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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Performing Arts (Top Up)

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Performing Arts (Top Up) course at Bournemouth and Poole College.

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Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,535 per year
Scotland£9,535 per year
Wales£9,535 per year
Northern Ireland£9,535 per year
Channel Islands£9,535 per year
EU£9,535 per year

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: W470

Here's what Bournemouth and Poole College says about its Performing Arts (Top Up) course.

Building on the knowledge and skills you've learned following successful completion of an FDA in Performing Arts - Level 5, (or equivalent), this one-year personalised 'Top up' degree will reinforce your specialist techniques. You'll continue your practical training and when you graduate you will also have a showreel to showcase your talents to prospective employers.

Source: Bournemouth and Poole College

Course details

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Department

Performing Arts

Location

Poole Campus | Poole

Duration

1 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Musical theatre

• Acting

• Dance

• Performing arts

Start date

September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

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Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

Facts and figures about Bournemouth and Poole College graduates who took Performing Arts (Top Up) - or another course in the same subject area.

Design, and creative and performing arts

Graduate statistics

60%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

85%

In work, study or other activity

60%

Say it fits with future plans

60%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

40%

Web and Multimedia Design Professionals

20%

Elementary occupations

10%

Artistic, literary and media occupations

10%

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from Bournemouth and Poole College graduates who took Performing Arts (Top Up) - or another course in the same subject area.

Performing arts

Earnings

£20.4k

Third year after graduation

£20.8k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Performing Arts (Top Up).

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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