BA (Hons) Drama with a Year Abroad

Drama is a powerful, captivating, and collaborative artform. It invites us to reflect on ourselves and the world around us, to tell compelling stories, and to explore bold new ideas. Whether on page, stage, or screen, drama sparks our imagination. It offers rich forms of expression and provides us with frameworks for understanding – and changing – the world. Drama at UEA offers a dynamic combination of practical, historical, and critical study, with an emphasis on practical skills and exploration. As a UEA Drama graduate, you’ll leave with a rich skill set that demonstrates your adaptability, resilience and versatility. These are qualities that open doors to a wide range of career paths. You’ll learn from experienced artists and researchers who’ll support you in developing both your critical thinking and creative practice, whether your passion lies in acting, directing, design, technical theatre, writing or theatre-making. On BA Drama with a Year Abroad, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to spend your third year studying at one of our partner institutions across the globe. You can choose to study specialist pathways in acting, theatre-making, or technical theatre, or explore a mixture of them all. You’ll study a range of theatre from around the world, engaging with major theoretical approaches, with actor- and director-training, and with techniques for creating your own work. You’ll learn about cutting-edge theatre companies and innovative writers. Through all this, you’ll

IELTS 6.5 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components)

International students: £24,250 a year (2027/28, from the university's page, checked 31 October 2026)

UK students: £9,790 per year

September 2026

UCAS deadline (equal consideration)

• Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom