Program Overview

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Acting BA (Hons)

Develop the creative, technical, and professional skills required to become a successful actor for stage, screen, and recorded media.

Key information

• Course duration

3 years

• Course options

  • Diploma Year

• Typical offer

104-120 UCAS Tariff Points

• Annual fees

  • Home (full-time) £9,535
  • Overseas (full-time) £18,500

• UCAS code

  • W410 (3 Year)
  • Institution code: N39

• Course start

September 2025

Course overview

Our BA Acting course provides a vibrant, creative and supportive space for actors in training who want to become confident, innovative artists. Whether you dream of a career in theatre, screen, or recorded media, our expert teachers, industry professionals and researchers will help you develop the essential skills to succeed. From practical techniques to critical insights, we’ll support you every step of the way as you shape your future in the arts.

Spotlight partnership

Spotlight is a casting platform in the UK that connects actors, agents, and casting directors. It's used by production companies, broadcasters, and advertising agencies. Our partnership with Spotlight offers access to the largest online casting resource in the UK, as well as a wealth of support, content and events specifically tailored towards graduate actors.

Why study with us

• Discover your creative potential and express your unique worldview in a supportive environment.
• Integrate practical training in voice, movement and acting classes to explore a wide range of practices and techniques, guided by expert staff and industry professionals.
• Master technology for sound and camera work, gaining hands-on skills that will keep you ahead of the curve in today’s industry.
• Our course is unique in facilitating cross-disciplinary skills that will give you an edge in the industry. You will collaborate with our screen-based courses in film, animation, visual effects and games, as well as fashion and fine arts.
• At the end of the course, you will be industry-ready and confident in auditions, interviews, self-taping, and networking. Your graduate package will include headshots, website, voice and showreels, and a bespoke career plan.

Course details

Year 1

Core Units

• Creative Learning (40 credits)
• Explore and Experiment (80 credits)

Core Projects

• Wayfinding Week
• Make it Manifest(o)
• Interchange Week

Year 2

Core Units

• Global Contexts (80 credits)
• Collaboration (40 credits)

Core Projects

• Wayfinding Week
• Make it Manifest(o)
• Interchange Week

Diploma Year (optional)

Level 5 Diploma (120 credits)

Students have the opportunity to spend a year after the second of their degree (or the third year if studying for a degree with an Integrated Foundation Year) enhancing their employability options through a Level 5 Diploma. They can choose from courses designed to provide:

• Opportunities to gain industry insight, developing employability skills through a series of supported experiences, expanding professional networks and building confidence in the workplace, or
• An introduction to creative computing, building an understanding of how coding skills can be used to advance and complement creative practice.

Final year

Core Units

• Research and Preparation (40 credits)
• Resolution and Career Development (80 credits)

Core Projects

• Wayfinding Week
• Make it Manifest(o)
• Interchange Week

Learning and teaching

This course is taught through a mixture of learning and teaching methods including:

• Group briefings
• Academic tutorials
• Group tutorials
• Workshops
• Critiques (crits)
• Seminars
• Lectures

Assessment

Assessment for this course is entirely coursework-based, meaning there are no exams. Your progress will be evaluated through the projects and assignments you complete for each unit. Throughout the year, you’ll receive ongoing feedback to help you refine your work and develop your skills. To support your learning and ensure you achieve the course outcomes, we use a variety of assessment methods, including:

• Finished pieces of work
• Presentations
• Written work
• Your research
• A reflective journal

Entry requirements

• Home
• Overseas

Norwich University of the Arts welcomes applicants of all ages from all

backgrounds.

If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications.

A/AS Levels (GCE)

GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points) or above. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, Norwich University of the Arts will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)

Distinction, Distinction in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels

A T Level in any subject with overall grade A* to C (Pass)

UAL Extended Diploma

Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Pass

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)

Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma

A minimum of 26 points

We accept qualifications from all over the world.

To find our entry requirements from a specific country, please check our dedicated international pages.

English language qualifications

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4).

Audition Advice and Guidance

If your application is successful, you will be invited to an audition. We understand you may be nervous, as much rides upon the outcome of any audition or interview. However, we work hard to ensure that your experience is a positive one.

For your audition, you’ll need to prepare two contrasting monologues—one serious and one comic. Whether performing in-person or online, ensure your monologues showcase your range and emotional depth. Think of each monologue as a mini-play, exploring shifts in tone, energy, and mood to bring the character’s journey to life.

Fees and funding

• Home
• International

Tuition fees for the 2025/26 academic year

• BA course (three year): £9,535 per year
• Level 5 Diploma Year (optional): £9,535 year

The level of fee that you will be asked to pay depends on whether you’re classed as a UK (home) or international student. Check your fee status.

Fees for subsequent years

Tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with inflation, subject to government regulations. The inflation rate used is expected to be the Retail Price Index excluding mortgage payments (RPIX). We would confirm this in advance to you of each academic year.

Tuition fees that for the 2025/26 academic year:

• BA course (three year): £18,500
• level 5 Diploma year (optional): £18,500

The level of fee that you will be asked to pay depends on whether you’re classed as a UK (home) or international student. Check your fee status.

Fees for subsequent years

For Overseas students starting in 2025 inflation will be applied to your fees in later years. We will confirm this in advance to you of each academic year, and we will limit the increase to no more than the Office for Students’ recommended inflationary measure.

How to apply

• Home
• International

All applications for undergraduate courses will need to be made via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

You’ll need our university UCAS code (N39) as well as your course code which you’ll find on your course page.

When you register with UCAS you will need include your previous and current qualifications information, personal statement, and reference.

Once we receive your application form through UCAS, we will email confirmation that we have received it and will give you access and instructions for logging into the applicant portal. Our decision will be communicated via UCAS.

Typical career paths

BA (Hons) Acting will give you the confidence, skills and knowledge you need to succeed as an artist in the ever-changing world of performance. Not only will you be well-prepared to secure work as an actor in stage, film and TV, but you’ll also explore new, innovative and cross-disciplinary performance practices. You’ll graduate ready to make your mark in the industry and beyond.

• Acting for stage and screen
• Voiceover for commercials, narration, radio, and games
• Performance artist
• Broadcast presenting
• Community arts
• Arts administration
• Producing
• Directing for stage and screen
• Teaching
• Drama therapy

Facilities

Look around our city-centre campus, and you will find studios, media labs, and creative spaces in 13 buildings that sit among the cafés, bars, independent galleries and shops of Norwich’s cultural quarter.

• Acting Studios
• Production Theatre
• Sir John Hurt Film Studio
• Sound Studios
• Media Resource Centre

Staff

Meet all staff

• Dr Ellie Nixon

Director

• Professor Experience Bryon

Course Leader

• Jérémie Cyr-Cooke

Lecturer

• Adina Levay

Lecturer

• Dr Ilona Krawczyk

Lecturer

• Lindsey Crush

Subject Librarian