Get degree ideas using our A level explorer tool

Acting for Stage & Screen

University Centre Peterborough

UCAS Code: 7W73 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Entry requirements


UCAS Tariff

88

5 GCSE grade C/4 or above including English and Mathematics and 88 UCAS points which should be from a related subject in one of the following; ? A-levels ? BTEC Level 3 National Diploma ? IB Diploma ? Access to HE ? Related work experience. ? Overseas qualifications judged to be equivalent to above.

You may also need to…

Perform an audition

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

This Acting for Stage & Screen degree is a practice-based course, equipping you with the interdisciplinary skillset required by the contemporary performer. You will develop the foundations necessary to perform in both a theatrical and digital medium through a mix of workshops, lecture, seminars and autonomous, public-facing, and industry-engaged assessments. Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to stage at least three full-length productions to a paying public audience as well as develop skills and material for self-promotion and industry networking.

The course is delivered across three sites, each optimised to provide state-of-the-art resources relevant to your modules. This includes a home-from-home at Peterborough’s prestigious Key Theatre, where you will be welcomed as residents of the venue, including discounted Key Theatre Club membership, regular attendance at performances and events, work experience, part-time employment opportunities and annual performances as part of the public programme.

Students on this course are also given full access to Adobe Suite for the duration of their studies.

You will regularly engage with local, national and international industry through our team of research/industry-active expert staff, regular guest practitioners and a number of industry-focused modules.

Please note that Level 4 first year students study at our Peterborough campus and then transfer to our Stamford campus for subsequent years of study.

The courses at University Centre Peterborough are studied in smaller class sizes compared with other universities, a typical class size is under 30 students.

Modules

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)
Performance Skills: Acting Technique (15 credits)
Performance Skills: Actors Voice (15 credits)
Interpreting Live & Recorded Performance (15 credits)
Performance Skills: Music, Masks & Play (15 credits)
Performance Skills: Introduction to Screen Acting (15 credits)
20th Century Practitioners (15 credits)
Directing and Devising (15 credits)
Naturalistic Scripted Performance (15 credits)

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)
Applied Performance and Employability (15 credits)
Performance Skills: Physical Theatre and Ensemble Practice (15 credits)
Ensemble Performance (30 credits)
Performance Skills: Performing Shakespeare (15 credits)
Performance Practice-as-Research (15 credits)
Writing for Performance (15 credits)
Performance Skills: Developing Screen Acting (15 credits)

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)
Undergraduate Major Project (30 credits)
Professional Theatre Performance (30 credits)
Contemporary Practice (15 credits)
Professional Preparation (15 credits)
Contemporary Performance (30 credits).

Assessment methods

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)
30% Coursework
70% Practical Exams

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)
30% Coursework
70% Practical Exams

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)
40% Coursework
55% Practical Exams
5% Placement

Your final degree classification will be based on the average marks across all modules at Level 6 and Level 5 at a ratio of 2:1 respectively

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£8,250
per year
England
£8,250
per year
EU
£8,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£8,250
per year
Scotland
£8,250
per year
Wales
£8,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University Centre Peterborough

Department:

University Centre Peterborough Campus

Read full university profile

What students say


Sorry, no information to show

This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.

After graduation


Sorry, no information to show

This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.

Explore these similar courses...

Share this page

This is what the university has told Ucas about the criteria they expect applicants to satisfy; some may be compulsory, others may be preferable.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This is the percentage of applicants to this course who received an offer last year, through Ucas.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Course location and department:

This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):

We've received this information from the Department for Education, via Ucas. This is how the university as a whole has been rated for its quality of teaching: gold silver or bronze. Note, not all universities have taken part in the TEF.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).

This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for undergraduate students only.

You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Graduate field commentary:

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit have provided some further context for all graduates in this subject area, including details that numbers alone might not show

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

Have a question about this info? Learn more here