Directing and Composition (Q3261)

30 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore a range of contemporary practices in directing and composing performance. You’ll study productions, directors, theatre-makers and choreographers to deepen both your historical knowledge and creative performance skills.

Key skills covered include:

• techniques for directing, devising, and creating performance
• critical analysis of performances and practices
• understanding the histories of directing and composition.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 53 hours of contact time and about 247 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.