BA (Hons)

Acting

Duration
3 Years
Start
September 2024
UCAS Code
W410
Delivery
Campus Taught

This unique actor training programme taught by industry professionals provides you with the skills and knowledge to work as an actor on screen stage and in digital media.

Why study with us

  • 2nd
    in the North West for overall score
    Guardian University Guide (Drama and Dance)
    2024
  • 3rd
    in the North West for NSS teaching
    Guardian University Guide (Drama and Dance)
    2024
  • 3rd
    in the North West for teaching quality
    Times Good University Guide (Drama, Dance and Cinematics)
    2024
  • 6th
    in the UK for overall positivity
    National Student Survey (Drama) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
    2023
  • This is production-based course, with the majority of your work directed towards performance, including to the public.
  • Research informed teaching including Meyerhold’s Biomechanics.
  • Our graduates include Mandip Gill (Yasmin in Doctor Who), Freddie Bolt (Ackley Bridge), Jordan Reece (Emmerdale). Riley Carter (Eastenders) Sarah George, Alexa Lee and Gary Hanks (Hollyoaks).
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Daniel Brazier as Oberon in a Midsummer Nights Dream
Daniel Brazier as Oberon in a Midsummer Nights Dream

What you'll do

  • Your studies will be practice based, emphasising the importance of technique - learning in workshops and assessed through performance.
  • This is a production-based course, with the majority of your work directed towards performance, including to the public.
  • You’ll learn from tutors who are experienced performing artists –professionals with a national, if not international, reputation.

Modules

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Please note the delivery information for this course is accurate for the academic year 2023/24. The information displayed in this section may not yet accurately reflect how the course will be delivered in 2024/25 but this information will be updated by December 2023.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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After attending the audition and getting a taste of the course, particularly biomechanics, my heart was set on studying my craft here further.
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Mandip Gill
BA (Hons) Acting Alumni
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What can I do with an acting degree?

Our BA (Hons) Acting course offers a programme of industry-focused, highly vocational training designed to prepare you for the realities of a career in the acting profession.

Fees and funding

2024/25
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
International
Full-time£16,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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This course is based in the School of Arts and Media

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