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Acting

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 20 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Preston Campus
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Course summary

Course Overview

This unique actor training programme taught by industry professionals provides you with the skills and knowledge to work as an actor on screen stage and in digital media.

This industry driven BA (Hons) Acting course teaches you everything you need to know about being a contemporary actor. Your training involves movement, voice, classical text, rehearsal processes, acting for screen, radio and voiceover along with devising and professional preparation. You will graduate industry ready, complete with a showreel, voice-reel and professional headshots.

Our Acting degree is highly practical and geared toward performance. You will appear in directed public performances in your second and third year, including industry showcases in Manchester and London.

This is a well established Acting course, with results that speak for themselves. Former students have appeared in high profile screen roles in some of the UK’s top TV dramas and worked in theatre for companies including The Royal Shakespeare Company, The National Theatre and The Royal Exchange. Graduates from this course have also formed companies, producing their own work with the support of Arts Council England funding.

Why study with us

  • This is production-based course, with the majority of your work directed towards performance, including to the public.

  • Research informed teaching including Meyerhold’s Biomechanics

  • Our graduates include Mandip Gill (Yasmin in Doctor Who), Nathan Wood (Waterloo Road), Channique Sterling Brown (Coronation Street), Freddie Bolt (Ackley Bridge), Jordan Reece (Emmerdale), Riley Carter (Eastenders), Sarah George, Alexa Lee and Gary Hanks (Hollyoaks).

What you’ll do

  • You will benefit from increased contact hours in this practice-based course, which emphasises the importance of technique learning in workshops and is assessed through performance.

  • This is a production-based course, with the majority of your work directed towards performance, including to the public.

  • You’ll learn from tutors who are experienced performing artists –professionals with a national, if not international, reputation.

Future careers

Our BA (Hons) Acting course offers a programme of industry-focused, highly vocational training designed to prepare you for the realities of a career in the acting profession.

Modules

Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.

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Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Preston Campus

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 20 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W410
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W410
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level

96 UCAS points

T Level
Pass (C and above)

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 96

Access to HE Diploma

96 UCAS points

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSEs: 5 at Grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent. IELTS: grade 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Pass including 96 points from Higher Level Subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

96 UCAS points

AS
Not accepted

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
MMM

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
DD

Scottish Advanced Higher

96 UCAS points

Additional entry requirements

Audition
Applicants must attend an audition- you will be sent an email by our Admissions Office asking you to book onto a selection day event

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.

Learn more on the University of Lancashire website

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Additional fee information

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