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Acting (Top-Up)

University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College

UCAS Code: W411 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College

UCAS Code: W411 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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About this course

Course option

1year

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Acting

This is an exciting and dynamic 1 year course in professional acting training. Classes and performances are delivered and directed by industry practitioners and our local creative partners. It is an intense, full-time acting course for those wanting to become working actors in a range of disciplines and enhance their skills by producing their own work.

The BA (Hons) Acting Top-Up course has been created to provide you with the knowledge and skills to work within the acting industry or progress to further study on an MA programme.

The Top-Up will deliver technical training in acting techniques and processes to advance your skill set. You will hone your chosen specialism, such as singing, puppetry, stage combat and scriptwriting, and will continuously develop these skills in line with your aspirational career trajectory.

Additionally, you will work towards professional briefs to develop your technical and transferable skills, consider your own identity as a performer and prepare for professional work within the acting industry.

Throughout the programme, you will apply your knowledge and skills to real-world concepts, while drawing on relevant theories and concepts. There will also be opportunities for you to critically reflect on your practical and workplace experiences in a creative context.

This course emphasises independent learning and the development of critical thinking skills. In turn, you will become increasingly knowledgeable and reflective on your academic development and current practices in the acting industry.

Modules

Our modules focus on skills development and may include:

Actor Specialism (20 credits) - Hone your chosen specialism in one discipline such as singing, puppetry, stage combat and scriptwriting, This Module completes in establishing your professional Spotlight page

Dissertation/Professional Performance (40 credits) - Take your performance skills to a professional level by working with Industry Directors on 4 projects all performed to public audiences throughout the year. The dissertation is mostly practical with a logbook reflection as the academic component.

Community Practice (20 credits) - Develop your skills in writing, delivering, and evaluating performance based workshop for a target group of your choice.

The Radical Actor (20 credits) - Bolster your appreciation of the power of live and recorded art to incite social change

Personal Project (20 credits) - Develop potential project ideas you can further develop after graduation

Assessment methods

Assessments will be carried out through:

Practical performed assessments
Workshop learning
Student and tutor-led sessions
Personal and professional action planning, with a focus on tutor and peer-led reflective feedback

Tuition fees

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England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Quarry Hill Campus

Department:

University Centre

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

61%
Acting

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Teaching and learning

93%
Staff make the subject interesting
88%
Staff are good at explaining things
85%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
88%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

56%
Library resources
78%
IT resources
67%
Course specific equipment and facilities
51%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

After graduation

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