Name: Acting, BA (Hons)
Price: £9,535 per year GBP

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Duration

3 years

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September 2025

UCAS Code

W410

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In-person

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.

This industry driven BA (Hons) Acting course teaches you everything you need to know about being a contemporary actor. Your training involves movement, voice, classical text, rehearsal processes, acting for screen, radio and voiceover along with devising and professional preparation. You will graduate industry ready, complete with a showreel, voice-reel and professional headshots.

Our Acting degree is highly practical and geared toward performance. You will appear in directed public performances in your second and third year, including industry showcases in Manchester and London.

This is a well established Acting course, with results that speak for themselves. Former students have appeared in high profile screen roles in some of the UK’s top TV dramas and worked in theatre for companies including The Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre and The Royal Exchange. Graduates from this course have also formed companies, producing their own work with the support of Arts Council England funding.

Why study with us

100%
of students are satisfied with the academic support received on the course
National Student Survey (Acting)
2023
100%
of students are satisfied with the teaching on the course
National Student Survey (Acting)
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), Nathan Wood (Waterloo Road), Channique Sterling Brown (Coronation Street), Freddie Bolt (Ackley Bridge), Jordan Reece (Emmerdale), Riley Carter (Eastenders), Sarah George, Alexa Lee and Gary Hanks (Hollyoaks).

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University of Central Lancashire BA (Hons) Acting showreel

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Daniel Brazier as Oberon in a Midsummer Nights Dream

What you'll do

You will benefit from increased contact hours in this practice-based course, which emphasises the importance of technique learning in workshops and is 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

You will have an introduction to contemporary texts and the role of the actor. The module develops skills related to theatre, radio, and television scripts. You will practice acting techniques used for radio and television. You will look at differing acting styles, microphone techniques, camera awareness, and shots or angles. It will also familiarise you with the grammar encountered in these environments.

Module code: AT2012

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.

Mandip Gill

BA (Hons) Acting Alumni

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.

Although a relatively new course, we have an impressive track record of helping young actors make their way in the profession – in particular, building a strong reputation for producing talented young screen actors, with recent graduates appearing regularly in leading UK TV dramas. Hear from Acting graduate, Mandip Gill about her success on Dr Who.

Throughout the Acting BA, you’ll find an approach that is exciting, supportive, highly practical, vocational and performance focused. We will equip you with the skills which not only make you employable but also enable you to be creative.

During your final year, you’ll receive individual professional mentoring and appear in live Industry showcases in Manchester and London. Your online portfolio, including headshots, showreel and voice-reel, will feature on the University’s digital showcase, our very own graduate portal. This course is recognised by Spotlight and Equity and you will be eligible for membership of both.

Throughout our acting degree you will also have opportunities to take part in extra -curricular activities and projects, designed to not only encourage students and graduates to be pro-active in creating their own work but also to provide industry experience, extra training opportunities and give support and advice.

Upon graduation we encourage you to stay in touch with us during your first years in the industry for professional advice and guidance, audition coaching, use of facilities and collaboration on creative projects. On average, 75% of our graduates find agents after appearing in our showcases.

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Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

UCAS: 96 points at A2
BTEC Extended Diploma: MMM
BTEC Diploma: DD
Pass Access Course: 96 UCAS points
International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 96 points from Higher Level subjects
T Level: P (C+)
IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent
Applicants must attend an audition- you will be sent an email by our Admissions Office asking you to book onto a selection day event

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Fees and funding

2025/26

Full-time£9,535 per year

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Full-time£17,325 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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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Financial support package
If you are from a low income household our Financial Bursary may be able to help.
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Performance lies at the heart of the teaching and learning experience on our acting course, making up 85% of what you’ll do. Training techniques include Meyerhold’s Biomechanics, Stanislavsky, Viewpoints, Classical Acting, Clown, Acting for the Screen and Radio and Audition Technique.

Meanwhile, all your practical work will be underpinned by the academic understanding and analytical skills you’ll develop in Theatre and Industry Studies. You’ll also have the chance to take part in a range of extra-curricular activities, so you can be proactive in developing your craft and gaining valuable experience.

You’ll learn in the state-of-the-art surroundings of the Media Factory –a multi-million-pound, purpose-built hub for the creative and performing arts. It offers a range of industry-standard facilities, from TV studios, radio studios and digital editing suites, motion capture suite and professionally equipped studio theatre spaces. Acting classes and performances also take place in the stunning St Peter’s Art Centre.

Assessment is mainly practical through formative or summative presentations and performances – with supporting documents, verbal feedback and viva voce. There are no written exams on the course.

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This course is delivered by the School of Arts and Media

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