A level
A minimum of 2 A levels, General Studies accepted

International Baccalaureate
26 points. If overseas and not studying English within IB, must have IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in all other elements. As a standard, all applicants are required to interview before an offer is made.

18 Unit BTEC National Diploma/QCF Extended Diploma
PPP

BTEC National Diploma modules
If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. Without this information we may be unable to process your application quickly and you could experience significant delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application.

All access courses
Pass a named Access to Higher Education Diploma (preferably performing arts, humanities or combined), with at least 33 credits at merit and/or distinction.

T levels
Pass in any subject.

GCSE
Mathematics and English Language grade C.

English language requirements

Equivalent qualifications may be considered, please contact admissions@plymouth.ac.uk.

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.

We do not ask for audition material to be provided for our BA (Hons) Drama course. If you have been invited to attend interview you will need to select a suitable time using the booking link sent to you.

The interview process focuses on whom you are and what you hope to gain from studying drama at Plymouth.

Interviews will be conducted by a member of our staff, and will last approx. 30 minutes. We are interested in hearing about:

Find out more details on the process

All applicants will be asked to submit a video recording of two contrasting monologues. We’re not just looking for talent, we also want to see:

Further details:

No props or scripts to be used at the audition.

Find out more details on the audition process.

UCAS tariff:
Applicants will typically hold 104 points or above but we encourage all individuals to apply whatever their qualifications. We understand that not every applicant will come from a formal educational setting and we recognise relevant experience and passion and not just grades when we review applications.

International Baccalaureate:
26 points. If overseas and not studying English within IB, must have IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in all other elements.

As a standard, all applicants are required to interview before an offer is made.

English language requirements:
You will need fluent written and spoken English (equivalent to IELTS level 6.0 with 5.5 in all elements). Given the nature of the course, you’ll be expected to read, perform and engage with complex texts and debates for which fluency in English is essential.

View detailed English language requirements .

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary .

BTEC National Diploma modules:
If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. Without this information we may be unable to process your application quickly and you could experience significant delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application.

If you're applying through UCAS you'll receive full details, but if you'd like to know more, please contact admissions.

T levels:
Merit in any subject.

For a full list of all acceptable qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary .