BA (Hons) Acting with Professional Practice Year Bachelor's degree at University for the Creative Arts

You will be introduced to the core skills and working practices that underpin professional actor training and lifelong creative development in this module. Through integrated strands of acting, voice and movement, you will develop confidence, adaptability and collaborative awareness while establishing safe, sustainable and reflective working habits.

This screen acting module develops your creative, technical and digital fluency through hands-on exploration of screen acting and filmmaking. You will build confidence on camera while learning fundamental production skills, working both independently and collaboratively to realise screen-based projects that support confident future study and professional growth.

You will develop your acting practice through rehearsal and public performance of a contemporary theatrical production. You will engage fully with ensemble processes, apply technical, vocal and physical skills, and respond critically to the social and cultural contexts shaping contemporary performance.

This devising theatre module develops your ability to generate, shape and realise independent creative work through experimentation, critical inquiry and reflective practice. You will explore contemporary creative-making approaches, test ideas through practical workshops and research, and develop an original project shaped for a defined audience.

You will develop your ability to interpret and perform classical texts through historically informed and technically rigorous rehearsal and performance practice. You will explore classical performance traditions alongside your contemporary relevance while working towards a live public production.

This theatre making module develops your ability to work collaboratively within creative communities, applying performance-making sills in real-world contexts. You will take creative ownership within group projects, explore ethical and inclusive approaches to theatre making, and engage with diverse audiences through creative practice.

This module advances your acting, voice and movement training by applying core performance skills across a range of contemporary and industry-relevant contexts. You will extend your technical versatility through live work in physical theatre and acting through song, and recorded work in virtual production and motion capture, including stage and screen combat, developing sustainable professional practices.

This filmmaking module prepares you for professional creative environments through the planning and delivery of collaborative, public facing work. You will apply advanced creative, technical and organisational skills within structured group processes, contributing effectively to shared outcomes across media and film production contexts.

This practice as research module enables you to undertake advanced, independent and collective creative and critical inquiry through a self-directed research project. You will explore appropriate research methodologies, connect theory and context with practice, and communicate your findings through both critical writing and creative work.

This screen industries professional development module supports you in defining and presenting your creative identity for the screen industries. You will produce industry-standard performance material, complete a collaborative short film project, and develop an understanding of professional pathways, casting processes and global screen contexts.

This culminating performance showcase module enables you to realise an ambitious, directed body of work that synthesises the knowledge, skills and creative approaches developed throughout your undergraduate studies. Through a professional rehearsal process, public live performance and industry- facing showcase, you will demonstrate artistic confidence, professional readiness and a clearly articulated creative identity.