12Oct
UndergraduateLeeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
Study the performing arts while you nurture your artistic individuality on this practical course. As part of your course you’ll:
- Learn more about your current artistic interests as you draw from a range of disciplines as inspiration for your project work
- Develop your passion, whether that’s for creative text writing, dance, acting or directing
- Use project work to explore your particular area of interest
- Enhance your practical performance skills and confidence in your ability to create performance work through weekly technique classes and creative workshops
- Undertake a professional placement during your second year
- Showcase your third-year work in front of professional artists and producers at the Leeds School of Arts annual festival
- Second-year professional placement working in industry
- Courses taught by practising artists
- Workshops and guest lectures delivered by external artists at the top of their field
- Partnerships with organisations such as Compass Live Art Festival and Yorkshire Dance
- Access to an industry-standard theatre, performance studios and a host of other performing arts facilities in the new £80-million Leeds School of Arts Building
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Embodying Theatre & Performance Contexts
- The Physical Practitioner
- Performance Texts
- Health & Wellbeing for Artistic Practice
- Writing & Directing Performance
- Thinking Bodies in Performance
- Project Lab
- Design in/for Performing Arts
- Musical Theatre Practices
- Arts Research
- Making Work for Festival Contexts
- Arts & Social Engagement
- Lift Off 1: Process
How to apply
29Jan
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:
- W4F6
- Institution code:
- L27
- Campus name:
- City CampusC
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Additional entry requirements
Audition
Interview
Applicants who meet the academic entry requirements will be invited to attend a selection day where you will be interviewed individually and take part in a Group Performance Workshop. You are assessed for suitability to the course, on your background skills and knowledge, and on your ability to contribute constructively to a working ensemble. Interviews will be held between November and March. Invitations are sent via UCAS and you should check your UCAS Hub for further details.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE