This course is ideal for School Leavers who want to pursue a career in the performing arts, or other areas of work where performance skills are useful. It is equivalent to three A Levels and provides a route into university or higher education.
This qualification aims to develop your skills and understanding of acting, dance and performance by learning in a practical environment with industry professionals. You will perform frequently in our on-site theatre and rehearse in our dance studio, surrounded by music, creative arts and media students and staff.
Always loved performing and want to improve your creative skills ready for a career in this competitive world? Then this is the course for you. Bring a production to life – and be involved from backstage to front of house.
You’ll be developing your skills in drama, dance, singing and production. At your side will be our expert tutors, passing on their professional advice as you put on shows and performances.
You’ll perform in College and at local theatres, taking your work to live audiences across our local community. On campus, in Watford, we have everything you need to bring your creativity to life. Alongside our fully-equipped theatre space, there’s a green room, plus costume stores and dance studios.
The main ingredient for success on this course is a deep love of music and a willingness to work hard. You will develop academic, technological, creative and performance skills.
This career-focused course will prepare you for working in the industry by developing professional skills, many of which are transferable to different careers. As well as the technical, performance and production elements you’ll be busy refining your skills across management, marketing, networking, theory and many more.
Leading it all is a team of tutors with exceptional experience both as performers and in technical fields including studio construction, production in analogue, virtual and visual environments. Fees listed are per year.
HNC/Ds provide nationally recognised qualifications that offer career progression, professional development, employment opportunities and further progression within Higher Education. The qualifications are made up of compulsory units and specialist units studied during the first year (HNC) and second year (HND).
This two-year course is designed to develop your practical and academic skills so you can either progress onto university or directly into the industry
Performance pathway:
Production pathway
This course consists of an exciting rage of performance, composition, theoretical and contextual units that will provide you with exciting experiences whilst you develop industry relevant skills and abilities
You will spend time preparing materials and rehearsing both individually and as a member of a group as well as researching your subject, writing reports and essays, presenting your findings and keeping a practice and development journal.
The UAL L3 Diploma and Extended Diploma have been designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to degree level study or employment in the media sector
You will study the L3 Diploma in the first year progressing onto the Extended Diploma in the second year building an impressive portfolio of work that could support progression into higher education.
A pass in this course will enable you to study Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology
Whether you want to work in film or television, we can help to give you the skills you need to progress.
Potential careers:
The Level 2 Diploma in Media Production and Technology (accredited by the University of the Arts London) provides opportunities for individuals intrigued and inspired by media to explore, develop and test their creativity within a structure that will provide a sound base of skills and knowledge, while enhancing self-confidence and revealing the potential career demands and opportunities within the sector.
It draws upon established approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that are successfully proven to appeal to and engage students seeking practical study rather than a more academic study route.
It is an enjoyable course that will enable students to learn a wide range of production techniques that will prepare them for the level 3 course and/or employment within the creative media industry.
This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to work in the media, film and theatre industry as an advanced and highly trained make-up artist.
This is a one year programme that will enable you to develop the skills essential for employment in the Hair and Media Make-up industry, working in film, theatre, music, TV and all other aspects of media. Topics covered are:
Free to Home students under 19 on 31 August.
This course offers a broad practical curriculum underpinned by academic study, with the opportunity for you to influence the way you work. The main pathway is acting however, we do offer alternative modules for the musical theatre pathway.
You will gain an insight into the creation of new work, acting and performance in a range of styles from classical to contemporary. You will discover the theoretical and historical backdrop to theatre, acting and performance and will obtain the industry-desired skills and contacts.
You will work with professionals and highly-skilled staff, go on trips and take part in invaluable workshops.
Do you want to pursue a career in performing arts? Do people tell you that you should be on stage? This course is the best way to start.
This course will provide you with the experience and knowledge to develop a range of performance skills including acting, dancing, and singing. You’ll get practical experience in musical theatre, dance, classical theatre, modern drama, technical theatre, and multimedia performance.
Certification is awarded by the prestigious UAL Awarding Body, widely regarded as the best university for the Creative Arts in Europe. You’ll be based in our own dedicated performance space which has a 180 seater theatre, dressing rooms, dance studios, rehearsal rooms, MAC suite, and technical theatre workshop.
During the course, you’ll learn:
