Theatre and Performance Studies at University of Bristol
Theatre and Performance Studies (BA (Hons), 2Q3W) at University of Bristol asked for AAB - BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bristol.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Published as AAB - BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check bristol.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 136 asked.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 2Q3W
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%93%
Learning opportunities81%89%
Assessment and feedback74%83%
Academic support94%91%
Organisation and management62%70%
Learning resources79%85%
Student voice91%79%
25 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£23k5 years£30k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working25% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bristol, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BS8 1QU
Subjects
drama design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bristol
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 120 - 141 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | English and Drama BA (Hons) | AAB - ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bristol | Theatre and Performance Studies this course | AAB - BBB | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | English and Drama BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology/Theatre Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | English, Theatre and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Drama BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Warwick | English and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of York | Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| Bangor University | English Literature and Drama BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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