Acting

Foundation Degree (validated by Leeds City College)

This is an intense, practical degree designed for anyone wanting to work as a professional actor in TV, film, theatre, radio or digital. Ideal if you would like to study a full-on training programme that’s mostly built of practical elements.

About the courseCourse Code: W410 Full time: 2 years Location: Quarry Hill Campus

WHAT’S NEXT? On successful completion of this programme, students can continue on to a one-year BA (Hons) Acting Top-up degree or go straight into employment.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Professional Actor • Director • Producer • Public Speaker and Facilitator • Presenter • Freelance Artist

Apply via UCAS using institution code L21. As you progress through our Acting Foundation Degree programme, you will train to a high level of technical ability. You will study multiple aspects of acting, including Shakespearean theatre, naturalism, postmodernism, circus and clowning. You will also explore contemporary acting such as virtual reality (VR), computer generated imagery (CGI), television and radio speaking. Alongside improving your core disciplines of voice, movement and acting, you will improve your creative and transferable skills, becoming an independent thinker and motivated and reflective artist. You will become physically and vocally flexible, ready to emerge into the industry. Our programme is based in the heart of the Cultural Quarter in Leeds, so you will be surrounded by local practitioners at organisations such as Leeds Playhouse, Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance, Red Ladder, BBC and Munro House Arts Centre. Modules may include: Year 1 • Actor Development • Actor’s Toolbox 1 • Actor’s Toolbox 2 • The History of Theatre (A Practical Exploration) • Identity • What is Acting? Year 2 • Actor’s Toolbox 3 • Contemporary Acting • Performance • Professional Engagement • Theatre for Contemporary Audiences