(BA) Bachelor of Arts
Stage and Production Management
Current
University of Essex
University of Essex
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Honours Degree
Full-time
Dance, Drama and Performance
BA DKAS
08/05/2024
Details
Professional accreditation
None
Admission criteria
Applicants will need to be successful in an interview. Applicants should also have, or expect to have:
- A-levels: EE, or 32 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels.
- BTEC: PP, or 32 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels.
- Combined qualifications on the UCAS tariff: 32 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A levels or equivalent. Tariff point offers may be made if you are taking a qualification, or mixture of qualifications, from the list on our undergraduate application information page.
- T-levels: Pass with E in core
- IB: two Higher Level certificates with 33
- IB Career-related Programme: We consider combinations of IB Diploma Programme courses with BTECs or other qualifications.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) code
If you do not require a student visa to study in the UK then we will assess your English language proficiency/ability at your interview or audition.
English language requirements for applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or specified score in another equivalent test that we accept.
Details of English language requirements, including component scores, and the tests we accept for applicants who require a Student visa (excluding Nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries) can be found here
If we accept the English component of an international qualification it will be included in the academic levels listed above for the relevant countries.
English language shelf-life
Most English language qualifications have a validity period of 5 years. The validity period of Pearson Test of English, TOEFL and CBSE or CISCE English is 2 years.
If you require a Student visa to study in the UK please see our immigration webpages for the latest Home Office guidance on English language qualifications.
Pre-sessional English courses
If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.
Pending English language qualifications
You don’t need to achieve the required level before making your application, but it will be one of the conditions of your offer.
If you cannot find the qualification that you have achieved or are pending, then please email ugquery@essex.ac.uk.
Additional Notes
If you’re an international student, but do not meet the English language or academic requirements for direct admission to this degree, you could prepare and gain entry through a pathway course. Find out more about opportunities available to you at the University of Essex International College
Course qualifiers
A course qualifier is a bracketed addition to your course title to denote a specialisation or pathway that you have achieved via the completion of specific modules during your course. The
specific module requirements for each qualifier title are noted below. Eligibility for any selected qualifier will be determined by the department and confirmed by the final year Board of
Examiners. If the required modules are not successfully completed, your course title will remain as described above without any bracketed addition. Selection of a course qualifier is
optional and student can register preferences or opt-out via Online Module Enrolment (eNROL).
None
Rules of assessment
Rules of assessment are the rules, principles and frameworks which the University uses to calculate your course progression and final results.
Additional notes
None
External examiners
Ms Emma Ruth Hansford
Lead Practitioner Stage Manager
LAMDA
External Examiners provide an independent overview of our courses, offering their expertise and help towards our continual improvement of course content, teaching, learning, and assessment.
External Examiners are normally academics from other higher education institutions, but may be from the industry, business or the profession as appropriate for the course.
They comment on how well courses align with national standards, and on how well the teaching, learning and assessment methods allow students to develop and demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills needed to achieve their awards.
External Examiners who are responsible for awards are key members of Boards of Examiners. These boards make decisions about student progression within their course and about whether students can receive their final award.
Programme aims
To prepare students for a professional career in Stage and Production Management in theatre and related entertainment and media fields requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making.
To stimulate the application of reflection, creativity or imagination to theatre management processes.
To develop the critical and analytical skills required to communicate projects, ideas or arguments clearly and objectively.
To prepare students for the self-directed learning and research necessary to support production processes in employment.
Learning outcomes and learning, teaching and assessment methods
On successful completion of the programme a graduate should demonstrate knowledge and skills as follows:
A: Knowledge and understanding
A1: Knowledge and understanding of complex or innovative production processes and theory
A2: Knowledge and understanding of advanced or experimental management techniques.
A3: Knowledge and understanding of the application of Health and Safety issues to a range of non-standard contexts
A4: Knowledge and understanding of the application of complex industry processes to a range of practical production projects
A5: Knowledge and understand of the interpretation and development of a range of forms, practices, traditions and histories of stage and production management processes.
Learning methods
A1 – A5 are taught through practical classes, workshops, lectures, seminars, and research and production projects.
In Year Three, at Honours level, students will be expected to use their learning to engage creatively with production processes, to interpret and critically evaluate knowledge and understanding and apply it to a range of performance situations, some of which will be innovative and unexpected.
Assessment methods
A1 – A5 are assessed through portfolios, production work, and continuous assessment
A1-A3 is additionally assessed through the work Placement Report and A1 – A5 through Production Practice
B: Intellectual and cognitive skills
B1: The ability to use varied independent research to make substantial contributions to the creative process
B2: The ability to present complex or original ideas or arguments in visual, oral or written form
B3: Communicate effectively with a range of professional practitioners encountered in the industry
B4: Play a substantial role in the realisation of an interpretation of a text or ideas of a creative team
B5: The ability to apply critical or analytical skills to devise original solutions in a varied range of production contexts
B6: Ability to adapt and apply learned techniques, concepts and principles to a range of complex professional or theatre management situations
Learning methods
B1- B6 Production projects, feedback and assessment
B2, B3 B5 and B6 Work Placements
Practical classes, workshops, lectures and independent research
In the third, Honours level year, students are expected to adapt and interpret their cognitive skills to a range of creative situations with increasing independence and originality.
Assessment methods
B1 - B6 are assessed through portfolios, production work, and continuous assessment
B1-B3 and B5-B6 is additionally assessed through the work Placement Report and B1 - B6 through Production Practice
C: Practical skills
C1: Aibility to effectively and efficiently undertake a series of stage and sometimes production management roles at managerial level
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C2: The ability to devise time-management schedules and manage own and others' time efficiently according to those schedules
C3: The ability to interpret knowledge and understanding (including health and safety) to a range of practical contexts, some of which will be unexpected or original
C4: The ability to apply advanced practical skills training in a range of advanced professional or technical theatre situations
C5: Ability to devise and translate ideas into innovative or original Stage and Production Management processes
Learning methods
C1 - C5 Production projects, and Professional Development, feedback and assessment
C1,C2, C3 and C4 Work placements
C1, C3, C4 and C5 Practical classes and workshops
In the BA Hons Year 3 students are expected to be increasingly independent in the use of practical skills, to take responsibility for production processes and to critically evaluate and make decisions on appropriate practical production solutions.
Assessment methods
C1 - C5 Continuous assessment of contribution to the management of production processes,
C2, C3 and C4 Work placement reports
D: Key skills
D1: Students will be able to communicate complex ideas or arguments confidently and effectively in oral, written or visual form.
D2: Students will be able to evaluate and select appropriate IT applications or technology for research or written work or to create performances
D3: Formulating or managing complex production budgets
D4: Students will be able to critically evaluate and take decisions on the appropriateness of different approaches to production processes
D5: Students will be able to work effectively and collaboratively as a self-directed member of a multi-skilled team
D6: Students will be able to critically analyse and evaluate own learning or performance or to interpret and make use of critical feedback constructively
Learning methods
D1 - D6 production projects, professional development, feedback and assessment
D1, D2, D4 Practical classes, workshops, seminars
D1, D2, D5 and D6 work placements
D1, D2, D4 Independent study, research, seminars
Assessment methods
D1 - D6 Continuous assessment of contribution to production processes, work placement and professional development
D1, D2, D3, D4 and D6 Evidence based portfolios, and reflective evaluations
D1, D2, D5 and D6 work placement reports