BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance Design Bachelor's degree at LIPA

This module develops your awareness of the importance of research in the design process and how it can be applied in relation to a finished design. A highly practical module, you are introduced to a wide range of design and costume and prop making skills. It involves individual and collaborative work and culminates with a design-led presentation/performance.

This module introduces you to a wide range of practical design and fabrication skills needed for set design and creation. You also develop a firm knowledge and understanding of the design and fabrication processes associated with performance, exhibition, installation, and live events. A practical project, in collaboration with first year Theatre and Production Technology students, enables you to experience the complete production process, from concept to realisation.

This highly practical module gives you the opportunity to work on a LIPA production or productions in the areas of set and costume realisation. It enables you to develop a keen sense of what it takes to get a show on, how it runs (particularly in relation to costume) and how to safely dispose/salvage elements in an organised and an environmentally friendly way.

This module provides you with the opportunity to develop and apply many of the skills acquired in the modules Design and Fabrication and Design and Making Skills, through an individual hypothetical design project. You design for a given text, for a specific space, in collaboration with a professional theatre director. This enables you to develop your understanding, knowledge and skills in set design, costume design, technical drawing, and lighting design in a production context.

This module is designed to ensure you can place your work and the work of others in both a broad socio-cultural context and within the context of the theories and practice of your own practical discipline. You develop your understanding by taking part in debates and seminars, extending your cultural reference points and developing vocational critical analytical skills.

Depending on what you would prefer to focus on, you choose between Making and Design Practice A and Making and Design Practice B. In Making and Design Practice A you have an opportunity to develop and refine the design and making skills you acquired in your first year by working on a practical project. The project is designed to suit the group or individual's need but includes at least one of costume construction/deconstruction, costume props, live art, puppetry and scenic art. Throughout you ex

Depending on what you would prefer to focus on, you choose between Making and Design Practice A and Making and Design Practice B. In Making and Design Practice B you have an opportunity to develop and refine the design and making skills you acquired in your first year, with an emphasis on advanced making skills, by working on a practical project. The project is designed to suit the group or individual's need but includes at least one of costume construction/deconstruction, costume props, live ar

This module enables you to develop and advance the skills you learnt in your first year Design from Text module by working on two contrasting hypothetical projects. One is a text based in collaboration with a director and one is independent. With both, there is an emphasis on the development and presentation of innovative ideas.

This module enables you to gain a greater understanding of the role of a designer by working as an assistant to a third-year designer on a LIPA or external production. You are part of the design process from conception to get-out. This module prepares you for taking on the role of designer in your third year.

This module is a chance for you to gain industry experience in your chosen field of work. Guided by the module leader, you research suitable placements within the performance, design and production industries before selecting and securing your own placement. This module enables you to increase your understanding of industry practices, develop your CV and employability while expanding your professional network.

This module further expands and deepens your awareness of cultural context by understanding how the performing arts are influenced by the social and political environment in which they operate. Through a series of lectures, masterclasses, field visits and research study you develop an appreciation of key theatre practitioners, directions, genres and national and local contemporary cultural, social and political issues in related areas of study.

In this module you undertake at least two senior production roles on a LIPA public season production, an external production or an independent project which reflects your own career aspirations. This enables you to apply your specialist skills to realise a production or project in full, strengthening your self-management skills and working practices as you experience simulated industry practice.

In this module you consider your personal and professional skills and strengths as you prepare for your career. You cover management and financial skills, including tax self-assessment, indemnity and public liability insurances, unions and organisations. You identify and complete a professional development activity to support your personal career plan. The module culminates in the creation of a professional portfolio.

This module builds on the research projects of your first and second years and offers you the chance to undertake research that includes practical work. This area of practice-led research can be of your choosing and relevant to your professional needs, aspirations and interests. You create a piece of practice as research, critically reflecting on and analysing your findings as you present your conclusions.