Course summary
TEF Silver
Bath Spa University has opted into the TEF and received a Silver award.
- Experience a stimulating and rigorous introduction to professional acting.
- Explore the building blocks of an actor's technique and learn what it's like to be a professional actor.
- Expand and strengthen your vocal range and skills in movement with specialist classes and projects.
- Bring together everything you've learned in a fully staged production at a professional theatre in Bristol.
Course details
Modules
The foundation element is is a one-year course. You'll take five modules over two semesters, with 18-20 hours of taught time each week. Text Project: In this module you’ll explore the processes and skills required to interpret a text. Initial classes will cover various approaches and what you can take from each of them to build your own approach. A core part of this module will be voice classes to expand and strengthen your range of vocal expression when interpreting text. The Text Project will be the rehearsal of a play or scenes. You’ll learn how to rehearse professionally, how to put your acting process into practice and how to develop a character. Audition Preparation: You’ll learn how to approach both professional and drama school auditions. We'll work with you to find material that best demonstrates your skills and qualities; you’ll learn what auditioners are looking for, audition techniques including sight reading and self-taping. Study Skills: The module explores the writing skills you’ll need to research effectively and analyse and evaluate your practice. It's a preparation for thinking and expressing yourself at a Higher Education level. You’ll undertake an evaluation of a personal project and a short research task. Creating a Devised Theatre Production: In this module you’ll create a piece of theatre from stimulus rather than the interpretation of a text. It develops the skills that help you understand how fundamental movement is to the acting process, and culminates in a small-scale public performance. Foundation Project: The Foundation Project is a fully staged production in a professional theatre in Bristol. It’s the culmination of your learning and aims to bring together all the aspects of your emerging practice. You’ll be in full-time rehearsal five days a week, and the experience will mirror that of a professional actor in a professional production. Undergraduate degree: On successful completion of the Boomsatsuma Foundation in Acting, you'll progress to BA (Hons) Acting at Bath Spa University. See here: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/ug-acting/
Assessment method
Assessment will be partly through essays and self-evaluations, but mostly through performance and presentations.
How to apply
Application deadlines
If your application is completed by the following date, it’s guaranteed to be considered:
15 January
*If you apply after this deadline, universities or colleges don’t have to consider your application if they’ve filled their spaces, so the sooner you apply, the better!Application codes
You will need these codes when you add a choice to your application.
| Course code | BS01 |
|---|---|
| Institution code | B20 |
| Campus name | Boomsatsuma |
| Campus code | Y |
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Additional entry requirements
Audition
Interview
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9250 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Bath Spa University
Newton Park
Newton St Loe
Bath
BA2 9BN