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Acting at York St John University - UCAS

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

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

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

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65%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

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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.
Acting at York St John University - UCAS