At our cutting-edge technical facilities, our Acting and Theatre Arts Top Up course delves into a variety of subjects such as writing, scenography, and theatre making.
The Acting and Theatre Arts (Top Up) course allows applicants with an HND/FdA in a relevant Acting/Drama discipline to continue on to the final year of the BA qualification.
Our well-known Acting and Theatre Arts degree combines traditional academic study with hands-on drama school training.
This course focuses on acting, plays, directing, contemporary drama, practitioners, playwrights, and applied theatre.
University of Staffordshire
Acting and Theatre Arts (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
Entry Requirements
- Completion of a relevant HND or FdA in a Drama/Acting discipline.
a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0, with 5.5 in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Career Prospects
This degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers related to the practice and teaching of performing arts. Many of our graduates are employed as actors, stage managers, lighting designers, directors, technicians, youth theater leaders, and teachers. Others have pursued further education at the postgraduate level.
Course Details
During your time with us, you'll learn through a combination of hands-on workshops and studio-based theory. There are no formal exams; instead, assessments are made through presentations, productions, coursework, or take-home papers.
Your final year will be completely unique to you. With no core modules in Year 3, you will be able to tailor your learning to your individual strengths and interests. This could include acting in plays, directing, making a short film, or gaining valuable industry experience on a placement.
Year 1
Acting For Digital Media 15 credits
Applied Theatre Practice 30 credits
Contemporary British Drama 30 credits
Creative Company Practice: Independent Theatre Company 30 credits
Drama And Theatre Arts Dissertation 30 credits
Drama And Theatre Arts Research Presentation 15 credits
Drama And Theatre Arts Research Project 15 credits
Final Film Project 30 credits
Forum Theatre 15 credits
Media Employment Research Project 15 credits
Media Entertainment: Performance And Drama 30 credits
Media Performance Dissertation 30 credits
Musical Theatre 30 credits
One Voice: Theatre Monologues 15 credits
Professional Placement 15 credits
Staging The Classics 30 credits
The Russian Connection Production 30 credits
Writing Drama (Stage/Screen) 30 credits
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