York St John University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Through workshops and performances, gain the artistic skills necessary to succeed as a performer. Acting is a focused and creative program at York St John University. It offers a well-rounded experience of what it means to perform. This practical course encourages voice, movement, acting, interpretation and textual analysis. The course lets you identify yourself as a performer and connect to our many creative partners in the region. Our Acting degree lets you study the craft of contemporary acting for stage and screen. Through innovative practice workshops, you will work through rigorous processes and approaches to performing. You will develop personas and characters to tell unique stories. You will get an excellent experience of working independently and collaboratively. Acting BA (Hons) is practice-led, so we will assess you on your practical work as well as your written work. On this course: You will study acting as a transformative experience. You will act in plays and ensemble works. You will present solo pieces where you and your talent is at the very heart of performing. You will develop your identity as an actor. You will develop a Professional Acting portfolio. Be eligible to join Equity. You will develop your future career path towards the creative industries. We have excellent studio facilities and expert staff who make and perform their own theatre. Alongside practice, staff write and theorise about the importance of drama and theatre in the twenty first century.
Modules
Modules may include: Year One: Writing for theatre, The body and performance, Acting, Ensemble: dramatic texts, Ensemble: visual texts, Performance histories, Workshop practice, Voice workshops, Year 2: Staging the play: textual analysis and interpretation, Acting for camera, Clowning for stage (funny bones), Stand-up and satire (funny words), Politically engaged performance, Autobiographical performance, Children and Young people, Performance in social context, Physical Theatre, Choreography, site and environment, Artist as witness, Writing after Beckett, Year 3: Independent acting as research - screen/film based project or solo performance, Contemporary acting project, Contemporary performance practice, Dissertation Please note: modules are subject to change as part of the validation process.
How to apply
31Jan
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:
- W410
- Institution code:
- Y75
- Campus name:
- York St John University
- Campus code:
- A
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/performance/acting-ba-hons/
Additional entry requirements
Audition
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £14000 | Year 1 |
| International | £14000 | 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
For courses with an optional Placement Year, during the Placement Year your fees will be reduced to 15% of the annual fee value.
Provider information
York St John University
Lord Mayor's Walk
York
YO31 7EX