
Program description
BA (Hons) Acting and Performance
BA Acting and Performance will enable you to become a creative, confident and articulate performer who can work across a variety of performance forms and contexts. The course will develop your physical, vocal and intellectual skills both individually and in an ensemble. It will also provide you with the opportunity to work with new technologies and innovative performance practices.
The course will make you ready for industry but also ready to challenge it, placing you at the cutting edge of 21st century developments.
Admission requirements
English Language Requirements
All classes are taught in English. If English isn't your first language you must provide evidence at enrolment of the following:
- IELTS level 6.0 or above, with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
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Course units
Year 1
- Unit 1 - Introduction to Acting and Performance
- Unit 2 - Acting lab
- Unit 3 - Theatre in context
- Unit 4 - Representing the real
Year 2
- Unit 5 - Performance histories
- Unit 6 - Collaborative and collective practices
- Unit 7 - Digital performance lab
- Unit 8 - Contemporary acting
Year 3
- Unit 9 - Performance research
- Unit 10 - Multi-modal production
- Optional Diploma between year 2 and 3
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Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the institute website for more information.
Tuition fees
The tuition price for the Home/EU fee is 9250 GBP
The tuition price for the International fee is 22920 GBP.
Continuing studies
Upon completing this course, you will be:
- Equipped with a range of specialist acting skills and transferrable performance skills. These will enable you to work within the theatre, creative and cultural industries
- Able to communicate effectively through the medium of performance
- Confident about your ideas and ability to transfer them into a professional environment.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively
- Connected and engaged with critical communities of performance related debate and research
- Prepared for postgraduate study
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University of the Arts London
University of the Arts London (UAL) is ranked 2nd in the world for Art and Design according to the 2021 QS World University Rankings®, for the third year in a row. It is Europe’s largest specialist art and design university,...
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