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Foundation Acting for Stage and Screen

  • CertHE
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Bristol School of Acting (BSA)
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2026-2027
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Course summary

The Foundation Acting for Stage and Screen (Cert HE) aims to nurture and develop skills and techniques for those who either wish to train within a conservatoire or higher education environment in pursuit of a career within the performing arts or for those who feel they are ready to enter the profession after a year of immersive training.

The course is both an innovative and intensive. It’s taught over 3 full terms by BSA’s highly experienced tutors and guest industry professionals. It will offer you robust grounding in the core disciplines of actor training for both stage and camera work with modules in Acting Processes, Acting for Camera and The Expressive Actor Voice. You will be supported to explore the options that exist after the course and to choose a pathway that is right for you, including being prepared for auditions at conservatoire drama schools as part of the Pathways into Acting module. You’ll explore how to develop your practice and undertake artistic collaboration in the Collaborative Theatre module. The course culminates with a production in a professional theatre in Bristol.

Modules

  • Acting Processes
  • The Expressive Actor
  • Pathways into Acting
  • Acting for Camera
  • Collaborative Theatre
  • Production Project

Assessment method

Rehearsal
Draft presentation
Rehearsal of workshop
Draft journal
Performance
Live or on film
Completed presentation
Workshop showing
Completed journal

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Bristol School of Acting (BSA)

Study options

  • CertHE • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 21/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

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:
CASS
Institution code:
P63
Campus name:
Bristol School of Acting (BSA)
Campus Code:
A
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

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:
CASS
Institution code:
P63
Campus name:
Bristol School of Acting (BSA)
Campus Code:
A

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

We will be unable to accept international applicants, as we are unable to sponsor Student Visas for this course.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 96 points

A level - CCC

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

Access to HE Diploma

Applicants will be required to achieve the appropriate tariff points from an Access course

T Level - Pass (C and above)

English language requirements

GCSE English at Grade C/4 or above. Alternatives such as Functional Skills Level 2 English are accepted for this course.

Historical entry grades data BETA

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
Republic of Ireland£9790Year 1
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
Channel Islands£9790Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

EU applicants will be classed as International unless they have Pre-settled or Settled status.

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