Acting for Stage and Screen, BA (Hons), with industry placement

The Acting (Stage and Screen) BA (Hons) course develops students' knowledge, skills, and understanding in acting for stage, screen, immersive, and digital environments. Ranked first for student satisfaction in Drama, Dance, and Cinematics in the Midlands by the Complete University Guide 2024, it emphasizes practical workshops in professionally equipped studios, focusing on character building, devising performances, and integrating theoretical contexts to foster reflective practitioners for creative industries.Key benefits include collaborative projects with peers from related disciplines, access to advanced facilities like theatres and digital studios, and opportunities through initiatives such as the Telepresence in Theatre program. Taught by industry experts, the course features modules across years that build acting skills from foundational techniques to advanced applications, culminating in industry-focused projects. Assessment involves practical work, coursework, and essays to monitor progression.

Year One In year one you will begin to develop skills in voice, movement and characterisation coupled with an exploration of contemporary acting styles and practices underpinned with knowledge and theory to help develop your practice. Key practitioners and styles of acting are explored as well as the fundamentals of acting in live, digitised and mediatised settings. *Modules* The Actor's Toolkit: An Introduction The Performer and The Space The Cultural Industries and Creative Communities The Actor’s Toolkit: Development Devising Performance Texts Performance and Production Technologies *Year Two* Year two takes skills developed in year one and applies them to a series of contexts from the digital to the live. From classical to experimental performance styles, you will undertake a series of activities that will continue to develop and hone your acting skills through a series of stage and screen opportunities. There may be opportunities to learn with students from across the School and to engage in externally facing / industry projects* *Modules* Global Shakespeares Contextual Studies: Stage Performance Directed Stage Performance Acting for Camera Creative Collaboration Exploring New Forms of Creative Practice *Placement Year* There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future. If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement. *Final Year* In the final year you will work on shaping your career path with the help of industry professionals. You will continue to have opportunities to develop your acting skills through a series of workshops and projects that prepare you for entry into the creative industries, examining how you apply skills in voice, body and character creation to a series of performance opportunities, leading to a final industry showcase event. *Modules* Actor's Toolkit: The Actor's Voice Contextual Studies: Screen Directed Screen Performance Actor's Toolkit: Preparing for Industry Final project We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content. For full module and course details please check the course page on the Coventry University website.