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Qualification and Programme Title
B.A. Drama and Music with Year Abroad Full-time
Programme Code
958B
Delivery Location
Campus
Language of Study
English
Length of Programme
4 Year(s)
Accreditations
This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme
The programme provides a specialism in various areas of Drama and Theatre Arts, and aims to give students the opportunity to learn about different aspects of drama and theatre; theatre history, performance theory, dramatic analysis, technical roles, actor training. The programme operates through a number of different teaching methods; small group teaching, production work, practical seminars, large group lectures.
The year abroad will provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the society and culture of a foreign country while gaining experience of a different academic environment and way of teaching. The year abroad also provides an opportunity for students to improve their existing language proficiency (where applicable) as well as enhancing their organisation and communication skills and their employability through a proven ability to succeed in a foreign setting.
To enable all our students to develop their capacity to learn, and to take responsibility for their own learning.
To enable all our students to acquire the intellectual self-reliance and confidence necessary for critical and independent thought.
To equip all our students with knowledges, skills and habits of mind that will sustain them through further study, employment and active citizenship.
To continue to develop Music as a vital discipline in a rapidly changing society, and to seek out and forge links with neighbouring disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.
To provide our students with a background in two fundamental aspects of the study of Music (musicology and performance) and to allow them to develop their strengths through specialisation in later stages of the programme
To continue to explore ways of making those opportunities available to students from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible.
For Year Abroad programmes only:
Study abroad will provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the society and culture
of a foreign country while gaining experience of a different academic environment and way of teaching.
The year abroad also provides an opportunity for students to improve their existing language proficiency
(where applicable) as well as enhancing their organisation and communication skills and their employability through a proven ability to succeed in a foreign setting.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
Music
1. Students of Joint Honours Music will study fewer modules than their Single Honours counterparts and so are correspondingly expected to display slightly less breadth of knowledge across the discipline.)
Music and its cultures from approximately 800 to the present, with certain repertories being studied in greater depth according to staff expertise.
2. the tools used to analyse the structure of music (e.g. form, harmony, instrumentation); students may be able to apply these methods to original work depending on the modules chosen in Stages I and H
3. For students who elect to take the relevant modules, performing techniques, based primarily on the instruments/vocal studies they have undertaken during their programme of study
4. the aesthetic, political and social issues relating to music, and the role of music and musicians in society today and throughout history.
5. for students who elect to take certain modules, a knowledge of issues relating to the physical production and applications of music.
6. the opportunity to study in a different environment, working on aspects of music which are not currently available at Birmingham and/or to extend knowledge and skills acquired at the home university (applicable to Year Abroad only)
Drama
A working understanding of the ways in which practical and theoretical work in drama and theatre arts necessarily inform one another.
A knowledge of the dramatic medium in its various aspects.
A working knowledge of the language of theatre practice.
An understanding and appreciation of the theatrical output of different periods and places and an understanding of various critical approaches to theatre.
A basic working knowledge of theatre crafts (sound, lighting, stage management, costume)
A range of transferable skills which will enable them to work effectively both individually and in groups.
Demonstrate the ability to study relevant topics at an international institution and appreciate the difference between study in the UK and overseas.
Music
1. Lectures, seminars, tutorials
2. Lectures, seminars, tutorials
3. Seminars, individual coaching, workshops, masterclasses
4. Lectures, seminars
5. Lectures, seminars, workshops
6. Lectures, seminars, workshops, performances, individual coaching, tutorials (as applicable) (applicable to Year Abroad only)
Drama Lectures, small group teaching, practical and theoretical workshops, performance projects (student and staff led).
Year abroad
Music
1. Essays, unseen examinations, seminar presentations, dissertation
2. Essays, technical exercises, seen and unseen examinations, aural work, seminar presentations, performance
3. Public and private performance as soloist and as a member of a group
4. Essays and presentations
5. Portfolios of relevant work, essays, practical examinations
6. Essays, other written work, compositions, performances (as applicable) (applicable to Year Abroad only)
Drama Written assessments, oral assessments (essays, oral presentations), practical performance assessments, written examinations.
Assessed as required by host institution
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
Music
1. To be able to use musical language (i.e. notation and its equivalents in non-notated genres) to write and arrange music for its performance by themselves and others
2. For students who elect to take the relevant modules, to show a measure of proficiency as a performer (the level of proficiency being dependent on the number of stages of the programme in which Performance was a chosen element)
3. Independent study skills (self-organisation, initiative and self-direction; time management; autonomous research skills; the ability to collect, organise, synthesise and evaluate information; planning, drafting and editing) The ability to produce an extended project (e.g. academic writing, composition, performance), drawing on independent study skills acquired on the programme
4. Ability to work as a member of a team in a range of contexts, including the capacity to listen, to respond flexibly to feedback, to understand diverse perspectives, and to negotiate solutions collectively
Drama
The ability to complete staff and student led projects (both practically and theoretically informed) both on an individual and on a group basis.
The ability to understand the complexities of dramatic texts and theatre histories from the perspective of both a scholar and a performer.
The ability to work effectively in a team and as an individual.
Cross-cultural awareness (ability to understand, communicate effectively and interact with people across cultures)
To develop a range of marketable skills including problem solving, communication, patience and perseverance, determination, self-motivation, analytical and study skills through direct interactions with society and institutions in another country.
Music
1. Lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops
2. One-to-one lessons, participation in ensembles both small and large
3. Tutorials, independent directed study, seminars
4. Workshops, primarily in performance and composition
Drama Lectures, small group teaching, practical and theoretical workshops, performance projects (student and staff led).
Year Abroad
Music
1. Essays, dissertations, unseen examinations, presentations, public and private performance as both soloist and ensemble member, class tests, coursework exercises, project work.
2. Essays, dissertations, unseen examinations, presentations, class tests, coursework exercises, project work.
Drama Written assessments, oral assessments (essays, oral presentations), practical performance assessments, written examinations.
Year abroad module (assessment as required by host institution)
