Programme Specification
BA (Hons) Drama with a Minor in Business Studies (2013 and 2014 entry)
Academic Year: 2018/19
This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if full advantage is taken of the learning opportunities that are provided.
This specification applies to delivery of the programme in the Academic Year indicated above. Prospective students reviewing this information for a later year of study should be aware that these details are subject to change as outlined in our Terms and Conditions of Study.
This specification should be read in conjunction with:
- Reg. XX (Undergraduate Awards) (see University Regulations)
- Module Specifications
- Summary
- Aims
- Learning outcomes
- Structure
- Progression & weighting
Programme summary
Awarding body/institution | Loughborough University |
Teaching institution (if different) | |
Owning school/department | School of the Arts, English and Drama |
Details of accreditation by a professional/statutory body | |
Final award | BA (Hons / BA(Hons) +DPS |
Programme title | Drama with a Minor in Business Studies |
Programme code | EAUB11 |
Length of programme | The duration of the programme is 6 or 8 semesters. Candidates following the four year programme are required to spend an approved placement in professional industry leading to the award of Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS). The sandwich year (Part I) must be taken after satisfactory completion of Part B and before commencement of Part C. |
UCAS code | W4N1 / WN41 |
Admissions criteria | BA (Hons) - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/w4n1 BA(Hons)+DPS - http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wn41 |
Date at which the programme specification was published | Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:54:26 BST |
1. Programme Aims
- To provide an intellectually stimulating environment in which students can develop the critical and practical skills of Drama and Business management.
- To enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme.
- To ensure that graduates are trained to think independently, to reason critically, to weigh the importance of alternative arguments and perspectives, and to analyse critically different forms of discourse.
2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:
- The Benchmark Statement for Dance, Drama and Performance.
- The Benchmark Statement for General Business and Management.
- Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
3. Programme Learning Outcomes
3.1 Knowledge and Understanding
On successful completion of this programme students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Substantial knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary Drama with an awareness of the role of culture in a changing performance landscape.
- An understanding and practical experience of a range of research methods.
- The ability to compare theatre institutions, structures and practices historically and geographically.
- An ability to grasp the epistemological underpinnings of different research traditions in Drama.
- An understanding of theories, principles and practice, developed from study of core management areas of human resources, finance, marketing and organisational behaviour.
- Knowledge of the importance of policy, planning and management in business. The behaviour, management and development of people within organisations.
3.2 Skills and other attributes
a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to:
- Appreciate the central role in culture of Drama and have gained rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument using speech, writing and other forms.
- Apply Drama and theatre studies concepts and theories.
- Use critical thinking, analysis and syntheses to evaluate and apply concepts and insights from business disciplines, including comprehension of complex scenarios.
- Relate theory to practice.
b. Subject-specific practical skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Locate and retrieve information using a range of resources.
- Design and perform practical projects.
- Present cogent and persuasive arguments both in oral and written form.
- Create, evaluate and/or assess a range of options in a business situation, applying ideas and knowledge from a variety of sources.
c. Key transferable skills:
On successful completion of this programme, students should have acquired the following skills:
- Effective communication
- Effective organisational and time-management skills
- Effective use of information technology
- Management of self-development
- Numeracy skills
- Effective team-working skills
4. Programme structure
Part A - Introductory Modules
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (40 credits) |
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EAA145 |
Performance, Stage and Management |
20 credits |
EAA146 |
Textual and Historical Studies |
20 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory (40 credits) |
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EAA144 |
Performance and Analysis |
20 credits |
EAA143 |
Philosophising Performance |
10 credits |
EAA512 |
Theoretical Approaches to Drama |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (20 credits) |
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BSA505 |
Organisational Behaviour |
10 credits |
BSA050 |
Introduction to Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (20 credits) |
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BSA506 |
Management of Human Resources |
10 credits |
BSA025 |
Introduction to Law |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Part B - Degree Modules
Candidates may choose optional modules so that as few as 50 or as many as 70 credit units are attempted in a semester, provided that 120 credit units are accumulated over the year.
Semester 1 |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAB155 |
Brecht: The Critical Stage |
20 credits |
EAB910 |
Devised Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB917 |
Media Performance |
20 credits |
EAB505 |
Movement in Performance |
20 credits |
EAB918 |
Revolt against Fate: Literature and Theatre of the Absurd |
20 credits |
EAB009 |
Theatre, Nation and Trauma: Contemporary Irish Drama |
20 credits |
Semester 2 |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAB704 |
Modern and Contemporary British Theatre |
20 credits |
EAB920 |
Performing the Absurd (pre-requisite EAB918) |
20 credits |
EAB904 |
Playwriting and Dramaturgy |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (also available at Part C) |
20 credits |
EAB034 |
Voice and Text |
20 credits |
EAB004 |
World Theatres |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (20 credits) |
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BSB530 |
Accounting for Business |
10 credits |
BSB520 |
Principles of Marketing for Sport and Leisure |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (10 credits) |
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BSB522 |
The Marketing Mix for Sport and Leisure |
10 credits |
Optional – (10 credits) |
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BSB532 |
Accounting for Managers |
10 credits |
BSB550 |
Company Finance |
10 credits |
BSB590 |
The Contemporary Business Environment |
10 credits |
Part I
Four year Sandwich Programme (DPS) route
Candidates will undertake an approved placement leading to the Diploma in Professional Studies.
Semesters 1 and 2 |
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EAI001 |
Industrial Training Placement |
120 credits |
Part C - Degree Modules
Candidates normally attempt 60 credits in each semester, accumulating 120 credit units over the year. In accordance with University Regulations, students should take at least 90 credits of C-coded modules in their final year of study.
Semesters 1 and 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC950 |
Research Project |
40 credits |
Semester 1 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC500 |
Theatre Practice |
40 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries |
20 credits |
EAC221 |
The Applied Drama Toolkit |
20 credits |
EAB033 |
Puppetry (cannot be taken in completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC504 |
Theatre of the Fantastic |
20 credits |
Semester 2 Drama Modules |
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Compulsory - NONE |
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Optional |
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EAC500 |
Theatre Practice (if not taken in semester 1) |
40 credits |
EAC225 |
Dance Theatre |
20 credits |
EAC900 |
Analysing Work Experience in the Creative Industries (if not taken in semester 1) |
20 credits |
EAB912 |
Costume Design (cannot be taken if completed at Part B) |
20 credits |
EAC908 |
Gender and the Stage |
20 credits |
Semester 1 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (20 credits) |
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BSC522 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
10 credits |
BSC565 |
Fundamentals of Strategic Management |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
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Semester 2 Business Modules |
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Compulsory (20 credits) |
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BSC524 |
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning |
10 credits |
BSC575 |
Leadership and Interpersonal Skills |
10 credits |
Optional - NONE |
5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award
In order to progress from Part A to Part B and from Part B to C and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX but also:
- in order to progress from Part A to Part B, obtain at least 40% in all compulsory Drama modules.
Provision will be made in accordance with Regulation XX for candidates who have the right of re-assessment in any part of the Programme to undergo re-assessment in the University’s special assessment period.
6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification
Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C, in accordance with the scheme set out in Regulation XX. The average percentage marks for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40% : Part C 60% to determine the Programme Mark.