This degree course is a full-time industry-focused actor-training.

There will be an emphasis on fostering the skills needed to create your own work – such as screenwriting, editing and producing.

A key focus of the programme is screen acting – with 50% of the curriculum devoted to this area of the industry.

At Collective we champion groups who have traditionally been underrepresented within the Performing Arts – specifically in terms of ethnicity, disability and class.

** This course is currently ‘subject to validation’ by Queen Margaret University. Edinburgh.

*Subject to validation.

This course is not accepting applications for 2023 entry, please check back in the autumn if you’re interested in applying for 2024 entry.

This course equips you with skills to make authentic & powerful solo performance work. It is an in depth look at traditional stories and contemporary poetry: how they are created, performed & received. With a focus on applied storytelling and critical thinking, you will also acquire skills in facilitation, festival curating and producing.

Focusing on using folklore, myth & poetry to create new work, you will learn the art of solo performance. Led by internationally recognised storyteller, Jan Blake, you will benefit from industry placements with professional practitioners.

Learn a wide range of skills whilst discovering how the resilience that you build as a storyteller & spoken word artist will prepare you for the many diverse spaces in which this work can be applied, as a tool for transformation, beyond the stage.

This course has been specifically developed to meet industry demand for performance designers who work across an expanding range of different settings and sectors, from theatre to virtual environments. It offers skills to equip graduates to work with a range of design methods. Starting with comprehensive training in core principles of design and production skills across a range of disciplines in your first year, moving on to specialise in your chosen discipline.

You can choose from Set and Costume Design (Theatre and Film), Lighting Design (All Live Events, and Performances), Visual Design for Public Spaces (Architecture and Interiors), Digital Content (Live Performance/Recorded Media, Projection Mapping, Film, Online), Virtual Technologies (Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, Game Engines, Motion Capture Technology, Virtual Production). Emulating the professional design studio format, you will work in creative teams with access to an excellent range of resources, including lighting labs, studios, digital suites, dye room, scenic workshop and our purpose built Centre for Digital Production housing Motion Capture and XR (Extended Reality) stage facilities. You will learn in a range of ways (individual and group learning), increasingly developing your own style.

You will have the opportunity to learn and collaborate with students from other course throughout your studies producing fully realised performances and events, using experimentation, enquiry and creative research in your work, to prepare for a successful career. You will undertake work placements and learning on the job at one of our extensive network of industry partners.

Graduates from this course will become designers for theatre, film, television, events, interiors, architecture, theme parks, games, mixed reality entertainment, immersive performance.

Prepare yourself to be a ‘triple threat’ musical theatre performer as you train in the disciplines of acting, singing and dancing while exploring the traditions and contemporary practices of musical theatre on stage and screen.

Create. Collaborate. Innovate.
USW’s Music Producing degree is based at our purpose-built campus in the creative centre of Cardiff.

This exciting and innovative course is a highly practical programme, where you will identify, examine and refine your creative music production process. You’ll be provided with a fast-tracked learning experience through access to USW’s industry-standard studio facilities, extensive tutor expertise and unique collaborative learning environment.

Through masterclasses with industry professionals and real-world briefs, we’ll help you become experts in the latest audio production technology, manage your workflow and forge careers within the creative industries of music, film, television and game audio.

This course nurtures professional development and functions to build the relevant skillsets required for the next generation of music producers, beat makers and recording artists.

This ONLINE/REMOTE course is a one-year Level 6 qualification that allows students with a Performing Arts (Musical Theatre, Dance or Acting) Diploma from a recognised list of Drama Schools to top up their qualification to a degree.

It can be accessed and completed online which will allow students to run this alongside other commitments.

Entry Requirements
The applicant will need to have achieved a Diploma in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre, Dance, Acting) from a list of recognised schools.

The Application process will involve a 500 word piece of writing based on a question provided by the institution, the necessary qualifications and an interview with the academic panel.

PPA is an inclusive and lively community of performers, industry practitioners and facilitators.

We champion a safe and supportive working environment, promoting a strong ensemble ethic whilst allowing individuality and identity.

Our students enjoy long lasting personal and professional relationships formed while closely exploring a wide range of learning experiences, rehearsal-based projects and public performances.

We are dedicated to individual development and our team of industry-experienced tutors deliver a rigorous and innovative training programme designed to prepare graduates for today’s industry with a dual focus on both Stage and Screen.

Reflection on professional practice is an empowering aspect of the student experience and in the third year there is the opportunity to write your dissertation on the subject that matters most to you.

In addition, there is the possibility of access to the PPA Agency, which has enviable industry links and may promote graduates into the Acting world with access to agents, casting directors and potential employers. Where possible, we encourage students to develop industry links via public performances, auditions, work-based learning opportunities and the Showcase.

BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen is validated by De Montfort University. To apply for this course you will need to have 96 UCAS points (new tariff) and be over the age of 18 before the 1st September at enrolment.