Acting
University of Hull
UCAS Code: W410 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Pass Access to Higher Education Diploma with 112 UCAS Tariff Points
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
T Level
UCAS Tariff
Points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but must include at least 80 points from A levels BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma CACHE Diploma or Extended Diploma Irish Leaving Certificate Scottish Highers Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications
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About this course
**BA Acting is a practical, production-based degree. Our course is delivered in partnership with Middle Child Theatre Company and Prague Quadrennial.**
Train on-the-job from your first week to your last, gaining the skills and knowledge you need to become a professional actor.
Hear from industry professionals through masterclasses, workshops, visiting lectures, guest shows and appearances.
Perform in world-class, Grade II-listed facilities. And join a thriving creative community at one of the most established Drama departments in the UK.
Most of our modules are production-based. You work on various performance projects within a production ensemble setting. The rest of our modules focus on the practical training (voice, movement, etc) and theatre knowledge you need to be a professional actor. You learn on-the-job, starting work on your first production in week one. And you’re involved in regular production work right up until the end of your third year.
You get exclusive access to our fantastic theatre facilities. Our Gulbenkian Centre is the most flexible theatre space at any European university. Inside, you’ll find studio performance spaces, rehearsal rooms, design studios, and a costume department.
You’re invited to regular masterclasses, workshops, and guest shows with our industry partners. These include Arts Council England National and Portfolio Organisation, Middle Child Theatre Company. And Prague Quadrennial, the world festival of scenography and performance design. You also get to work with students across Drama, Game and Graphic Design, and Media Production.
**Official Team GB partners**
Did you know that the University of Hull is the official University Partner of Team GB? Our united belief is that anyone, with the right opportunities ahead and a dedicated team behind, can achieve extraordinary things. This is what our partnership with Team GB is built on. Extraordinary is in you – and we’ll help you find it.
What does this mean for you? It means that whether you’re studying sports science, or marketing, or logistics, or healthcare, or engineering, you’ll be able to gain invaluable experience through this unique partnership.
We are working with Team GB to create opportunities for volunteering and work experience, to get involved with meet-and-greet sessions with Olympians, host on-campus talks from guest speakers and so much more. It’s an extraordinary partnership, and you won’t find it anywhere else.
Find out more at hull.ac.uk/teamgb
Modules
**First year**
Approaches to Theatre Exploration
Drama Industry Case Study
Introductory Performance Techniques
Production Project
Movement and Voice
Approaches to Theatre Discourse
**Second year**
Compulsory modules
Live and Recorded Media
Theatre Practice: Research and Development
Intermediate Technique
Theatre Practice: Production
Exploratory Practices 1
Optional modules
Performance Perspectives: Contexts and Criticism
Performance Perspectives: Making Meaning
**Third year**
Performance Perspectives: Approaching Audiences
Making Performance: Research and Development
Advanced Technique
Showcase
Making Performance: Production
Exploratory Practice 2
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.
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The University of Hull
Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education
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