Program Overview

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Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons)

Course Overview

Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) is aimed at students looking to develop their knowledge, understanding, and skills in acting on stage, screen, and in immersive and digital spaces.

Year of Entry

2026

Location

Coventry University (Coventry)

Study Mode

Full-time, Sandwich

Duration

3 years full-time, 4 years sandwich

Course Code

W411

Start Date

September 2026

Course Description

This is a practical and creative course in which you will have the opportunity to develop skills that are essential for a range of careers in the creative industries and beyond.

Modules

Year One

• The Actor's Toolkit: An Introduction (20 credits)
• The Performer and The Space (20 credits)
• The Cultural Industries and Creative Communities (20 credits)
• The Actor's Toolkit: Development (20 credits)
• Devising Performance Texts (20 credits)
• Performance and Production Technologies (20 credits)

Year Two

• Global Shakespeares (20 credits)
• Contextual Studies: Stage Performance (20 credits)
• Directed Stage Performance (20 credits)
• Acting for Camera (20 credits)
• Creative Collaboration (20 credits)
• Exploring New Forms of Creative Practice (20 credits)

Placement Year

• UK Work Placement (0 credits)
• International Study/Work Placement (0 credits)

Final Year

• Actor's Toolkit: The Actor's Voice (20 credits)
• Contextual Studies: Screen (20 credits)
• Directed Screen Performance (20 credits)
• Actor's Toolkit: Preparing for Industry (20 credits)
• Final Project (40 credits)

Entry Requirements

• UK: 104 UCAS points, BCC A level, DMM BTEC, 27 points IB Diploma
• International: IELTS 6.0 overall, with no component lower than 5.5

Fees and Funding

• UK: £9,535 per year (2025/26 fees)
• EU: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary (2025/26 fees)
• International: £19,850 per year (2025/26 fees)

Facilities

• Access to facilities may include a theatre performance space, two theatre studio rehearsal spaces, a dance studio, theatre workshop space, wardrobe facilities, and dedicated technical support for theatre and film.

Careers and Opportunities

• Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to understand diverse practices of acting within historical and contemporary global contexts, evidence theoretical and contextual knowledge and understanding of acting and performance across a range of live and mediated platforms, and demonstrate a diverse range of acting and performance skills in a variety of independent and collaborative contexts.

Further Studies

• Research in Performance MA
• Film and Media Production MA
• Media Management MA
• Virtual and Augmented Reality MA

Student Contract

• By accepting your offer of a place and enrolling with us, a Student Contract will be formed between you and the university. A copy of the current 2024/2025 contract is available on the website for information purposes however the 2026/2027 contract will apply for the 2026/2027 intake.