Admission Requirements
Admission into the programmes shall be by:
UTME: 4-Year Degree Programme
For admission into the 4 year Degree Course in Theatre Arts, candidates must have 5 ‘O’ Level passes at one or two sittings to include English Language, Literature in English and other subjects from the Arts or the Social Sciences with at least a pass in Mathematics. UTME subjects: Literature in English and any two other relevant subjects.
Direct Entry: 3-Year Degree Programme
For the 3-Year Degree Course, a candidate must possess 2 ‘A’ Level passes in Arts, Social Sciences or the Sciences.
Waivers
- Diploma in Theatre Arts
- Diploma in Film/Motion Picture Production
- Diploma in TV Production
- Diploma in Cinematography
- OND in Mass Communication.
TRANSFERRED STUDENTS: Intending students for transfer must meet university’s policy on transfer. Students must have the basic requirements stated above and must present official transcripts of courses already offered in the former school, which will be treated according to individual merit.
Career Prospects
Are you bursting to show the world the creative you? Can the ideas in your head entertain, educate and give insights to the global society? Would you love the spotlight to be on you and your creative talent?
Theatre Arts provides the opportunity for budding talents to study the different sectors of the creative industries in order to understand the dramatizations of the world across the live and recorded media.
It gives students the edge to work both as artists and as scholars at all levels: not only to read with an open mind, think critically, and write creatively but also to create, act, direct, shoot and edit films.
At Redeemer’s University, you get the option to specialize in core theatre and performance or film studies. With our experienced lecturers that are both practically and theoretically grounded in specific areas, we provide a supportive environment in which students can discuss the role film and theatre play in various societies; and the effect they have on our perception of the world.
This is why the course curriculum integrates tours to theatre and media houses to have a more intimate and interactive relationship with the realities of the profession. Graduates of Theatre and Film can pursue fulfilling careers in Theatre, Film and Allied Industries:
- Nollywood and international film corporations
- Television industry
- Culture and Tourism industry
- Private Practice
- Arts Column Reports
- Copywriters in Advertising Industries
- Film Editors
- Special Effect Designers
- Academics
- Corporate organizations
- NGO’s
- International Cultural Organizations
