Course Summary
Enhance your creative career opportunities and explore your full potential with a one-year BA Honours Top up Degree in Drama.
Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education is now offering a one-year top-up degree programme in Drama (BA Hons) in conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton (UK). Accredited by the University of Wolverhampton, the course has been developed by the tutors to be relevant to contemporary theatre and performance practice in an Irish context.
The year-long BA Drama course is designed as a follow-on for Theatre and Drama HND students who wish to gain a higher qualification, also for mature students and theatre practitioners who wish to deepen their performance understanding while attaining a degree.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Language Options
* Time abroad utilising this language
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Entry Requirements
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The Student
Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Career Progression
A wide range of career opportunities are open to drama graduates including: performer, director, writer, stage technician, stage designer, teacher, trainer, arts facilitator. Previous graduates of Wolverhampton University and Coláiste Dhúlaigh have gone on to careers as performers, stage technicians, playwrights and casting directors, while others have gone on to work in the media, marketing and management, and in schools and colleges.
Further Research
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