Drama (Including Year Abroad) at University of Essex
Drama (Including Year Abroad) (BA (Hons), W402) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 63%, other higher education 20%, other qualifications 7%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W402 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 90%
4%
left higher education
UK 6%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
175 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%93%
Learning opportunities95%89%
Assessment and feedback86%83%
Academic support97%91%
Organisation and management80%70%
Learning resources90%85%
Student voice86%79%
140 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£16.5k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working10% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
drama design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Birmingham | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | English Literature and Drama BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Aberystwyth University | BA Modern Languages / Drama and Theatre BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Acting BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Costume Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Acting BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| BIMM University | Acting for Screen BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Academy of Live Technology | Live Events Production BA (Hons) | 64 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Acting BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Applied Theatre (Community and Education) BA (Hons) | — | 144–159 |
| University of Essex | Drama (Including Year Abroad) this course | — | 128–143 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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