COURSE OVERVIEW
Duration: Diploma 1 Year Full-Time
Duration: Extended Diploma 2 Years Full-Time
Entry Requirements: 4 GCSEs (9-4/A*-C)
(if you have maths/english at grade D/3 you would be required to work towards grade C/4 for these qualifications alongside your course)
UCAS points: up to 168 (depending on grade outcome)
Campus: Middlesbrough
Step into the spotlight. Develop your skills for stage, screen and beyond in a creative, supportive environment that brings out your confidence and character.
Why Choose This Course?
• Focus on acting for both theatre and screen
• Learn from tutors with real industry experience
• Perform to live audiences and on camera
• Take part in cross-course productions and films
• Build a professional portfolio and showreel
• Get help with auditions and applying to drama schools or university
This diploma is validated by the UAL Awarding Body, part of University of the Arts London and the UK’s leading provider of creative qualifications at FE level. The Northern School of Art is an approved centre for UAL Awarding Body qualifications. All students are awarded qualifications under their official UAL Awarding Body titles.
COURSE DETAILS
If you are passionate about performance and want to train in a professional, creative space - this course is for you. The Level 3 Acting course at The Northern School of Art offers dynamic, hands-on training in acting for both theatre and screen, helping you become a confident, expressive performer ready for higher education or the industry.
Across two years, you’ll explore acting techniques, voice, movement, improvisation, character development and script work. You’ll work on live performances, devised theatre, short films and voice work - building a varied portfolio of experience and a strong understanding of the industry.
Collaborating with other students across film, costume, design and production means you’ll also take part in exciting cross-disciplinary projects that mirror how the real creative sector works.
You will be taught by experienced industry professionals who know what it takes to succeed and who will support you from first reads to final performances.
Where Could It Take You?
• BA (Hons) in Acting, Theatre, Drama or Performance
• Drama School training
• Actor (Theatre, TV, Film, Voiceover)
• Stage Manager
• Director or Playwright
• Drama Teacher or Facilitator
• Voice Actor or Presenter
• Community Arts Practitioner
• Screen Performer
• Higher Apprenticeship in the creative industries
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
I’ve had so many opportunities to apply my skills to projects and I’ve stretched myself as an actor into working harder than ever”
I’ve had so many opportunities to apply my skills to projects and I’ve stretched myself as an actor into working harder than ever”
Ofsted Outstanding
The Northern School of Art’s Middlesbrough campus has been given another ‘Outstanding’ rating by Ofsted. Following an intensive four-day inspection by six inspectors the School’s further education provision has retained the top rating it has held since 2009.
