Acting for Stage and Screen

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Award

BA (Hons)

Key facts

UCAS code:
W431
UCAS code:
W435
Location:
Stoke-on-Trent campus
Location:
Stoke-on-Trent campus
Location:
Stoke-on-Trent campus
Study option:
Full-time
Study option:
Full-time, top-up
Study option:
Part-time
Duration:
3 Years
Duration:
1 Year
Duration:
6 Years
Start date:
23 September 2024

3rd for Drama

Guardian University Guide 2024

Work in our facilities

From our virtual production suite, our on-campus studio theatre and MoCap space, you’ll be working in industry-standard spaces.

Become experienced

Act in a number of public theatre productions and in filmed projects

Come and learn on our dynamic and versatile degree in Acting for Stage and Screen, which builds your skills both on-camera and on stage.

This highly practical degree introduces you to acting and drama techniques via practical workshops. Your theoretical knowledge will also grow out of your experience in the studio. Assessments are built around performance and filmed work too as well as practice as research. You’ll also work with students in animation and film on various digital media projects.

The aim of our Acting for Stage and Screen degree is to create skilled creative practitioners with an ability to work across all performance mediums, balancing acting for TV, film and digital media alongside theatre.

While the focus is on theatre-making, the transferable skills you develop can prepare you for a range of careers. It could include postgraduate study to become a teacher, as well as work in the wider performing arts and creative industries.

Acting, drama and theatre-making workshops form the basis of your course, with further classes developing your critical, contextual and evaluative skills.

Our team of lecturers is made up of experienced actors, directors and practitioners. We have links with many local, regional and national media, theatre and arts organisations. And you will be encouraged to take up industry work experience as part of your degree.

Each year, we offer final-year students the chance to take part in an optional showcase. This event attracts industry guests, including casting directors and agents.

This highly practical degree introduces you to acting and drama techniques via practical workshops. Your theoretical knowledge will also grow out of your experience in the studio. Assessments are built around performance and filmed work too as well as practice as research. You’ll also work with students in animation and film on various digital media projects.

The aim of our Acting for Stage and Screen degree is to create skilled creative practitioners with an ability to work across all performance mediums, balancing acting for TV, film and digital media alongside theatre.

While the focus is on theatre-making, the transferable skills you develop can prepare you for a range of careers. It could include postgraduate study to become a teacher, as well as work in the wider performing arts and creative industries.

Acting, drama and theatre-making workshops form the basis of your course, with further classes developing your critical, contextual and evaluative skills.

Our team of lecturers is made up of experienced actors, directors and practitioners. We have links with many local, regional and national media, theatre and arts organisations. And you will be encouraged to take up industry work experience as part of your degree.

Each year, we offer final-year students the chance to take part in an optional showcase. This event attracts industry guests, including casting directors and agents.

This highly practical degree introduces you to acting and drama techniques via practical workshops. Your theoretical knowledge will also grow out of your experience in the studio. Assessments are built around performance and filmed work too as well as practice as research. You’ll also work with students in animation and film on various digital media projects.

The aim of our Acting for Stage and Screen degree is to create skilled creative practitioners with an ability to work across all performance mediums, balancing acting for TV, film and digital media alongside theatre.

While the focus is on theatre-making, the transferable skills you develop can prepare you for a range of careers. It could include postgraduate study to become a teacher, as well as work in the wider performing arts and creative industries.

Acting, drama and theatre-making workshops form the basis of your course, with further classes developing your critical, contextual and evaluative skills.

Our team of lecturers is made up of experienced actors, directors and practitioners. We have links with many local, regional and national media, theatre and arts organisations. And you will be encouraged to take up industry work experience as part of your degree.

Each year, we offer final-year students the chance to take part in an optional showcase. This event attracts industry guests, including casting directors and agents.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen

Course content

This course consists of a combination of acting workshops, rehearsals, contextual studies and filmed and live performance, ensuring practice is underpinned with relevant contextual theory. Assessment is through presentations, productions, films, rehearsals and other coursework – there are no formal exams.

In your first two years, you’ll be taught fundamental principles of drama, storytelling and acting for all mediums using a range of contemporary and classical texts. In the second year, you can choose between directing for stage and screen, or teaching and applied drama work.

Building on your prior knowledge of key figures like Stanislavsky, you will be introduced to a wide range of different practitioners and genres throughout your three years.

We’ll also teach you the specific techniques required for recorded media such as MoCap, commercial voiceovers, virtual production, animation voiceover work and acting for radio drama. You will also have the opportunity to act in several public staged productions in your second and third years.

Your third year will revolve around your involvement in either a staged or filmed piece of work with an internal or guest director, setting up your own company and putting on your own projects, undertaking work experience, and negotiating a solo project. Examples of projects can include writing a screenplay or one act theatre piece, writing and performing your own monologue, or a dissertation. You will be able to negotiate your learning.

This course consists of a combination of acting workshops, rehearsals and filmed and live performance, ensuring practice is underpinned with relevant theory. Assessment is through presentations, productions, films and other coursework– there are no formal exams!

The modules you’ll study in your Top Up year are unique to you. You can tailor your course from a range of numerous options and play to your interests and strengths. This may include acting in a major film project, acting in a classic play or exploring digital performance practice in the University’s state-of-the-art Motion Capture studio. You could choose to write a screenplay or one act theatre piece, write and perform your own monologue or explore dynamic rehearsal techniques as an actor which lead to further public performances.

Our third-year showcase is held each year in Manchester for industry guests, including casting directors and agents. You will also have the opportunity to act in several public staged productions.

This course consists of a combination of acting workshops, rehearsals, contextual studies and filmed and live performance, ensuring practice is underpinned with relevant contextual theory. Assessment is through presentations, productions, films, rehearsals and other coursework – there are no formal exams.

In your first two years, you’ll be taught fundamental principles of drama, storytelling and acting for all mediums using a range of contemporary and classical texts. In the second year, you can choose between directing for stage and screen, or teaching and applied drama work.

Building on your prior knowledge of key figures like Stanislavsky, you will be introduced to a wide range of different practitioners and genres throughout your three years.

We’ll also teach you the specific techniques required for recorded media such as MoCap, commercial voiceovers, virtual production, animation voiceover work and acting for radio drama. You will also have the opportunity to act in several public staged productions in your second and third years.

Your third year will revolve around your involvement in either a staged or filmed piece of work with an internal or guest director, setting up your own company and putting on your own projects, undertaking work experience, and negotiating a solo project. Examples of projects can include writing a screenplay or one act theatre piece, writing and performing your own monologue, or a dissertation. You will be able to negotiate your learning.

Academic year

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice.

Typically, the majority of modules are 40 academic credits with a smaller number of 20 credit modules.

Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole.

Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at Levels 5 and 6. The full-time course has one start point in September.

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice.

Typically, the majority of modules are 40 academic credits with a smaller number of 20 credit modules.

Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole.

Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at Levels 5 and 6. The full-time course has one start point in September.

The course operates on a modular basis that provides flexibility and choice.

Typically, the majority of modules are 40 academic credits with a smaller number of 20 credit modules.

Each credit taken equates to a total study time of around 10 hours. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity. Full-time students take modules worth 60 credits per semester, with part-time students taking proportionately fewer credits per semester. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole.

Your overall grade for the course and your degree classification are based on the marks obtained for modules taken at Levels 5 and 6. The full-time course has one start point in September.

Behind the Scenes of Twelfth Night

Behind the Scenes of Twelfth Night

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Join Senior Lecturer, Richard and third year students, Chloe, Flo and Kiran, as they discuss their rehearsal experience of their take on Shakespeare’s, Twelfth Night.

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Modules

The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.

Year 1 compulsory modules
Year 1 compulsory modules
Performance Skills 1: Body, Voice, Imagination 40 credits
Principles And Practices 20 credits
Storytelling, Directing And Dramaturgy 40 credits
Text In Action 20 credits
Year 3 compulsory modules
Year 3 compulsory modules
Collaborative Creative Project 40 credits
Future Self: Professional Work Experience 20 credits
Independent Project 20 credits
Major Production 40 credits

Modules

The tables provide an indicative list of the modules that make up the course for the current academic year. Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Our teaching is informed by research, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline. We aim to ensure that all modules run as scheduled. If for any reason a module cannot be run we will advise you as soon as possible and will provide guidance on selecting an appropriate alternative module.

Level 6 module choices need to be negotiated with the Course Leaders dependent on prior experience and course content.

Year 1 compulsory modules
Year 1 compulsory modules
There are no compulsory modules for this year.
Show 18 optional modules

Entry requirements

112-120 UCAS Tariff points

  • GCE A Levels - grades BBC or equivalent
  • Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM
  • Access to HE Diploma - Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
  • UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM
  • T Levels - Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer

All applicants are individually assessed via an audition workshop.

Completion of a relevant HND or FdA in an Acting/Drama discipline.

Note: Dependent on Units taken on HND/FdA students may be required to take additional modules from Level 5 in order to acquire necessary knowledge/skills to undertake requirements of L6 BA study.

112-120 UCAS Tariff points

  • GCE A Levels - grades BBC or equivalent
  • Pearson BTEC National Extended Diploma - grade DMM
  • Access to HE Diploma - Pass Access with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points. Applicants to Staffs who are taking the Access to HE Diploma receive a reduced tariff point offer as part of our access and participation plan activity
  • UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma - grade of Merit overall
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - grade DMM
  • T Levels - Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer

All applicants are individually assessed via an audition workshop.

We understand that you might have experienced a challenging run up to higher education and may have not met the entry requirements as listed. If this is the case don’t worry, contact us and our team of expert advisors can guide you through the next stages of application, or help you find the perfect course for your needs.

Acting students work with filmmaker Anderson West

Acting students work with filmmaker Anderson West

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Students got to work with filmmaker, Anderson West. They explored acting on camera and also gained valuable experience of production roles.

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Facilities

Careers

This degree will prepare you for a variety of professions associated with performing arts. Many of our graduates now work as actors and directors.

Our graduates are also successful in related areas, such as drama and English teaching and drama therapy, following relevant postgraduate study. Other drama department graduates have applied their skills and now work as stage managers, youth theatre directors, independent practitioners, arts administrators and theatre managers.

 

All students have access to Career Connect, our dedicated careers team.

Behind the scenes of Nicholas Nickleby

Behind the scenes of Nicholas Nickleby

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Go behind the scenes of Nicholas Nickleby, where our students learn from experienced professionals including Sean O'Callaghan who's acting career spans 40 years.

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Teaching and assessment

Teaching

In this course, “learning through doing” underlies how we teach. The work you undertake will also reflect the collaborative nature of theatre-making. It means immersing yourself in your projects and performances without too many distractions.

Workshops

Workshops will develop your technique and help hone your craft. The majority of your first year is taught through workshops. As well as your acting classes, you’ll have contextual studies classes. And there will be tuition in particular performance techniques, such as Combat for Stage and Screen in your second year. You could also opt to do your Level 1 BADC Stage Combat exam during your time with us.

Theatre Performances

As well as continued development in your core acting skills, you can apply your craft through staff and guest-directed public performances in your second and third year. They will include both contemporary and heightened text plays. These full-length public performances will allow you to rehearse using contemporary rehearsal techniques. You could also choose to be an assistant director on these projects.

Film and Media Shoots

Staff-directed films, written specifically for you by professional screenwriters, are used to develop your screen acting skills. By allowing you to apply your knowledge and techniques to a short feature film shot in your final year, as well as multi-cam studio work, animation projects and location shoots in your second year, you will feel confident to explore acting on camera.

Visits and Placements

Your experience is enhanced by a range of visits which take part throughout the year, enabling you to understand more about live performance. You also have the opportunity to undertake a work experience module where you can work either in a production or outreach role in theatres, or in an educational environment, or a placement of your choice.

Context sessions

You will also have contextual sessions which cover areas of theatre and film acting history, key theories and practitioners, set texts, films and provide historical context. A range of teaching strategies may be used such as: discussions, debates and practical exploration, screenings of extracts from plays and films and self-led enquiry.

In this course, “learning through doing” underlies how we teach. The work you undertake will also reflect the collaborative nature of theatre-making. It means immersing yourself in your projects and performances without too many distractions.

Workshops

Workshops will develop your technique and help hone your craft. The majority of your first year is taught through workshops. As well as your acting classes, you’ll have contextual studies classes. And there will be tuition in particular performance techniques, such as Combat for Stage and Screen in your second year. You could also opt to do your Level 1 BADC Stage Combat exam during your time with us.

Theatre Performances

As well as continued development in your core acting skills, you can apply your craft through staff and guest-directed public performances in your second and third year. They will include both contemporary and heightened text plays. These full-length public performances will allow you to rehearse using contemporary rehearsal techniques. You could also choose to be an assistant director on these projects.

Film and Media Shoots

Staff-directed films, written specifically for you by professional screenwriters, are used to develop your screen acting skills. By allowing you to apply your knowledge and techniques to a short feature film shot in your final year, as well as multi-cam studio work, animation projects and location shoots in your second year, you will feel confident to explore acting on camera.

Visits and Placements

Your experience is enhanced by a range of visits which take part throughout the year, enabling you to understand more about live performance. You also have the opportunity to undertake a work experience module where you can work either in a production or outreach role in theatres, or in an educational environment, or a placement of your choice.

Context sessions

You will also have contextual sessions which cover areas of theatre and film acting history, key theories and practitioners, set texts, films and provide historical context. A range of teaching strategies may be used such as: discussions, debates and practical exploration, screenings of extracts from plays and films and self-led enquiry.

In this course, “learning through doing” underlies how we teach. The work you undertake will also reflect the collaborative nature of theatre-making. It means immersing yourself in your projects and performances without too many distractions.

Workshops

Workshops will develop your technique and help hone your craft. The majority of your first year is taught through workshops. As well as your acting classes, you’ll have contextual studies classes. And there will be tuition in particular performance techniques, such as Combat for Stage and Screen in your second year. You could also opt to do your Level 1 BADC Stage Combat exam during your time with us.

Theatre Performances

As well as continued development in your core acting skills, you can apply your craft through staff and guest-directed public performances in your second and third year. They will include both contemporary and heightened text plays. These full-length public performances will allow you to rehearse using contemporary rehearsal techniques. You could also choose to be an assistant director on these projects.

Film and Media Shoots

Staff-directed films, written specifically for you by professional screenwriters, are used to develop your screen acting skills. By allowing you to apply your knowledge and techniques to a short feature film shot in your final year, as well as multi-cam studio work, animation projects and location shoots in your second year, you will feel confident to explore acting on camera.

Visits and Placements

Your experience is enhanced by a range of visits which take part throughout the year, enabling you to understand more about live performance. You also have the opportunity to undertake a work experience module where you can work either in a production or outreach role in theatres, or in an educational environment, or a placement of your choice.

Context sessions

You will also have contextual sessions which cover areas of theatre and film acting history, key theories and practitioners, set texts, films and provide historical context. A range of teaching strategies may be used such as: discussions, debates and practical exploration, screenings of extracts from plays and films and self-led enquiry.

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include study skills (including reading, note-taking and presentation skills); written English (including punctuation and grammatical accuracy); academic writing (including how to reference); research skills; critical thinking and understanding arguments; and revision, assessment and examination skills (including time management).

Additional support

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Feedback

The teaching staff regards feedback as a key aspect of your learning. The team operates within a framework which comprises four elements:

  • The opportunity to receive verbal feedback from tutors during continual assessment and after assessed performances (both live and recorded) and presentations.
  • The opportunity to receive verbal feedback from tutors when work is collected.
  • Provision of commentary comprising of a) annotated engagement with the student’s text; and/or b) written summary of overall strengths and weaknesses.
  • The return of marked written work and feedback to students within a maximum of 20 working days of submission.

The teaching staff regards feedback as a key aspect of your learning. The team operates within a framework which comprises four elements:

  • The opportunity to receive verbal feedback from tutors during continual assessment and after assessed performances (both live and recorded) and presentations.
  • The opportunity to receive verbal feedback from tutors when work is collected.
  • Provision of commentary comprising of a) annotated engagement with the student’s text; and/or b) written summary of overall strengths and weaknesses.
  • The return of marked written work and feedback to students within a maximum of 20 working days of submission.

The teaching staff regards feedback as a key aspect of your learning. The team operates within a framework which comprises four elements:

  • The opportunity to receive verbal feedback from tutors during continual assessment and after assessed performances (both live and recorded) and presentations.
  • The opportunity to receive verbal feedback from tutors when work is collected.
  • Provision of commentary comprising of a) annotated engagement with the student’s text; and/or b) written summary of overall strengths and weaknesses.
  • The return of marked written work and feedback to students within a maximum of 20 working days of submission.

Year 1

31% of time in lectures, seminars or similar
69% of time in independent study
0% of time in work based learning

Year 2

43% of time in lectures, seminars or similar
57% of time in independent study
0% of time in work based learning

Year 3

45% of time in lectures, seminars or similar
55% of time in independent study
0% of time in work based learning

Independent learning

When not attending lectures, seminars, laboratory or other timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve using a range of digital resources including our virtual learning environment; reading journals, articles and books; working on individual and group projects; undertaking research in the library; preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for examinations. Your independent learning will be supported by a range of excellent facilities. These include the library, open access computer facilities, informal learning zones, a range of laboratories and performance and studio spaces.

When not attending lectures, seminars, laboratory or other timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve using a range of digital resources including our virtual learning environment; reading journals, articles and books; working on individual and group projects; undertaking research in the library; preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for examinations. Your independent learning will be supported by a range of excellent facilities. These include the library, open access computer facilities, informal learning zones, a range of laboratories and performance and studio spaces.

When not attending lectures, seminars, laboratory or other timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically, this will involve using a range of digital resources including our virtual learning environment; reading journals, articles and books; working on individual and group projects; undertaking research in the library; preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for examinations. Your independent learning will be supported by a range of excellent facilities. These include the library, open access computer facilities, informal learning zones, a range of laboratories and performance and studio spaces.

Year 1

30% practical assessments
70% coursework
0% written exams

Year 2

58% practical assessments
42% coursework
0% written exams

Year 3

85% practical assessments
0% coursework
15% written exams

Staff

You will be taught by an expert teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are closely matched to the content of the modules on the course, drawing on both professional practice and research that informs their teaching. The team includes senior academics and professional practitioners with industry experience. Postgraduate research students who have undertaken teaching training may also contribute to the teaching of workshops under the supervision of the module leader.

Richard Cheshire

Senior Lecturer

I am an experienced University lecturer in Drama and a practicing freelance professional theatre director, with a strong interest in Shakespeare, contemporary manifestations of Pantomime, Musical and Popular Theatre.

Richard's profile

Eleanor Slade

Lecturer

I am a performance designer, lecturer in scenography, and a doctoral researcher. My main areas of interest are the social aspects of scenography, and scenographic / design-based strategies in collaborative theatre & performance making.

Eleanor's profile

Stephen Griffiths

Course Director

Stephen's teaching centres on broadcast programme histories and media performance, especially acting on television. His research interests include broadcast light entertainment and comedy, television drama, and children's programming.

Stephen's profile

Dr Rebecca Woodford-Smith

Associate Professsor

I’m an educator and theatre practitioner with a research background and an HE teaching portfolio. I have extensive experience and expertise as a performance-maker, focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration, physical theatre, and somatic practices.

Rebecca's profile

Fees

For the course starting on 23 September 2024 the tuition fees are:

Tuition fees for BA (Hons)-Full-time
Study option UK / Channel Islands International
Full-time £9,250 per year of study £16,750 per year of study

UK and Channel Island students: This tuition fee is agreed subject to UK government policy and parliamentary regulation. If the UK government passes appropriate legislation, the fee for subsequent years of study may increase in each academic year. But this increase will not exceed the rate of inflation as measured by RPIX**. Any change in fees will apply to both new and continuing students. The University will notify students of any change as early as possible. Further information about fee changes would be posted on the University’s website once this becomes available.

**RPIX is a measure of inflation equivalent to all the items in the Retail Price Index (RPI) excluding mortgage interest payments.

International students: Tuition fees will remain the same for each year of your course, as long as you complete it in the normal time-frame (i.e. no repeat years or breaks in study).

Included in tuition fees
Included in the fees:

Travel, and accommodation costs incurred by compulsory trips and visits away from the University that are directly linked to the learning requirements of a specific module.

Cost of the main materials for the staging of course related productions. All major productions have a fixed budget that participating students manage as part of the production development and staging.

The use of all workshops, studios and specialist technical facilities and hire of equipment relating to the course of study.

Travel, and accommodation costs incurred by compulsory trips and visits away from the University that are directly linked to the learning requirements of a specific module.

The use of all workshops, studios and specialist technical facilities and hire of equipment relating to the course of study.

Cost of the main materials for the staging of course related productions. All major productions have a fixed budget that participating students manage as part of the production development and staging.

Travel, and accommodation costs incurred by compulsory trips and visits away from the University that are directly linked to the learning requirements of a specific module.

Cost of the main materials for the staging of course related productions. All major productions have a fixed budget that participating students manage as part of the production development and staging.

The use of all workshops, studios and specialist technical facilities and hire of equipment relating to the course of study.

Not included in tuition fees
Not included in the fees:

The estimated cost of text books over the duration of the course. All essential text books are available from the library, but some students chose to purchase their own copies.

Travel, subsistence, entrance fees etc. incurred by optional trips and visits away from the University related to the course.

The cost of materials for the development of a student’s individual practice and work. Additional costs vary dependent upon student’s own choice of materials and approach to their practice.

Optional personal insurance when borrowing equipment such as cameras, lighting equipment etc. for extended period of use off campus [Approx £50-£100]. It may be possible to add some items to home contents insurance.

The estimated cost of text books over the duration of the course. All essential text books are available from the library, but some students chose to purchase their own copies.

Travel, subsistence, entrance fees etc. incurred by optional trips and visits away from the University related to the course.

The cost of materials for the development of a student’s individual practice and work. Additional costs vary dependent upon student’s own choice of materials and approach to their practice.

Optional personal insurance when borrowing equipment such as cameras, lighting equipment etc. for extended period of use off campus [Approx £50-£100]. It may be possible to add some items to home contents insurance.

 

The estimated cost of text books over the duration of the course. All essential text books are available from the library, but some students chose to purchase their own copies.

Travel, subsistence, entrance fees etc. incurred by optional trips and visits away from the University related to the course.

The cost of materials for the development of a student’s individual practice and work. Additional costs vary dependent upon student’s own choice of materials and approach to their practice.

Optional personal insurance when borrowing equipment such as cameras, lighting equipment etc. for extended period of use off campus [Approx £50-£100]. It may be possible to add some items to home contents insurance.

Accommodation and living costs
Accommodation and living costs

Accommodation and living costs are not included in our fees. 

For more information on accommodation and living costs, please see: Accommodation

Sources of financial support

If you receive funding from Student Finance you may be eligible to apply for additional benefits. Details can be obtained by reading our additional funding web pages, or visiting www.gov.uk

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Our students

Graduate, Amit Shah has enjoyed a meteoric rise into performing arts which has seen him star in television, film and on stage. His recent TV roles include Stag (BBC2) and Crashing (Channel 4). Amit also starred in the 2014 film The Hundred Foot Journey with Dame Helen Mirren.

Amit Shah

Actor

I feel so lucky to have continued my learning with the most passionate and dedicated lecturers who, if I needed anything would be an email away. The level of personal care is something I had never experienced before in education and something that I will always speak highly of when recommending this course and the University.

Tejinder Kaur

Actor - Working in Bollywood

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Students of Staffordshire University enter into a contract with us and are bound by these rules and regulations, which are subject to change. For more information, please see: University Policies and Regulations.

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