Undergraduate

Awarded by: University of Sussex

BRICTT’s BA (Hons) in Performing Arts (in partnership with BIMM), will provide a unique balance between the essential practical skills required for a sustained career in the performing arts and the cognitive and academic requirements of a course delivered at this level.

In an industry where all three disciplines of singing, dancing and acting are of equal importance across many genres, our approach will ensure that successful graduates leave with the necessary attributes to exploit a wide range of employment opportunities.

It’s clear that graduates not only need to be talented and professionally trained, but should also be fully equipped with the wider personal attributes required to face the challenges they’ll encounter when embarking upon a career in the Performing Arts Industry – qualities such as mental resilience, positive health and wellbeing, time and stress management skills, and more.

These areas will be embedded throughout the course, with a firm spotlight placed upon them in the final year; and specifically during the portfolio of final performances students will be required to undertake.

The key to sustaining a career as an actor is the ability to create your own work. Graduates will be informed practitioners, gaining support through rigorous academic and critical studies, with a clear creative vision honed through the production of a wide range of original work. Graduate destinations include, but are not limited to: the West End, touring, commercials, cruise ships, film, TV, Theatre in Education (TIE) and Fringe.

The BA (Hons) in Performing Arts is designed by the industry for the industry, and will be delivered by a faculty all still working in the entertainment business today. Students will receive over 30 hours of contact time (plus practice time) each week, and this work ethic, discipline and dedication to the course will prepare students for the competitive and fast-paced creative arts industry. Small classes and regular individual sessions with the highest calibre tutors, directors, choreographers, casting directors and actors will ensure students engage with current industry practices.

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Qualification	Offer	Further information
UCAS Tariff	32 points	Applicants must have a minimum of 32 UCAS points obtained from two level three qualifications such as A Levels, BTEC Level Diploma or other equivalent level 3 qualifications. Overseas applicants will be required to provide additional information regarding academic study to determine equivalency level.
A level	EE
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)	PPP
Scottish Higher	DDD	a minimum of three grades at D are required.

Additional entry requirements

Audition

All applicants will be required to attend an audition and demonstrate their ability in dance, drama and singing. We’re not expecting you to be proficient in all three – just a bit of star quality. You will be contacted to arrange this once your UCAS application has been received.

There is a cost for the audition which will be £25. Payment is required in advance by debit/credit card.

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English language requirements

Test	Grade	Additional details
Cambridge English Advanced	C	Cambridge Advanced Level C1 with a minimum overall score of 176, and no lower than 170 achieved in each band.
IELTS (Academic)	6.5	an overall score of 6.5 with no lower than 6.0 in each band is required.

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