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BA (Hons)

Acting

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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.

The 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 BA (Hons) programme 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 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

6th
in the UK for overall positivity
National Student Survey (Drama) (compared with unis in the Guardian University Guide)
2023
Top
10
in the UK for academic support
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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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.

Module overview

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Year 1

Compulsory modules

AT1008: Acting Fundamentals

AT1008: Acting Fundamentals

This module offers a range of sessions in movement-based, vocal, and textual practices to enable you to develop essential skills as an actor/performer. You will develop technique in improvisation and expressivity with specialist tuition in two essential acting techniques, laying the foundation for further exploration in Year 2.

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Year 2

Compulsory modules

AT2010: Acting for Theatre 1
AT2011: The Expressive Actor
AT2012: The Contemporary Actor

AT2010: Acting for Theatre 1

Throughout this module, acting classes are tutor-directed production. The production will suit the group range and interests as well as the needs of audiences. Work may include contemporary approaches to classical texts, devised work, and non-western theatre. You will also take responsibility for production with professional technical support.

AT2012: The Contemporary Actor

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.

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Year 3

Compulsory modules

AT3010: Acting for Theatre 2
AT3011: The Actor as Creator
AT3012: The Professional Actor

AT3010: Acting for Theatre 2

You'll work on a real production and perform to a public audience in this module. You'll be expected to put into practice many of the acting techniques acquired over the previous years however this module will focus on analysis and understanding of the text and the techniques used to explore the play and character.

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 October 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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I genuinely love everything about my course. I am doing what I love day in and day out. I'm learning more than I ever thought I'd learn. I'm finding out not only who I am as an actor, but who I am as an individual.

Imogen Woodward

BA (Hons) Acting
United Kingdom

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.

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 to 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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Fees and funding

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

2024/25

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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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
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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Contextualised Admissions Bursary
We recognise that the last two years have been very challenging for young people and learning has been impacted. To help support students eligible for a contextualised offer we are offering a bursary of £250 in their first year of study.
Find out more about Contextualised Admissions Bursary

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, to a large fixed exterior street set, 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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What you'll do

Module overview

Year 1

AT1008: Acting Fundamentals

Year 2

AT2010: Acting for Theatre 1

AT2011: The Expressive Actor

AT2012: The Contemporary Actor

Year 3

AT3010: Acting for Theatre 2

AT3011: The Actor as Creator

AT3012: The Professional Actor

Course delivery

Visit us this autumn

What can I do with an acting degree?

Fees and funding

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Course Specific Optional Costs

Scholarships and bursaries

Care Leaver Bursary

Estranged student support

Dependants Bursary

Contextualised Admissions Bursary

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