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Performance: Design and Practice

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 27 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Central Saint Martins
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Course summary

BA Performance: Design and Practice is a course for performance-makers and the makers of performance. This interdisciplinary course challenges conventional ideas, focusing on performance beyond the traditional stage and engaging with new forms and spaces.

The course challenges traditional views of performance by encouraging students to think critically about its role. It explores new forms of performance and examines the relationship between performers, audiences, and the spaces they inhabit.

About Central Saint Martins

Central Saint Martins is a world-leading centre for arts and design education, renowned for innovation and collaboration. Its reputation is built on the creativity of students, expertise of staff, and achievements of its graduates, including Turner Prize winners and Royal Designers.

The College fosters curiosity and experimentation, challenging students to test boundaries and rethink norms. Situated in London’s creative hub, its King’s Cross campus hosts over 500 annual events, connecting students with inspiring practitioners and industry leaders.

Combining academic excellence, creative ambition, and global connections, Central Saint Martins equips students to shape the future of art, design, and performance.

Courses sit within 3 Schools: C School, S School and M School, which cover a range of different disciplines, from fine art and performance to architecture, design, and fashion.

This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Central Saint Martins

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 27 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W460
Institution code:
U65
Campus name:
Central Saint Martins
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W460
Institution code:
U65
Campus name:
Central Saint Martins

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

Two A Levels at grade C or above (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design, Performing or Media Arts or Design and Technology)

Access to HE Diploma

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 64 UCAS points or above (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design, Performing or Media Arts or Design and Technology)

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Merit, Pass, Pass (MPP) at BTEC Extended Diploma (preferred subjects include Art, Art and Design, Performing or Media Arts or Design and Technology)

Additional entry requirements

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Tuition fees for 2027/28 are to be confirmed. Tuition Fees for entry in the previous year (2026 entry) can be found on the UAL Student Fees and Funding page at www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees which is where the 2027 fees will be listed when available.

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