School of Humanities and Performing Arts
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
Plymouth University
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA
Tel: +44 1752 585020
For information on our undergraduate programmes please contact the Arts Admissions team, for our postgraduate taught programmes or research opportunities please contact the Postgraduate Admissions team:
Coming to see us? Find travel information and more about Plymouth University's city centre campus in the University location pages.
University of Plymouth's School of Humanities and Performing Arts is now offering a January start on a number of postgraduate courses.
If you haven’t studied, want to transfer course, or find a September start isn’t ideal, our January intake gives you the chance to commence your studies at a time that works for you.
Find out more about the programmes available for January starts.
Looking to gain new qualifications, develop a skill, or are just a life-long lover of learning?
The University of Plymouth’s short courses offer you an opportunity to develop creative and professional skills at a time convenient to you.
Supporting the work of over fifty academics across English, creative writing, history, art history, theatre, dance, performing arts and music.
The centre was established in 2009 to recognise the research excellence within the School of Humanities and Performing Arts.
Learn more about our research
Want to learn more about past and present art? Train towards a career in the arts with art history.
Art history at Plymouth is a lively specialist subject, taught by tutors who are world-leading experts in their field.
Learn more about art history with the University
A distinctive voice in British dance training.
With the School of Humanities and Performing Arts your studies will be informed by the research, training and creative practice of our teaching team
Discover opportunities within dance, theatre and performance
Feed your interest in literature, sharpen your critical and analytical skills and make your own choices about how you study and practise creative writing.
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body" – Joseph Addison 'The Tatler', 1709.
Read more about English and creative writing
Discover your future as you uncover the past…
Work alongside internationally recognised researchers and access world-class resources while studying history with us
Find more information about our history programmes
Cornerstone Heritage is an interdisciplinary research initiative that brings together staff from across the University of Plymouth working in the field of heritage (or how we live with the past today).Find out more about Cornerstone Heritage
Join a community that combines world-leading research in computer music and its applications, with a range of taught courses.
Our exciting degrees encompass performance, composition, arrangement, recording, psychology, and the contextual study of a wide range of styles.
Discover more about our music courses
Cutting-edge research in topics including the interface between music, computers, and the brain within a vibrant contemporary music community.
Access our well-equipped studios, open plan lab and annual research seminar series.
Find out more about the centre and what we doHosting The Levinsky Gallery, the Jill Craigie Cinema, and The House, a state of the art performing arts centre; we champion new innovations across all art forms.
Our public programme is available all year round inspiring visitors from across the city, the South West and beyond, to discover and enjoy the arts.
Find out what is taking place today
Creative writing: finding your voice
Music theory: how to understand music
Voice support for public speaking: become a more confident and engaging speaker
