watson |
LS1ELS | English Language and Society | DR Christiana Themistocleous |
LS1GL | Globalization and Language | DR Tony Capstick |
MC1PP | Presenting the Past | DR Rhi Smith |
ML1GEC | Greats of European Cinema | DR Marta Simo-Comas |
MM1F10 | Student Enterprise | DR Lebene Soga |
MT1CC | The Science of Climate Change | PROF Nigel Arnell |
PO1BRI | British Society | DR Dawn Clarke |
PO1INE | Inequality | DR Jonathan Golub |
PO1IPI | Introduction to Political Ideas | DR Andrew Reid |
PO1WAR | War and Warfare | DR Vladimir Rauta |
PP1GJ | Global Justice | MISS Michela Bariselli |
PP1ML | The Meaning of Life | DR Luke Elson |
PP1RA | Reason and Argument | DR Jumbly Grindrod |
PP1RP | Radical Philosophy | PROF Maximilian De Gaynesford |
PY1IPY | Introduction to Psychology | DR Katie Barfoot |
TY1HGC | History of Graphic Communication | DR Rob Banham |
TY1PRI | Printing and printmaking | DR Rob Banham |
TY1WTF | What the font? Making and using typefaces | DR Rob Banham |
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Compulsory modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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FA2IS2 | Part 2I Studio | MR Angus Wyatt |
FA2S2 | Part 2 Studio including Career Management Skills | MS Tina O'Connell |
FT2IPC | Identity, Performance and Culture | DR Matt McFrederick |
Optional modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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FA2IMW | Visual Thinking and Material Writing | PROF Alun Rowlands |
FA2IPA | Philosophies and Theories of Art | DR James Hellings |
FA2IS | International Study | PROF Alun Rowlands |
FA2IS3 | International Study 2 | PROF Alun Rowlands |
FA2ISP | Independent study with Work Placement | DR Kate Allen |
FA2IWC3 | What is the Contemporary? 3 | MISS Julia Crabtree |
FA2IWC4 | What is the Contemporary? 4 | MISS Julia Crabtree |
FA2MW | Visual Thinking and Material Writing | PROF Alun Rowlands |
FA2PA | Philosophies and Theories of Art | DR James Hellings |
FA2SSA | Study Abroad | MISS Julia Crabtree |
FA2WC1 | What is the Contemporary? 1 | PROF John Russell |
FA2WC2 | What is the Contemporary? 2 | PROF John Russell |
FT2EL | Exploring Location | DR Tonia Kazakopoulou |
FT2FFC | Film Forms and Cultures | DR David Foster |
FT2PE20 | Placements and Employment Skills (Twenty Credits) | MR James Kenward-Abdollahyan |
FT2PS | Performance Skills: Acting and Directing | DR Lisa Woynarski |
FT2SSC | Screen Storytelling and Criticism | DR Adam O'Brien |
FT2TCC | Television and Contemporary Culture | DR Faye Woods |
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Compulsory modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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FA3HS2 | Studio (joint honours) | PROF Susanne Clausen |
Optional modules include:
Code | Module | Convenor |
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FT3AD | Adaptations across Stage and Screen | DR Tonia Kazakopoulou |
FT3CD | Contemporary Documentary | DR Adam O'Brien |
FT3CRP | Creative Research Project | DR David Foster |
FT3CST | Cinema, Spectacle and Technology | PROF Lisa Purse |
FT3FF | Film Programming and Film Festivals | PROF Lucia Nagib |
FT3IAA | Identity, Agency, Advocacy: Diversity and Representation in Film, Television and Theatre | DR Simone Knox |
FT3JDFA | Dissertation (Art and Film & Theatre) | DR David Foster |
FT3MUS | Musical Theatre | DR Lisa Woynarski |
FT3PD | Performance & Design: Site, Scenography and Installation | DR Matt McFrederick |
FT3SSS | Scriptwriting for Stage and Screen | DR Lucy Tyler |
FT3TFW | Television: Exploring Fictional Worlds | DR Tonia Kazakopoulou |
FT3WCC | World Cinema: Creative Peaks | PROF Lucia Nagib |
These are the modules that we currently offer. They may change for your year of study as we regularly review our module offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.
Core modules include:
- Art studio
- Dissertation (theatre)
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Fees
New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250
New international students: £20,300
UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes
UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.
EU student fees
With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.
Additional costs
Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.
Financial support for your studies
You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.
Placement year fees
If you spend a full year on placement, you will only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee for that year. For more information, please see our fees and funding pages or contact placements@reading.ac.uk.
Careers
As well as the practical experience gained on this degree, our students graduate with a range of transferable skills, such as self-motivation, time management and strategic thinking. 97% of leavers are in work and/or study 15 months after the end of their course (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2018/19; First Degree responders from Art).
Many of our graduates develop successful careers as artists, writers and curators. These include a number of famous alumni, such as Turner Prize-nominated artists, and PhD students who are award-winning artists and curators at influential museums.
Others have found employment in galleries, education, art therapy, and film and video production. Recent employers include Tate, Whitechapel Gallery, Christies, Microsoft, the BBC, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Manolo Blahnik.
A number of our graduates continue their studies both with us and at other universities or go into teacher training.