DMU has a long-established reputation as a Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, which reflects our commitment to innovative and excellent teaching and learning.
This course incorporates many contemporary arts disciplines, such as acting, dance, voice, physical theatre, music theatre, sound design and digital video. It celebrates and investigates the possibilities of live and digital arts in a range of performance contexts, from the traditional to the avant-garde.
With a focus on making performance, you can tailor your studies across three themes – contemporary performance, digital performance or applied arts and education. You will be supported to develop as an innovative artist able to create, perform and manage yourself, and others, within the national and international performing arts industries.
Our graduates are dynamic, creative practitioners who can take a piece of performance right through from creative brief to public performance – skills that are attractive to potential employers.
Key features:
You will study a range of topics such as physical theatre, dramatic performance, digital sound and film, site specific, and contemporary music theatre in an intensive project-based approach mirroring the performing arts industry.
Graduates have gone on to pursue a variety of roles and performance opportunities, including teaching and training, projects at Curve theatre and Audience of the Future – collaborative research and development with the intention of delivering an immersive live performance on multiple platforms.
Boost your exposure in the field through our excellent industry links. Recent internationally renowned visiting companies have included Frantic Assembly, Imitating the Dog and Gecko.
Real-life experience is offered though a placement module in your final year, where you can gain valuable knowledge with a professional organisation and develop your artistic voice by building a range of practical skills.
DMU is recognised as a Centre for Excellence in Performance Arts, with great facilitiZZes providing specialist studios and rehearsal spaces designed specifically for performance learning activities. Access digital video cameras, sound recording equipment and editing suites to enhance and perfect your craft.
100% of our Performing Arts graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education 2016-17 report).
Take part in our international experience programme, DMU Global. Students have benefited from trips to the Utrecht Spring Dance and Theatre Festival in the Netherlands, a performing artist’s residency in Valletta, Malta, and the opportunity to visit creative spaces and perform in New York.
Typical entry requirements
Plus five GCSEs grades 9-4 including English Language or Literature at grade 4 or above.
We will normally require students have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course.
International students
If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band, or equivalent when you start the course is essential. English Language tuition, delivered by our British Council accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.
Type of Institution | Public |
Campus Setting | Urban |
Endowment | £1.17 million |
Number of Campuses | 4 faculties |
Number/Percentage of International Students | 23205 |
Total number of Professors | 3240 |
Student Satisfaction Rate | 86% |
Graduate Job Rate | 97.3% |
Number of Residence Vacancy | Around 3000 |
International fee | Undergraduates- £13240 (annual) Postgraduates- £15950 (annual) |
Number of Academic Programs | UG, PG, Part time, distance, blended |
Mode of Program | Full time, distance and online |
Average Graduate Salary | 19800 pounds a year |
Field of Study | Avg.Fees |
---|---|
Art, Design and Humanities: | £13,750 |
Business and Law | £13,750-£14,550 |
Media | £13,750 - £14,250 |
Engineering | £14,250 |
Computing | £14,250 |
Health and Life Sciences | £13,250 - £14,250 |
Nursing BSc | £14,950 |
Expenses | Estimated cost in pounds |
---|---|
Undergraduate tuition fee | 13,250- 14950 |
Postgraduate tuition fee | 13600-15,900 |
On campus accommodation | 5,000-6040 |
Average cost of living | 97-110 per week |
DMU International Scholarship up to 1500 pounds
Tuition Fees in UK (1st Year Average) | MS: £17276 | MBA: £17276 | BE/Btech: £16632 | BBA: £15130 | BSc: £16632 | MFin: £19000 | MA: £15560 | MIM: £18241 | MEM: £16950 | MArch: £14271 | BHM: £12662 | MIS: £15344 | MEng: £12876 | MBBS: £28865| MPharm: £15452 |
Average Accomodation & Food Costs in UK | £850 to £1,050 a month |
Entrance Exams in UK | TOEFL: 88 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 59 | GMAT: 590 |
Work and Study in UK | Permitted for 20 hours/week with a valid study permit. |
Post Study Work Permit in UK | 2 Year after graduation depending on the course. |
Cost of Student Visa in UK | £348 |
Student Visa in UK | Your nationality, duration of your stay and purpose of your stay are the three essential factors for UK visa. For Non-EU students UK visa is mandatory. |
Intakes in UK | There are mainly two intakes in UK: January/February & September/October. |
Top Job Sectors in UK | IT Engineering, Product Design, Mobile Development, Designers, Logistics, etc. |
Economy in UK | Growth Rate: 1.3% (2018) 1.4% (2019) 1.4% (2020e), 6th Largest Economy in the World by Nominal |
Tuition & fees :
£ 14,250
Hostel & Meals :
£ 6,063
Total
£ 20,313