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Performance and Production

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Mount Pleasant Campus
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Why study BA (Hons) Performance and Production at Liverpool John Moores University?

  • Bring your own ideas to life and develop work based on your unique interests, helping you discover your voice as a professional creator

  • Collaborate with other creators including students on your course, across creative departments, and with regional partners to produce work that resonates with today's audiences

  • A degree built around three dynamic strands: Performance, Engaged Practices, and Production, each designed to connect and enhance your creative skills, empowering you to create original work

  • Develop your performance skills and abilities for both live and recorded settings, whether it's drama and acting, voice work, film, radio, podcasts, or presenting

  • Push the boundaries of creativity through a mix cutting-edge tech with classic techniques to make performances that are fresh, bold, and totally next level

  • Land that job? Show employers what you've got. Learn how to market your creativity and skills to stand out from the crowd and get hired

About your course

Are you ready to reimagine Drama for the 21st century?

Dive into the BA (Hons) Performance and Production degree at Liverpool John Moores University. Based in the School of Art and Creative Industries, creativity is the driving force behind everything we do.

You'll be at the heart of designing, creating and performing original work for audiences across the Liverpool region and beyond. You will work with experienced professionals who will help you hone your craft through modules designed to develop, challenge, and test your skills. Our Performing Arts department has been successfully educating, inspiring and guiding students for sixty years. This new programme takes everything we’ve built over the decades and makes it relevant for today’s performing arts and media sector.

Do you want…

  • To star in your own story?

  • Direct your own future?

  • Perform your own Production?

  • Create your own content?

  • Develop your own creative voice?

  • Shape technologies of performance for tomorrow’s world?

We will help you achieve these goals. Come to one of our open days, speak to our friendly lecturers and let’s have a conversation about your ambitions and how studying on BA (Hons) Performance and Production can shape your future career.

Modules

Please visit the Liverpool John Moores University website for detailed module information.

Assessment method

Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.
We appreciate that all students perform differently depending on how they are assessed, which is why we use a combination of assessment methods.

The programme uses a varied range of assessment process to enhance and strengthen the student experience, including the practical production of performances and artefacts (both digital, live and a mixture of both), essays (both written and recorded), presentations, journals and reflections.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Mount Pleasant Campus

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

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:
PPDG
Institution code:
L51
Campus name:
Mount Pleasant Campus
Campus Code:
M
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

Liverpool John Moores University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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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:
PPDG
Institution code:
L51
Campus name:
Mount Pleasant Campus
Campus Code:
M

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 104 points

A level - BCC

Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 Maximum AS UCAS Points: Maximum 20 points

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

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Access to HE Diploma

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Scottish Higher

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF) - DMM

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

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

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

English and Maths GCSE Equivalences accepted: • Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths • NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading • Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English • Higher Diploma in Maths/English • Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number • Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number"

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics for Everyday Life (Core Maths)

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

T Level

Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications.

Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/ Numeracy. GCSE Equivalences accepted:

Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths

NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading• Skills for Life

Level 2 in Numeracy/English• Higher Diploma in Maths/English• Northern Ireland

Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number•

Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number

Additional entry requirements

Interview
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an audition/workshop and interview
Other
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an audition/workshop and interview

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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Channel Islands£9535Year 1
England£9535Year 1
Northern Ireland£9535Year 1
Scotland£9535Year 1
Wales£9535Year 1
EU£17750Year 1
International£17750Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9535Year 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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

Please see our Bursaries and Scholarships page for more information: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/fees-and-funding/bursaries-and-scholarships

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