Train to be a versatile, imaginative, and employable performer at one of the UK's leading Performing Arts schools.
**Undergraduate course taught by The Brighton Academy. This course is also available at University Centre Weston.**
Create meaningful and imaginative work as a performer-actor-creator, and understand a range of theatrical approaches.
Develop vital professional working relationships and networking skills through public performance opportunities.
Complement your professional training with advice on shaping an online presence that includes social media.
BA (Hons) Performing Arts trains you to be a versatile, imaginative, and employable performer. Its embodied approach develops graduates who are adept at working in a variety of genres across the classical and contemporary repertoires at the forefront of industry. It also prepares you for the option of postgraduate study.
This challenging programme requires considerable stamina and continued application.
Course Details - Modules
Year one
You'll be introduced to key practitioners and processes that underpin performer training. You'll develop devising, movement, vocal, and acting skills for working effectively as members of an ensemble and as a solo performer. We initiate the principles of academic approaches of practice as research, analysis, and critique at this level.
Year two
The second year builds your knowledge of interpretation, analysis, and text performance. As a performer/actor/creator, you'll develop an understanding and application of a range of theatrical approaches, practitioners, and dramaturgical choices, to make meaningful and imaginative work. Critical theory develops your academic and cognitive skills and ongoing technical classes in acting for camera and solo performance training expand your skills in preparation for year three.
Year three
This is your professional practice year. You'll engage in professional projects, in which you'll collaborate with peers, industry practitioners, and professional venues. You'll learn about professional and commercial practice, acquiring the skills to be a self-starting entrepreneurial performance practitioner. You'll also hone your skills and knowledge for a range of employment scenarios.
Course Details – Assessment Method
You'll be taught through a range of activities including lectures, workshops, seminars, skills classes, rehearsals, tutorials, work placements, theatre visits, and theatre productions.
Assessment tasks could take the form of:
Public performances
In-class performances of devised or published work
Oral presentations
Critical reflection
Working as part of an ensemble
Individual and group research projects.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
UCW2
Institution code:
B20
Campus Name:
Brighton Academy
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
One A Level should be in a subject related to the degree course.
Grade Merit is preferred.
Should be in a subject related to the degree course.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
68%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
74%
Go onto work and study:
84%
Fees and funding
EU
7500.0
Year 1
England
7500.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
7500.0
Year 1
Scotland
7500.0
Year 1
Wales
7500.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
7500.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bath
BA2 9BN
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