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STA Programme Requirements 2026/27

3. English

3.2. English and Drama (WAYA)

First Year Second Year Final Year
  • ESH126 London Global (30 credits)
  • ESH130 Myth, Romance, and Fairy Tale (15 credits)
  • ESH124 Poetry (15 credits)
  • DRA114 London/Culture/Performance (15 credits)
  • DRA123 Power Plays (15 credits)
  • DRA125 Performance, Acting, Text (30 credits)
  • 30 credits of ESH-coded modules at Level 5 from List 1 or List 2
  • 30 credits of ESH-coded modules at Level 5
    • See Module info for Lists

EITHER:

  • DRA242 Group Practical Project (30 credits)
  • 2 × 15 credit DRA-coded module at Level 5

OR:

  • DRA273 Culture, Power, Performance (15 credits)
  • 1 × 30 credit DRA-coded module at Level 5
  • 1 × 15 credit DRA-coded module at Level 5

Students MUST take at least ONE Research Project as part of their options:

  • DRA329 Written Research Project (30 credits)
  • DRA344 Practice-based Research Project (30 credits)
  • ESH6000 English Research Dissertation (30 credits)

You may take ESH6000 and DRA344 together. You are unable to take ESH6000 and DRA329 together.

  • 30 credits of ESH-coded modules at Level 6 (ESH6000 counts towards this)
  • 2 x 15 credits of ESH-coded modules at Level 6
  • 1 × 30 credit DRA-coded module at Level 6 (can include DRA344; excludes DRA329)
  • 2 × 15 credit DRA-coded module at Level 6 (DRA329 is equivalent to 2 × 15 credit modules and can be used to meet this requirement)

  • You are required to take 120 credits in each academic year. It is not possible to take less or more than 120 credits.
  • Pay attention to the semester balance of modules, you will need to take 60 credits in each semester. A 75 credits in Semester 1 and 45 credits in Semester 2 split will only be considered in exceptional circumstances. Any other imbalance of module weightings will not be allowed.
  • You need to take modules which match your current level of study i.e. Level 5 modules for Year 2, Level 6 modules for Final Year.
  • Students may choose an optional language module at a lower or higher level than their developmental year provided their language level is appropriate for the chosen level and their programme allows this option.

Please refer to the Module choice guidance for more information.