The Gap Year Diploma is a one year, part-time course designed to develop your acting skills.

The course is aimed at those aged 18 - 25 who are interested in preparing to apply for an acting course at higher education level.

Course Content:
- Develop career skills, audition techniques and acting skills
- Perform extracts from plays in a studio-based performance
- Take specific classes in movement, voice and text. This work will be underpinned and linked with audition technique for those wanting to apply to an undergraduate course
- Career development sessions offering guidance through the Higher Education/drama school process, and on prospective careers in the performing arts
- In the final term, rehearse and perform a performance showcase. Although we do not invite agents to this, all students on this course will be seen by an undergraduate course tutor and will be offered guidance on applying to higher education courses

The Acting Diploma is a part-time, evening and weekend course (January to August) that develops acting, voice and movement skills.

This course is designed to act as a springboard for those wishing to undertake actor or performance training. The course develops your skills as an actor with specific classes on improvisation, text analysis, voice, movement, devising, and character development. All teaching staff are theatre professionals and work within the drama school sector as well as the industry. In the final summer term, you will rehearse and perform in one of Central’s fully equipped theatres. Please note that this is not an agents’ showcase.

In line with the ethos of our full-time courses, full attendance is expected of all modules as well as the Intensive Weeks.

Our specialist Hair and Media Make-up qualifications are for those who aspire to work towards becoming a professional Makeup and Hair Artist, working in a range of media make-up related industries.

We will help you develop skills and techniques to carry out professional treatments following strict industry standard health and safety requirements. The topics undertaken will develop your skills, knowledge and professional confidence to ensure that you are fully equipped to enter the world of work or progress on to higher education.

If acting, singing, dancing, or theatre production is your passion then you can take the first steps to an exciting career by studying at City of Wolverhampton College. From performing on stage, TV or film to dancing or choreography, there are so many career and progression opportunities in this exciting, dynamic and creative industry, all of which we will prepare you for while studying with us.

You will begin your first year of study and then once successfully completed you will progress to your second year, which is equivalent to three A Levels.

You will develop skills in acting techniques, performing arts business, dance performance, musical theatre, performing with masks, storytelling, scriptwriting and improvisation. You will get the chance to demonstrate your learning in our regular performing arts showcases and acting shows throughout the year - culminating in an end-of-year musical - as well as working with industry partners such as Zoonation Dance Company, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and Vamos.

In addition, to enhance your learning, you will complete 30 hour of work experience or work-related activities during the course.