BA (Hons) Acting at University of Lancashire. Industry professionals teach this degree, equipping you with skills for working as an actor across screen, stage and digital media.
Our Acting BA degree programme, taught by industry professionals, provides the skills & knowledge to work as an actor on screen, on stage & in digital media. From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Acting is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at the University of Lancashire, based in Main Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Drama graduates from this provider, 100% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 40% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £18,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Music & Performing Arts, see the sections below.
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 10; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 100% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
This module offers a range of sessions: in movement-based, vocal, and textual practices. This will help you develop essential skills as an actor or performer, building a solid foundation for further exploration in Year 2. In year one, you'll develop techniques in improvisation and expressivity. You will have specialist tuition in essential acting techniques including Meyerhold's Biomechanics, yoga, the Alexander Technique, Animal Studies, and Clowning. You'll also undertake voice training. This
Throughout this module, you will work with a professional director in preparation for a full-scale theatre production and perform to a public audience. Work may include contemporary approaches to classical texts, devised work, or non-western theatre. You'll also take on responsibilities for production elements with professional technical support. You'll have the opportunity to develop your audition and rehearsal techniques, as well as your understanding of the actor-director relationship.
This module encourages you to make psycho-physical, imaginative, and intellectual connections. It will involve the 'rediscovery of theatricality' in the 20th and 21st centuries by modernist and postmodernist theatre artists. You will explore Ensemble Acting and Viewpoints as key approaches. You will also foster a deeper understanding of collaborative performance.
You will explore contemporary texts and the role of the actor in the digital realm. This module develops skills related to theatre, radio, television, and voice acting. It will familiarise you with the grammar encountered in these environments. You will practice acting techniques used for radio, voice acting and acting for the camera and digital media. You will explore differing acting styles, microphone techniques, camera awareness, shots and angles. In addition, you will practice audition tech
You'll work on a directed production and perform to a public audience in this module. You'll be expected to put into practice the relevant acting techniques acquired over the previous years. This module will focus on analysis and understanding of the text and techniques. You will explore the play and character alongside the actor/director relationship.
In this module you'll produce a piece of work to be shown to the public, put many acting techniques into practice. You'll gain the opportunity to investigate the concept of the actor as a creator and develop a creative or performance skill.
This module will prepare you for entry into the acting profession. You'll learn the structure of life as an actor and become familiar with organisations such as Equity, Spotlight. The module covers essential skills. This includes casting and audition techniques, industry showcases, creating showreels and voice reels. We will help you to create a digital showcase including professional headshots, showreel and voice-reel material. You will receive one-to-one industry liaison mentoring. Alongside t
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
This course suits you if you're a committed performer with disciplined work habits and genuine curiosity about how acting craft develops. You should enjoy both solo creative work and intense collaboration with peers. The programme is demanding, expect regular performance assessments and honest feedback, but rewarding if you thrive in ensemble environments and want to understand acting from multiple angles: classical text, contemporary practice, screen technique and digital storytelling.
Across Music & Performing Arts nationally, 90% of graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating. Among those in employment, 55% are in highly skilled roles or continued study. National graduate earnings figures (from UK government Labour Experience and Outcomes data) show starting salaries of £20,000–£28,000 at 15 months post-graduation, rising to £19,975–£28,200 after five years. Earnings vary considerably depending on employment type, freelance activity and career stage in the sector.
University of Lancashire is a university located on its Main Campus in England, founded in 1828. This BA (Hons) Acting degree is delivered full-time over 3 years in English. The university is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, and its degrees are nationally recognised. It holds a Silver award for teaching quality from the Office for Students' TEF 2023. Check the university's funding pages for information on bursaries and scholarships.
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
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Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
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| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 95% |
| another higher-education qualification | 5% |
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What Music & Performing Arts graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £18,000 | £15,000 – £21,000 | 10 |
| 3 years after | £17,500 | £12,500 – £22,500 | 115 |
| 5 years after | £22,000 | £17,500 – £26,000 | 115 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 10; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.
National figures for Music & Performing Arts graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
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15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 10; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Music & Performing Arts courses at the same study level.
Compared with 527 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 30; response rate: 55%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
How Music & Performing Arts graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Where Music & Performing Arts graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Music & Performing Arts graduates.
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For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
100% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £18,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 9.6 out of 10: NSS 98.4% · in work or study 100% · continued 90%.
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
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What applying to University of Lancashire from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
International tuition is £18,750 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check University of Lancashire’s funding pages.
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with University of Lancashire and gov.uk before you apply.
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