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Dance and Drama

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Hope Park

Course summary

Please note that Combined Honours degrees at Liverpool Hope University are split 50/50. This means both subjects will be studied equally.

Dance
Dance can be described as a fluid art form. It is constantly changing, exposed to different cultural contexts, bodily histories and physical disciplines, as well as being influenced by political and social movements. This degree aims to explore dance as a living social practice and dynamic art form, considering how dance throughout both eastern and western cultures has been cultivated through traditional training practices as well as more contemporary cultural influences.

Dance at Liverpool Hope looks at the bodies, techniques, performances and histories that make up dance practice today both from an embedded perspective - as a source for developing material - and from a reflective position, combining both theoretical and practical approaches to learning. The dance team are all professional practitioners and active researchers whose specialist skills map into the diverse areas of site-specific choreography, multicultural dance and somatic practice. During your studies, you will have the opportunity to work alongside professional visiting choreographers and dance artists, performing at our Capstone Theatre for public audiences as well as developing a consistent studio practice through one to one and group seminars and regular dance classes and workshops.

Drama
As part of Liverpool Hope’s world-class creative community you will have the opportunity to develop practical skills including acting, directing, devising, applied theatre, and solo performance. You will make performances and present ideas verbally, as well as improving your skills in critical and reflective writing. We also make full use of the many theatres in Liverpool, and you will spend time watching and reviewing work from the Everyman and Playhouse, as well as our own Capstone Theatre.

The degree is taught at the Creative Campus near Liverpool city centre, giving you the benefit of a small campus experience that is supportive of big ambitions. Throughout your studies you will be asked to explore performance in relation to contemporary social and ethical contexts, helping you understand the critical place of performance in 21st-century society.

Modules

Please visit our website for information regarding the curriculum content.

Assessment method

Students are assessed via a number of methods. Please go to the course link provided for further information.

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:
WW54
Institution code:
L46
Campus name:
Hope Park
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

International applicants should refer to the International section of our website for further information – www.hope.ac.uk/international/

Open days

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 112 points

A level - BBC

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

Access to HE Diploma

Qualifications must equate to 112 UCAS points.

Scottish Higher

Qualifications must equate to 112 UCAS points.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points

WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales

This qualification can only be accepted in conjunction with other relevant qualifications.

Extended Project

This qualification can only be accepted in conjunction with other relevant qualifications

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

Qualifications must equate to 112 UCAS points.

T Level - M

UCAS Tariff points must come from a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent). Additional points can be made up from a range of alternative qualifications.

Please contact our External Relations team directly for further information on how you can meet our entry requirements and what other qualifications may be accepted.

t: 0151 291 3111
e: enquiry@hope.ac.uk

Additional entry requirements

Audition
Successful applicants will be required to attend an audition.
Interview

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6For International students, an overall score of 6.0 is required, with 6.0 in both reading and writing and no individual score lower than 5.5.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted 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.

Data from:
This course and 29 other performing arts courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

66% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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75 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
EU£9790Year 1
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
Channel Islands£9790Year 1
International£15225Year 1

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

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