Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Acting & Performance
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,950 GBP/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Farnham / United Kingdom
- Location
Program description
On our BA (Hons) Acting and Performance degree at UCA Farnham, explore the theoretical, creative, and practical facets of acting and performance and learn how to perform with assurance on stage and in front of the camera.
We take pride in offering you all you need in a course that covers all the various facets of the craft. And because of our strong ties to Farnham Maltings, you'll have access to the venue's vast resources, expansive performance venues, and professional network in addition to the chance to see live and screened performances.
Additionally, you'll work cooperatively with classmates on courses in Film Production, Music, Animation, Journalism, Media and Games Arts and utilize UCA Farnham's extensive facilities, including its world-class Film and TV Centre, sound recording studios, and film making equipment. This will ensure that you take your place in our thriving and collaborative creative community.
You can enroll in an Integrated International Foundation Year, which was created especially to give international students English language and creative skills before they start their first year of study.
As a part of this degree, you have the option of finishing a Professional Practice Year. You will have the chance to reach your full professional, academic, and personal potential as a result, giving you the tools you need to operate confidently and enthusiastically in creative environments. These abilities are highly recognized by employers, and a sizable percentage of placement students receive graduate-level employment offers or continue on to postgraduate study.
Program structure
Year 1
- Acting Skills 1
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Screen Acting
- Approaches to Acting
- Opportunity - Stage Combat and Intimacy Co-ordination 1
- Professional Development 1
- Individual Performance Project
- ATOM Activities
- PLE Digital Outcome
Year 2
- American Theatre
- The Creative Practitioner
- Acting Skills 2
- Elective unit
- Opportunity - Movement for Camera and Intimacy
- Co-ordination 2
- Professional Development 2
- Elective unit
- ATOM Activities
- PLE Digital Outcome
Study abroad
During the second year of this program, you'll have the opportunity to study abroad.
Year 3
- Launch Week
- Live Performance
- Screen Performance
- Opportunity week - Professional Development 5
- Final Major Project – Practice as Research
Price
Fee for two semesters (1 year) is 16,950 GBP for international students
We have offer a range of scholarships and fee discounts.
Requirements for applicants
If you do not have qualifications from the United Kingdom, we will accept equivalent qualifications from your native country for admittance into our programs.
In addition to academic credentials, some of our courses require a portfolio of previous work.
For our Bachelor's courses, we usually require that you have:
- High school leaving certificate or equivalent.
- A transcript showing successful completion of one year of a Bachelor's degree from a recognised university with CGPA 3.8.
English Language requirements for BA/BSc courses:
- IELTS UKVI or Academic - Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 5.5, Total 6.0
- Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Listening 17, Reading 18, Speaking 20, Writing 17, Total 80
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59, Total 59
- Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency - Listening 162, Reading 162, Speaking 162, Writing 162, Total 169
- Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) - Listening Merit, Reading Merit, Speaking Merit, Writing Merit, Total ISE III
- LanguageCert International ESOL SELT - Listening 33, Reading 33, Speaking 33, Writing 33, Total B2 Communicator High Pass
Portfolio requirements
For these course, you must perform an individual piece as an audition. This piece can be up to two minutes long and can be one of the following: a brief modern text (play or screenplay); a short piece of Shakespeare; or an original work you have composed.
About the university
The UCA team firmly believes that creativity enhances the vitality, innovation, and humanity of global communities. That is why the university has been a fervent supporter of creative research and teaching for the past 160 years.
Architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photography, film, media, the performing arts, and creative business are among areas of study offered by the university. Employers in the creative sector hold a high regard for this programs because of their excellent teaching standards.
We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.
So we’ve designed our university to be an inclusive, dynamic environment. Our campuses across Surrey and Kent, our Institute for Creative Innovation in Xiamen, China, and our homes within partner organisations such as the Maidstone Television Studios all have one thing in common: they are places to forge inspiring partnerships, make work with purpose and build real solutions to human problems across the globe – whether that’s as part of our vibrant teaching and research community, or as a student on one of our courses.
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