Acting

This is a Connected Degree
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.

Overview
Gain the skills and confidence to perform across screens and stages as you enhance your ability to engage audiences through voice, movement, and innovative performance techniques on this BA (Hons) Acting course.

With an emphasis on practical learning, you’ll develop a unique acting approach across various mediums—from live performances to digital content creation. You'll have access to industry-standard facilities, from film, television, and theatre studios to motion capture and augmented reality, providing you with the ideal environment to refine your skills.

By the time you graduate, you’ll be prepared for a diverse range of roles in film, television, theatre, games, and more, with the ability to bring a variety of stories to life.

Course highlights

• Learn from experienced professionals and researchers and collaborate with your peers to create innovative and thought-provoking work

• Gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Acting, including voice, movement, and devising

• Perform in our flagship White Swan Studios and Portsmouth's Victorian theatre, New Theatre Royal

• Develop your creative and critical thinking through a range of modules

• Work on a major project in your third year that will showcase your skills and knowledge

• Have the opportunity to perform your work in a public setting

• Develop the skills you need to succeed in a range of careers in the creative industry

Careers and opportunities
With this degree, you'll have the skills and knowledge to work as an actor across the creative industries.

You'll have the ability to contribute creatively critically and to meaningfully entertain audiences. You'll know how to act independently and within teams. You won't have to wait for the phone to ring, you'll be the one starting projects and making calls.

Graduate roles and destinations
You'll be able to audition for work as an actor on stage and screen, but also in immersive experiences, mixed reality, games, and more. You'll also be able to network and form relationships with other creatives to become an indispensable part of professional projects. Some students might seek further study in acting and related disciplines, such as teaching. Some may form their own companies to begin making work before graduation and be ready with examples of creative work to enter the industry.

Ongoing careers support
Get experience while you study, with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities, and work experience.

Towards the end of your degree and for up to five years after graduation, you’ll receive one-to-one support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to help you find your perfect role.

The University of Portsmouth is passionate about creating career-focused modules that do more than support your studies, they empower your academic journey and prepare you for what comes next.

We design modules that have:

• Clear themes and skills development as you progress through each year
• Assessments that feel meaningful, often based on real-world tasks rather than isolated exams
• Career-enhancing opportunities such as placements, live projects, enterprise and volunteering

For a full list of the modules you will study on this course, please visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/ba-hons-acting#Modules