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Theatre and Film

  • BA (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 7 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Queen Margaret University
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Course summary

If you love theatre and film you can study them both in depth on the only course of its kind in Scotland. The course combines practical work-based learning with a solid grounding in critical studies.

Film and theatre are thriving industries, creatively and commercially. This course will give you the confidence and skills you need to enter careers in theatre, film, teaching and professions demanding communication and creativity. ​

You can opt to study for an honours degree over four years or an ordinary degree over three years. You will complete a range of modules each year as outlined.​​

Modules

Year 1:
Media Production: Skills and Techniques
Introduction to the Study of Theatre and Performance
Introduction to Theatre Production
Studying Cinema
The Origins of Theatre
Media Production: Video Project

Year 2:
Media Production: Storytelling
Making Theatre
Film Genre
British Theatre since 1945
Client Project
Creative Writing for New Media

Year 3:
Global Film Cultures
Arts Funding in its Policy Context
Current Debates in Performance Theory
Designing a Research Project
plus two options

Year 4:
Adaption: Stage and Screen
Creative Enterprise in the Performing Arts
Dissertation
plus two options

Year 3 and 4 Options:
Photography and Visual Culture
Photography Practice
Screenwriting
The Video Essay
Experiential Learning Placement
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Scotland on Screen
Popular Music
Film and the Family
Film Festivals
World Animation
Communication, Arts and Activism
The Only Way is Ethics: Art, Participation and Ethics
Performance Art Practice (by application only)
Writing for Radio
Creative Learning and the Community
Producing for the Stage
Directing for the Stage
Directing, Designing and Performing Shakespeare
Directing, Designing and Performing Contemporary Plays
Staging the 20th Century: How Scenography Built the Modern Imagination

Assessment method

You learn through lectures, seminars, individual work and group work, where you will be producing a range of performance events and production material. Assessment methods include portfolios, presentations, essays, short films, screenwriting and playwriting, amongst others.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Queen Margaret University

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 7 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

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:
WW46
Institution code:
Q25
Campus name:
Queen Margaret University
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

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:
WW46
Institution code:
Q25
Campus name:
Queen Margaret University
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)

Year 2:
HNC/HND in a related subject with B/CB in the graded unit
Scottish Higher: BC at Advanced Higher in relevant subjects plus BB at Higher
A Level: BBB in relevant subjects

We can consider applications to level 2 with suitable qualifications. Agreed articulation routes from Scottish HNC and HND programmes can be found here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/access-to-higher-education/college-leavers-and-mature-students/

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
120 points

A level
BBB

English, Drama or Media Studies at A Level is preferred. English required and Maths preferred at GCSE grade 4/C.

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

In relevant subjects

Access to HE Diploma

Pass required, in a relevant subject area.

Scottish Higher
AABB

English, Drama or Media Studies at Higher is preferred. English required and Maths preferred at Nat 5 grade C.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30 points

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2, H3, H3, H3, H3

Preferably to include English, Drama or Media Studies at Higher Level. English is required and Maths preferred Ordinary level grade O4 or Higher grade H5.

Scottish HNC
Pass

Successful completion of your HNC in any subject with a C in the graded unit

Scottish HND
Pass

HND in a relevant subject area.

We accept many different qualifications, but cannot list them all here. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information or advice if you are thinking of taking a course of study. We welcome applications from international applicants and you can find information on specific entry requirements by country here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/international-students/information-for-your-country/. We also welcome applications from mature students, or people holding qualifications such as Access courses or OU modules. The Scottish Wider Access Partnership (SWAP) offers a range of local Access courses and those that are accepted for entry are listed here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/college-qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Scottish Higher BBBB

English, Drama or Media Studies at Higher is preferred.
English is required and Maths preferred National 5 grade C.

English language requirements

IELTS with an overall score equivalent to 6.0 and with no individual component less than 5.5.

QMU English Language Requirementshttps://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/international-students/english-language-requirements/

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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

For the 2026 intake, students from England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland will be charged for the first three years of study and the fourth year is free. For the 2027 intake onwards, tuition fees will be due to be charged for all four years of study.

Clearing contact details

Publicised Clearing Enquiries Contact

Clearing Enquiry Form

clearing@qmu.ac.uk

08000 270 300

Course Clearing information

Additional information

Clearing Hotline - Tel: 0800 0270 300. Call us on our FREEPHONE number to enquire about our clearing vacancies.

Our Hotline opening times are 08th August - 22nd August, Monday - Friday, 09am - 5pm. On SQA Results day (08th August) these will be open from 08am - 6pm and on A level results day these will be open from 8am - 5 pm.

All other times: please email clearing@qmu.ac.uk

Course contact details

Main Contact - Admissions

admissions@qmu.ac.uk

0131 474 0000

Fax: 0131 474 0001

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