Drama

Course Description

Brief Overview:

This course offers students the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention.

Students will create, perform and respond to drama informed by their theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre.

The subject content details the knowledge, understanding and skills that students are expected to develop throughout the course of study.

The subject content for GCSE Drama is divided into three components:

For the practical units students choose to work as performers or designers (design students may choose lighting, sound, set, costume or puppets).

Guidance is provided in Guidance on theatrical skills .


Potential career paths

There are a variety of different paths that you could follow after studying GCSE Drama.

Most students go on to study an Drama and Theatre Studies course at A level although some pursue the BTEC vocational route in college going on to study a level 3 qualification. Both routes can lead to a place on a university degree course.

To investigate Drama careers further please visit: https://icould.com/explore/categories/subject/drama-and-theatre-studies 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zfmnwty/jobs-that-use-english-and-drama/1 

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