The goal of our Acting for Stage and Screen degree is to produce skilled actors who can work in all performance mediums, including TV, film, and digital media, as well as theatre. While the emphasis is on acting, the transferable skills gained from an undergraduate arts degree can prepare you for postgraduate study, including teacher training, as well as work in the creative and cultural industries more broadly. Your course will begin with practical acting workshops, followed by classes that will help you develop your critical and evaluative skills. We teach current embodied and psycho-physical acting techniques, drawing on the work of specialists such as Demidov, Chekhov, and Merlin, among others.
Come learn about our dynamic and versatile acting degree.
University of Staffordshire
Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons)
Entry Requirements
112-120 UCAS Tariff points
- GCE A Levels - grades BBC or equivalent
- Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM
- Access to HE Diploma - Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
- UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall
- OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM
- T Levels - Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer
Career Prospects
This degree will prepare you for a variety of careers in the performing arts. Many of our former students are now working as actors and directors.
Following relevant postgraduate study, our graduates are also successful in related fields such as drama and English teaching, as well as drama therapy. Other drama department graduates are now working as stage managers, youth theatre directors, independent practitioners, arts administrators, and theatre managers.
Course Details
This course combines acting workshops, rehearsals, and filmed and live performances to ensure that practice is supported by relevant contextual theory. There are no formal exams; instead, assessments are made through presentations, productions, film rehearsals, and other coursework.
A truly diverse course, you'll be taught fundamental principles of acting for all mediums using a variety of contemporary and classical texts in your first two years, as well as being introduced to other areas of the industry such as writing and directing to broaden your skill base.
Year 1
Performance Skills 1: Body Voice, Imagination
Principles And Practices
Storytelling, Directing And Dramaturgy.
Text in Action
Year 2
Performance Skills 2: Live And Digital
Public Performance
Shakespeare: Text in Performance Across The Globe
Year 3
Collaborative Creative Project
Future Self: Professional work Experience
Independent Project
Major Production
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