11 Acting Diploma Programs

Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting Pathway) The nature of the Performing Arts industry is extremely competitive and the opportunities for career diverse. The HND in Performing Arts (Acting Pathway) has been designed to provide a vocational based programme equipping you with the required skills to succeed in the range of career paths available. Our programme provides diverse and challenging learning experiences, whose aim is to extend and consolidate your expertise as a total performance maker.

Our Level 3 Diploma in Performing and Production Arts (acting) is an internationally recognitions qualification through the University of The Arts London and is included in the UCAS tariff and attracts tariff points for each final grade, which supports University applications. This highly practical course is centred around performance projects aimed at nurturing and enhancing your performance skills.  Students in this course will collaborate with other students across Performing Arts Studio Scotland.

AFTT's Diploma of Creative Arts (Acting) comprises the first two trimesters of our Degree program, providing an exit point for students wishing to develop the introductory skills of acting as a pathway for further learning. The rationale for this Diploma course is that the contemporary performing arts industry provides entry level opportunities in the areas of community and fringe theatre, film and digital media and self-generated performance concepts. 

Take control of your acting career. Learn screen and stage acting skills. The Raindance Level 5 HND allows you to progress onto our BA Hon’s top-up Degree in Film and Performing Arts Practices, validated by DeMontfort University. 

Diploma of Creative Arts (Acting) comprises the first two trimesters of our Degree program, providing an exit point for students wishing to develop the introductory skills of acting as a pathway for further learning.The contemporary performing arts industry provides entry-level opportunities in the areas of community and fringe theatre, film and digital media and self-generated performance concepts. Fringe, community and cooperative theatre models are a significant component of the live performance industry. The presence of smaller and multipurpose performance venues has created a landscape of opportunity for small scale performances, projects and productions. New and emerging technologies provide greater accessibility to resources to create film and digital media content, whilst the emergence of online platforms have created new ways for an audience to interact with performance.

The Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts at the City of Westminster College offers a comprehensive and immersive education for aspiring performers and production professionals. This dynamic program provides students with the opportunity to develop their talents and skills across a range of disciplines within the performing arts.

The Acting Program is a two-semester course in Acting for Film led by industry professionals. The Acting Program is a one-year-long international program in English. During the program, you will perform mainly in front of the camera together with students from all over the world. You will not only participate in short films but also learn how a film set works and how to prepare as an actor with classes in several acting techniques, vocal and physical acting, stage fighting and more.

Do you have a passion for performing? Fanshawe’s Acting for Screen and Stage program inspires students to develop their talents and lays the foundation for a successful career in the screen, stage and voice industries. Through work with industry professionals and in collaboration with other Fanshawe media programs, students will gain creative and technical understandings of the actor's process in various media

The Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides students with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in theatre, television and film. The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting for stage and screen, improv, voice, movement, history, and backstage work. In the final two years of the program, students concentrate on performance and professional skills as well as directing, acting in film projects and in Theatre department mainstage productions.

The Acting for Film, TV and the Theatre program applies the Stanislavski Method (living truthfully under imaginary circumstances) to blend film and television acting with the critical foundations of stage technique. You will explore all artistic, technical and business areas of acting, through practical, hands-on training.

The Bachelor degree is designed to help you create strong, focused compositions and productions that capture your creative musical ideas across a variety of styles. It will help you understand the principles of recording and music production, Film and TV music, inventive applications of music technology, principles of top-lining, and writing and arranging for a variety of ensembles using acoustic and electronic instrumentation.