BDram at University of Pretoria

Dram is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out: a usually serious play, movie, or television production.

Admission requirements

The following candidates will be considered for admission:

A candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required National Senior Certificate (NSC) with university endorsement; a candidate who is a graduate from another recognized tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution; and a candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria

Candidates who have completed the National Senior Certificate with admission to degree studies or a certificate of conditional exemption on the basis of a candidate’s international (“foreign”) qualifications, the so-called “Immigrant” or “Foreign Conditional Exemption”.

The only condition for the “Foreign Conditional Exemption” that is accepted is: ‘completion of the degree course’. 

The exemption certificate is obtainable from Universities South Africa (USAF).

Detailed information is available on the website at MB.usaf.ac.za.

To retain admission, learners will be expected to obtain an APS of at least 28 in the NSC.

Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

Minimum requirements
Achievement level
English Home Language or English First Additional Language APS
NSC/IEBAS Level
 5 C 30

Should you be selected, you will be expected to achieve an APS of at least 28 in Grade 12 to retain admission.

The NBT is not applicable to this program.

Cambridge A-level candidates who obtained at least a D in the required subjects will be considered for admission. International Baccalaureate (IB) HL candidates who obtained at least a 4 in the required subjects, will be considered for admission.

Additional requirements

Prospective students from other universities, who successfully passed the first year of study, may only register at the beginning of the second year of study.

Admission is subject to the presentation of a program, as well as the successful completion of a preliminary examination.

Audition:

During August the Department conducts an audition (practical and theory) in order to admit the most eligible candidates to study for this degree. The Department will communicate the date for the audition directly to the prospective students.

The Department reserves the right to exclude a candidate based on the outcome of the audition.

Minimum duration of study: 3 years