Primary instrument/specialism
- Drama Performance
Course summary
Transform your career with a postgraduate qualification in Acting at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Designed to advance your practical and professional progress, our Master's level Acting course provides intense training from tutors with extensive industry experience. You will be taught to maintain a high standard of skill and knowledge and how to transform into an independently-minded performer and practitioner. We will enhance your ability to reflect and analyse, through a range of concepts and ideas. You will enhance your technical skills through practice-based study, learning and developing flexibility to confront issues that you may experience within your profession. Your studies will help to influence and shape your career; previous graduates have been commended by industry for their innovative, challenging project work. Our acting and performances courses have recently been ranked as 3rd in the UK by the Guardian University league table 2019 (drama and dance category). This course is based the School of Acting at Ruskin Hall in Bournville.
Course details
Principal study options
During the application and audition process, you must select which instrument(s) you wish to specialise in for the duration of your course. On this course, you can choose from the following options:
Single specialism
Only one instrument is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument formatively, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.
Instrument/specialisms
For all courses, you must select at least one specialism from the 'primary' list. For those studying primary/secondary pathways, two instruments may be selected – one from the 'primary' list and one from the 'secondary' list. Joint pathway students may select any two instruments from either list.
How to apply
*If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly.
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:
- W412
- Institution code:
- B34
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
.Applicants are required to obtain an undergraduate degree in a related subject.
Additional entry requirements
Audition
The audition process gives you the opportunity to tell us who you are, show us why you're passionate about taking the course, and see the spaces you'll be working in. Payment of Audition Fee of £46 required to be guaranteed an Initial Audition (in addition to the level 2 and 3 entry requirements) To make the audition fee payment please submit payment to UCAS Conservatoires on submission of your application.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | with no subject below 6.5 |
Assessment locations
In the event of a successful assessment, applicants may be invited for a further interview prior to being made an offer.
Remote assessment recordings may be accepted in the event that you cannot attend an assessment in person.
Single specialism assessment
| Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
|---|---|---|
| By Recording | £35 | £35 |
| Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | £35 | £35 |
Joint principal specialism assessment
| Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
|---|---|---|
| By Recording | Not available at this location | |
| Royal Birmingham Conservatoire | Not available at this location | |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £19020 | Whole course |
| England | £14175 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £14175 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £14175 | Whole course |
| Wales | £14175 | Whole course |
| International | £19020 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road
Birmingham
B4 7XR