BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and Theatre Studies

What is Joint Honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours.

Creative Writing

This Joint Honours course degree offers you the opportunity to learn from award winning internationally respected novelists, short story writers, poets, songwriters and performers, scriptwriters, editors, publishers, and new media writers. You'll mainly focus on practical work, utilising key examples from the greatest writers to inform your work. The sessions are run by enthusiastic writers in supportive relatively small groups. Through a combination of creative workshops, seminars and tutorials, you will be able to gain skills and confidence.

Full programme details: BA (Hons) Creative Writing

Theatre Studies

This course is taught by practising professional artists and active researchers with expertise in their own specialist fields. We will encourage you to explore the relationship between drama, theatre and performance and consider Theatre Studies from many different perspectives. You will encounter a wide variety of performance practice, as well as the theoretical concerns related to that practice. And you will connect to the practices at Derby Theatre and have the opportunity to engage in projects and extra-curricular activities at the Theatre.

Full programme details: Theatre Studies (Joint Honours)

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UCAS code: WW49

Start date: September

Course length: full time: three years, part time: four to six years

Campus: Derby Theatre, Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

Fees and finance

Fees for 2013/14

This is a classroom based course.

UK/EU students

  • Full time: £7,700 (each year)
  • £965 per module (you usually take 18 of these modules in total)

International students

  • Full time: £9,945 (per year)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

Where will I study?

Derby Theatre, Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

General enquiries about admissions and applications, UK and overseas

T: +44 (0)1332 591167
E: askadmissions@derby.ac.uk