course leaflet - University of Winchester
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course leaflet - University of Winchester
SHAPE YOUR FUTURE BA (Hons) Comedy: Performance and Production 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 1 25/08/2016 15:36 Shape your future – study at Winchester Here are our top three reasons to choose the University of Winchester: Top for teaching excellence We are proud to be ranked 10th in England for teaching excellence1 Great for your career Over 94 per cent of our students are in work or further study within six months of completing their course2 A beautiful place to live Join us in the beautiful city of Winchester – rated as the best place to live in the UK3. Our attractive, modern campus is just a 10 minute walk from the city centre. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016 2Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2013/14 3The Sunday Times Best Place to Live Guide 2016 1 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 2 25/08/2016 15:36 BA (Hons) Comedy: Performance and Production Comedy: Performance and Production events. To support this we bring in visiting at Winchester offers a highly practical, professionals to give practical workshops dynamic and exciting programme which and talks. The programme has built strong has its fingertips on the pulse of relationships with local venues including today’s comedy. The Point in Eastleigh and the Theatre Royal Winchester. Increasingly, student The programme is targeted at students performances are produced at these who are: venues. Students also have the opportunity • Passionate about creating, writing and to attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in performing comedy • Creative, risk-taking and ready to learn August with staff and students from across the Department of Performing Arts. through facing challenges • Excited about discovering the potential of comedy Course overview Students receive around 12 hours of contact time per week which includes The programme explores the exciting practical workshops, lectures, seminars and variety of comedy forms – from individual tutorials. From the beginning of Shakespeare to stand-up, from clowning to the programme the student is the creator of creative writing, and includes studying the their own comedy work. Whilst the course history and theory of comedy. is focussed on practice there are theory modules in which students are introduced Students focus on both group and solo to comedians and companies working in the comedy and study a broad range of field of comedy. comedy genres. To help students reach their goals, we have state of the art studio, In addition, students must organise their rehearsal and performance spaces. own studying and find time for solo and group rehearsals, performances and reading. Students on the programme have the Throughout the three years of study, opportunity to create, produce, think students gradually become independent about, discuss and critique a wide range learners, choosing to study the areas of of professional performances and comedy comedy which interest them most. www.winchester.ac.uk 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 1 1 25/08/2016 15:36 BA (Hons) Comedy: Performance and Production Modules† a module in which they create a stand- performance practice in the Performance Year 1 up performance. The third core module Now: Debates and Practices module Core modules is about experimenting with a range of and have the opportunity to develop • Histories and Contexts popular forms of comedy – for example, organisational, CV writing and business • Making variety, clowning, commedia dell’arte, planning skills in Cultural Entrepreneurship • Comic Traditions circus. and Production. • Writing for Comedy Students are then given the opportunity to Students then spend the majority of Year 2 choose from a range of optional modules. the year taking two other modules – to Core modules This wide range of options is designed so take part in a collaborative comedy • Dramaturgy: Analysis and Creative that comedy students are encouraged to performance or to take a professional develop and pursue their own particular internship. Development • Popular Performance interests within the broad field of comedy. Finally, all students undertake the • Stand-up Year 3 Extended Independent Study – an Students then select three optional Core modules independent study on a topic which modules from the following list: • Performance Now: Debates and students are passionate about. Comedy • Digital Performance • Puppetry and Object Manipulation • Physical Theatres Discourses • Creative Entrepreneurship and Production students may negotiate to present it as a performance, although students may also opt to present it as a dissertation of • Open Project • Collaborative Project 8,000-10,000 words, or as shorter • Musical Theatre in the UK and USA • Internship dissertation with a practical performance. • Contemporary Cultural Heritage Students must pick one of the two Please note the University cannot • Transcultural Practices following modules: guarantee the availability of all modules • Volunteering • Extended Independent Study listed and modules may be subject to In Year 2, students study a number • Extended Independent Study (Portfolio) • Immersive Performance (Dissertation) methodologies in viewing, analysing and In Year 3, students explore a number of creating comedy. Students then focus on debates around issues in comedy and 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 2 For full module summaries please visit www.winchester.ac.uk/W470 of different critical and reflective 2 change. www.winchester.ac.uk 25/08/2016 15:36 BA (Hons) Comedy: Performance and Production Learning and teaching shown publically at venues in the region. Students are expected to research through Student performance has also been entered performance and wider reading. Students into the National Student Drama Festival. write essays, analyse performances, write critical journals and give oral presentations Teaching team of their ideas. Help in essay writing is given Dr Richard Cuming is a performer, and some modules ask for drafts of essays director, deviser and teacher whose before the writing up, to identify areas specialism is in physical and visual which can be improved. performance and the synthesis of different forms, including clown and popular What kind of performance will students make? performance. At Winchester, Comedy is about the performer Stephen Hall is an actor, writer and as creator and producer of their own work. director, as well as a consultant to the We are interested in students who are keen creative and cultural industries. His to make their own exciting and contemporary teaching and research is focused on comedy. These could be performances of popular forms of theatre and performance. many kinds using the body, voice or digital technologies, in a theatre, a cabaret, a comedy Janet Lee is a physical theatre performer club, a site-specific location. We do not study and puppeteer whose specialist areas comedy texts just to perform them but we are Physical and Visual Theatre. She has may use a text as a starting point for devising directed for and performed with Strange and writing comedy. They may also use a piece Arrangements for the past 10 years as well of music, an image, an event, a short story or as collaborating with Australian puppetry an environment. company Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. There are societies such as Performing Arts John Lee is Artistic Director of Fuse Winchester (PAW) which regularly presents Performance and a consultant to plays and musicals at the University, so companies such as Kneehigh Theatre students may do this outside the curriculum. Company. He has toured in over 35 In addition, student work is selected to be countries as a performer and street artist www.winchester.ac.uk 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 3 3 25/08/2016 15:36 BA (Hons) Comedy: Performance and Production with the British Council and is Co-founder written work. Written work takes the form of the first Circus School in Britain. of essays, portfolios of work, websites and journals. Much of the written work is Bernard McKenna has been a comedy posted directly online. scriptwriter, producer and actor for TV and film. He co-wrote with Monty Python’s Careers Graham Chapman and played several parts Comedy students go into a range of careers. in Monty Python’s Life of Brian. He has Many students become independent written hundreds of half hour comedies comedians or set up their own companies and has also produced three TV series. He after graduating. Some students audition co-wrote and appeared in several of John for postgraduate training in drama schools, Cleese’s comedy training films. He has go into teacher training or continue onto recently finished writing a ‘seriously funny’ further postgraduate study such as an feature length screenplay. MA, PhD or Doctor of Creative Arts. Other students go into community work Steve Solloway is a flautist and (for example, one former student is the composer. His specialist academic interests Education Officer for the English Touring are in soundscape, music improvisation and Theatre). Graduates go into other careers composition. in the creative industries and business where they are in demand for their creative Dr Olu Taiwo teaches both dance and thinking and confidence in public speaking. performance in a virtual setting and has a background in Fine Art. He is an actor, Contact us dancer and drummer. Course Enquiries and Applications Assessment Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234 Students study a combination of practice Email: [email protected] and theory through practical classes and workshops, lectures, seminars and tutorials. Individual and group performances are assessed as well as 4 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 4 www.winchester.ac.uk 25/08/2016 15:36 Fact File BA (Hons) Comedy Performance and Production Typical offer: Additional costs: 2017 entry: 96-112 points* Additional costs per year of approximately £100 Yr 1 20 80 Selection process: to cover trips, books and materials. Yr 2 21 79 Suitable applicants are required to attend an To find out what general costs are included or Yr 3 interview excluded in the course fees, such as textbooks UCAS code: W470 Degree duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time Tuition fees: Full-time UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £27,000 total (£9,000 p/a) USA www.winchester.ac.uk/W470 50 50 Yr 2 50 50 42 58 % written exams Winchester If English is not your first language: Yr 1 Yr 3 the King Alfred Campus or at West Downs, UK, EU, World associated with this programme are detailed at Method of assessment ✝ Taught elements of the course take place on £33,900 total (£11,300 p/a) 44 % time on placement Location: Suitable for applicants from: 49 % time in independent study www.winchester.ac.uk/additionalcosts Study abroad (optional): 7 % time in lectures, seminars and similar and travel expenses, visit Full-time International students: Part-time costs and any additional costs Learning activities ✝ % coursework % practical exams *Entry requirements correct at time of print. For up-to-date entry requirements please visit the Students are required to have achieved a website at www.winchester.ac.uk minimum of IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or ✝ equivalent. in this leaflet, and how data is calculated, For more information about the modules listed please visit www.winchester.ac.uk/yourUGcourse For full terms and conditions, please visit www.winchester.ac.uk/termsandconditions www.winchester.ac.uk 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 5 5 25/08/2016 15:36 Join us at Winchester STEP 1 Read the prospectus STEP 2 Choose your course of interest STEP 3 Enjoy exploring Winchester at an Open Day It’s now time to submit your application form! STEP 4 Apply to Winchester via UCAS (www.ucas.com) from mid-September STEP 5 We review your application and make a decision within 2-3 weeks of you applying (some courses may require an interview) STEP 6 We hope to offer you a place at Winchester – this may be a conditional offer or an unconditional offer if you have already met our entry requirements STEP 7 Attend an Applicant Open Day in spring to help you choose your firm (first) and insurance (second) choice STEP 8 Once you have accepted our offer you can apply for University housing STEP 9 In August, we receive your results and, subject to meeting our offer, your place is confirmed STEP 10 Read your Welcome Pack containing all the information you need in advance of your arrival We look forward to welcoming you to Winchester! www.winchester.ac.uk University of Winchester, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 4NR T: +44 (0) 1962 827234 E: [email protected] 05907 Comedy CL update.indd 6 05907/08/2016 25/08/2016 15:36