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Programme Specification Template
Please see Guidance Notes in the Programme Approval Guidance for Programme Teams to
assist in the completion of this template.
1.
Awarding Institution/Body
Teesside University [TU]
2.
Teaching Institution
Leeds City College
3.
Collaborating Organisations
(include type)
n/a
4.
Delivery Location(s)
[if different from TU]
5.
Programme Externally
Accredited by (e.g. PSRB)
Leeds City College – Park Lane Campus
West Yorkshire Playhouse - First Floor
Red Eric Studios
n/a
6.
Award Title(s)
BA (Hons) Performance Practice
7.
LeadSchool
School of Arts and Media
8.
Additional Contributing
Schools
n/a
9.
FHEQ Level
[see guidance]
FHEQ Level 6
10.
Bologna Cycle
[see guidance]
First cycle
11.
JACS Code and JACS
Description
12.
Mode of Attendance
[full-time or part-time]
W400 Drama
The study of and/or training in acting and stagecraft.
May include the study of theatre management and the
supervision and production of scenery, costume, lighting,
etc.
Full time and Part time
13.
Relevant QAA Subject
Benchmarking Group(s)
Dance, drama and performance
2007
14.
Relevant Additional External
Reference Points
(e.g. National Occupational
Standards, PSRB Standards)
National Occupational Standards – Community Arts
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Date of Production/Revision
16.
Criteria for Admission to the
Programme
(if different from standard
University criteria)
March 2013
A typical offer is likely to be 55% average at Foundation
Degree or a Merit profile in a relevant HND, together
with GCSE grades at C or above in English and Maths.
Alternative qualifications at an appropriate level may be
considered.
In the absence of formal learning qualifications
applications are welcomed from persons who can
demonstrate relevant work experience, including work in
a voluntary capacity. The course structure actively
supports claims for Accreditation of Prior Certified
Learning (APCL) and Accreditation of Prior Experiential
Learning (APEL). We welcome applications from mature
candidates who may not have met the academic criteria,
but can demonstrate a range of experience in their
chosen field. Candidates in this category will be
interviewed to assess their suitability for the course and
asked to attend a workshop / audition, which is standard
procedure for all candidates. Suitability for the course
based on prior experience will be assessed at this stage.
During the course, students may be asked to work with
children so a DBS certificate will be beneficial. However,
this can be organised during the course.
International qualifications will be assessed against
these criteria. Speakers of other languages need to have
an IELTS score of at least 6.0 or a recognised level 2
English qualification. All students must be able to
demonstrate either by qualifications or testing that they
have the required literacy skills to complete the course.
17.
In semester one, students will be required to complete
an industry placement so successful applicants are
required to source their own work based placement to be
conducted between October and December of year 1.
Educational Aims of the Programme
The overall aims of the programme are to:
 Provide a comprehensive and challenging vocational programme in performance,
including core and specialist modules, which facilitate access and progression for a
wide range of students from diverse backgrounds into various community practice
contexts.
 Offer a robust BA hons programme that is relevant to current performance practice in
the creative industries, that will allow students to be autonomous and progress into
their chosen trajectory
 Produce graduates who have the ability to critically reflect and learn from their
workplace experience in a performance context and relate this experience to relevant
theory and practical projects
 Produce graduates who have both subject specific skills (expressive, creative,
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technical) and transferable skills (communication, teamwork, project management)
which are key to being employable as a performance practitioner in the creative
industries
 Produce graduates who have an analytical and reflective understanding of
performance in the context of the workplace today and in relation to the wider social
and cultural environment
Learning Outcomes
The programme will enable students to develop the knowledge and skills listed below. On
successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding(insert additional rows as necessary)
K1 Plan, undertake and evaluate a negotiated, self-managed major project
K2
Demonstrate detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the skills and artistry
required to realise performances
K3 Demonstrate a comprehensive and detailed knowledge of chosen aspect of
performance, whilst proving able to synthesise and critically appraise
K4 Be able to analyse and evaluate the impact of ethical and legal issues relevant to the
generation of knowledge within the context of performance
K5 Evaluate appropriate knowledge as an aid to problem-solving whilst working
creatively
Cognitive/Intellectual Skills(insert additional rows as necessary)
C1 Present independent judgements about a chosen aspect of performance through
synthesis, appraisal and evaluation of appropriate sources
C2 Discuss accepted views / techniques of performance using balanced, logical and
supported argument
C3 Demonstrate intellectual flexibility and openness to new ideas in a creative context.
C4
Be confident and flexible in identifying and defining complex creative problems and
the application of appropriate knowledge, tools/methods to their solution
Practical/Professional Skills(insert additional rows as necessary)
P1 Demonstrate the ability to operate ethically in complex and unpredictable contexts
P2
P3
P4
Be able to operate autonomously with limited supervision or direction within agreed
guidelines and/or constraints
Be able to apply safe practice autonomously to practical working situations within
performance practice.
Be able to apply a full range of performance skills with autonomy
Key Transferable Skills(insert additional rows as necessary)
T1 Plan, manage and evaluate the acquisition of new knowledge and skills as part of a
lifelong learning strategy
T2 Demonstrate both employment potential and ability to manage future professional
development within a performance context
T3 Communicate clearly, fluently and effectively in a range of styles appropriate to the
context
T4 Select and apply appropriate numerical and statistical methods for complex tasks
T5
Employ software applications for different tasks within the context of performance
T6
Recognise and evaluate factors which enhance group processes and team-working,
and modify and evaluate own personal effectiveness within a team
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Key Learning & Teaching Methods
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There is an emphasis on tailored learning to the individual
Practical skills-based delivery underpins further autonomous practice
The lecture programme and technical performance delivery will impart the necessary
principles and concepts
 The seminars will be a mixture of student and tutor led sessions considering practical
examples of the principles and concepts introduced in the lecture programme, which
will support learning through an experiential approach
 Group work will allow students to develop their research, communication and
teamwork skills
 Tutor and peer led reflective feedback form the basis of student learning programmes
in the form of personal and professional action planning embedded in practical
modules
 Tutorials will support independent research enquiry
 Opportunities will be provided to work within the creative industries using our strong
links with working professionals and industry partners
Key Assessment Methods
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Practical Assessments are key to the student development including:
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Technique classes
in-class observation monitoring sustained practical engagement
(public) performances
Students need to be able to apply this practical knowledge to the management of others
through similar processes as well as developing new choreographic skills. This is
assessed through:

Choreographed performance
Reflective practices are key to supporting practical assessments:
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Reflective journal: reflecting on elements of learning by applying theories and
concepts
Reflective portfolio: documenting a process from initial research to outcome
Academic underpinning is identified through:
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Dissertation
Presentation to a panel of a research proposal
Practice based lecture-demonstrations (optional part of the Negotiated Dissertation
module)
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Programme Modules
(additional copies to be completed for each named pathway)
Level 6
Code
Title
Negotiated Dissertation
Actors Workshop
Alternative Studio Practice
Creativity and Critical Awareness
Industry Placement
Credits
Status
30
Pathway core
30
Programme Core
20
Pathway core
20
Pathway core
20
Programme Core
NonCompensatable
Compensatable
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22. Programme Structure
Overview of structure of the modules across the Academic Year.
Practical
Work related
Industry Placement
20 Credits
Alternative
Studio
Practice
Actors
Workshop
30 Credits
20 Credits
30 Credits
Semester 2
Negotiated
Dissertation
Creativity and
Critical Awareness
20 Credits
Tutorials – Career planning / enterprise
support
Academic
Semester 1
Level
6
Full-time route:
Level 6:
This course will build on technical performance skills gained during the foundation degree,
focusing in Actors Workshop on how to apply these skills to the creation of performance.
Alongside this will be holistic and philosophical alternative studio practices to create a
more rounded and self-aware performer.
Individual engagement with industry professionals and working companies will be
explored in the Industry Placement module, giving the student a real experience of work in
the Creative Industries.
Group creativity will be explored through the Creativity and Critical Awareness module,
allowing students the opportunity to realise their own socially aware performances; and
their attached workshop provision. They will also be challenged to critically reflect on their
own work as well as that of their peer group.
Negotiated dissertation will allow the student to select and guide their own independent
and autonomous research enquiry. The presentation of which can be negotiated to be
either all written or part written and part lecture-demonstration. It is recognised that there
is a step up in the level of complexity between L5 and L6, and this is prepared for by a
process of knowledge and skills consolidation during the beginning of each semester 1
module. This is to ensure that the requisite skills are in place for the student to achieve.
It is essential that the student’s prior learning is assessed and then built upon to facilitate
a smooth transition from level 5 to level 6. To achieve this, a process of recapping core
level 5 skills and information will be provided to set a framework for the new skills required
and delivered for working at level 6.
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Negotiated Dissertation, 30 credits
Actors Workshop, 30 credits
Alternative Studio Practice, 20 credits
Creativity and Critical Awareness, 20 credits
Industry Placement, 20 credits
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A part-time route can be negotiated up to a maximum of five years of study, as in the
example below. A Typical offer of part time would be two years:
Year 1:
 Actors Workshop, 30 credits
 Industry Placement, 20 credits
 Creativity and Critical Awareness, 20 credits
Year 2:
 Negotiated Dissertation, 30 credits
 Alternative Studio Practice, 20 credits
Negotiated
Dissertation
Actors
Workshop
30 Credits
30 Credits
Tutorials
Year 1
Semester 2
Semester 1
Level
6
Year 2
Alternative
Studio
Practice
Industry
Placement
20 Credits
Semester 2
20 Credits
Creativity and
Critical
Awareness
Tutorials
Semester 1
Level
6
20 Credits
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23. Support for Students and Their Learning
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Tailored induction support begins before students arrive with the admissions team,
and is reinforced at the detailed induction programme
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A robust communications system functions to give students access to lecturers
and management; this includes e-mail, the VLE and notice boards in studios.
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All necessary information about the programme is provided by means of the
student handbook, module handbooks and the VLE.
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Each student is allocated a tutor for regular tutorials and personal development
planning. This is implemented in the first term and continued throughout the
course timeframe
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There is an extensive range of learning resources in the Library, supported by
specialist staff who provide bespoke study skills sessions for students.
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The University provides an extensive range of services for students, including
support for those with special needs
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There is a range of student services such as welfare, counselling, financial and
careers advice
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24. Distinctive Features
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An emphasis on the balance between continuing with core performance training,
whilst allowing the individual to explore their creative trajectory and context within
the industry.
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Students have access to an excellent range of facilities including: professional
rehearsal buildings, HE base room, Mac suite, a purpose built theatre and
bookable rehearsal space in the evenings
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The double pathways of Dance and Performance offer the opportunity to work
across disciplines. This provides an innovative and contemporary exploration of
creative approaches
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Strong links with West Yorkshire Playhouse and various local theatre companies
including Red Ladder Theatre, Proper Job Theatre Company, Leeds Theatre In
Education, I.O.U. Theatre, Northern Creative, Alive and Kicking Theatre Company,
KPM (Kingdom Performance Ministries), Opera North, Righthook Physical
Theatre, Monkeyheads, Duende, and New Chapter Theatre, with weekly use of
professional studios and access to industry staff
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Strong teaching team that are actively involved in the Performance scene in Leeds
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A core principle to develop performers who are equipped to work within community
settings
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The provision of work placement which provides real experience of working within
the industry
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Many creative spaces throughout the region are accessible to students: Seven
Arts, The Carriageworks, Left Bank, Wharf Chambers, Wakefield Theatre Royal,
Lawrence Batley Theatre, The Square Chapel, The Viaduct Theatre, Dean Clough
Mill and East Street Arts.
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There are numerous performance festivals that are accessible for students to
perform in. On The Edge, Emerge, Ilkley Literature Festival, Halifax Festival, Light
Night & Newk. These are sometimes used as assessment points within the year.
This allows the students to have a public performance as assessment. These
festivals give opportunities to network within the local arts community. In addition
to this there are many organisations locally that aid professional networking: New
Work Yorkshire, Live Art Symposium, WYTN (West Yorkshire Theatre Network).
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Map of Outcomes to Modules
Please provide a map for each named pathway or separate award. Insert outcomes key across the top of each column, adding in additional
columns where necessary, insert module names in the left of the grid and place an “A” in the box where the programme outcome is assessed.
For Undergraduate programmes please provide a map for each Stage, e.g. Stages 1 and 2 and programme outcomes for Honours
degrees, and Stage 1 and programme outcomes for Foundation Degrees.
Outcome Key
Module Name
Negotiated
dissertation
Actors
Workshop
Alternative
Studio
Practice
Creativity and
Critical
Awareness
Industry
Placement
K1
A
K2
A
A
A
K3
A
K5
C1
A
C2
A
A
A
A
A
K4
A
A
A
A
C3
C4
A
A
A
P1
P2
A
P3
P4
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
T1
A
T2
T3
A
T5
A
A
T6
A
A
A
A
T4
A
A
A
A
A
A
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