Course summary
Our 2-year MFA is a unique vocational training that offers you a full run in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the end of your first year and extensive screen acting work and showreel opportunities in your second year. You will be training within a vibrant, interdisciplinary postgraduate community of film and theatre directors as well as screenwriters and playwrights. Classes are delivered by staff with extensive industry experience and our programme is respected within the profession. Our graduates have been featured on Netflix, Starz, BBC, Amazon Prime, Channel 4, and ITV, as well as working at the Royal National Theatre, The Traverse, the Lyceum Theatre, Dundee Rep, Bard in the Botanics, London Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, and have been nominated for Olivier and Ian Charlson Awards. To ensure there is sufficient time to process your application, we encourage you to submit your application by the 30th of June.
Modules
Acting: Contemporary Scenes Acting: Heightened Text and Style Festival Preview Festival Production Festival Workshop Performance Skills
Assessment method
Your assessments will be based on a variety of practical performances and are the culmination of workshops and focused rehearsals, supported by tutorials.
Entry requirements
The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at 2:2 or above, preferably with a background in Drama or Humanities. We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient professional work experience within the industry.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | IELTS 7.0 overall with no component below 7.0 |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
For Tuition Fee information please visit the specific course page on our website - https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/postgraduate
Provider information
Edinburgh Napier University
219 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1DJ