BIMM University
UCAS Code: W400 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
Minimum of 80 UCAS points and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language. Overseas applicants will be required to provide additional information regarding academic study to determine equivalency level.
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About this course
The BA (Hons) Performing Arts consists of two pathways: Musical Theatre and Acting. Each provide in-depth training shaped by current industry trends.
Technique, work ethic, confidence and self-awareness are areas of focus which will give you the tools required to succeed in meeting the demands of the business. In the third year, you have the chance to select from specific options to meet the needs of the industry. Here you can diversify your training and hone in on areas you may have previously explored in less depth. This is a crucial element of training as you are given the opportunity to explore your identity as an emerging creative artist.
This course encourages independence, entrepreneurialism and innovation because these qualities will be required of any performer entering the contemporary performing arts industry. We don’t want you just to get work, we want you to make work.
All learning is underpinned by regular mental and physical resilience classes; another key element of your training.
The Pathways:
Musical Theatre
Being a musical theater performer today means you need a skillset that makes you unique. You also need a direct and extensive network and an innate understanding of the industry you will be working in.
Alongside classic high-end musical theatre training, we offer a program that develops other skills essential to a musical theatre performer in order to broaden work opportunities and connections. The course includes:
High-end industry-standard acting dance and vocal training
Physical and contemporary theatre practice, puppetry and circus skills
TV and film techniques
Programmes taught and devised by our network of West End performers, producers, directors and choreographers
Incredible personal and professional development program
Acting for the 21st Century
In today’s contemporary theatre, film and television industries,
an actor needs to be skilled, adaptable, entrepreneurial and passionate.You’ll also need to learn how to take opportunities, as well as how to make them for yourself. Our rigorous training will equip you – both technically and creatively – to succeed as an actor, as well as introduce you to a range of areas that you may never have explored before. Discover new passions and develop your existing skills through:
Rigorous training from experienced practitioners working in both film and theatre
A choice of options running alongside your core training
Thorough preparation for the industry including marketing, self-taping, audition technique and presentation
Regular sessions in mindfulness and mental resilience
A chance to hone your own creative identity in the third year and deepen your skills in areas where you have thrived
Modules
Students can expect to study the following core modules:
YEAR 1
- Acting Fundamentals
- Singing Fundamentals
- Dance Fundamentals
- Self and Acting
- Self and Singing
- Self and Dance
- The Creative Industries and You
YEAR 2:
- Acting Applied
- Singing Applied
- Dance Applied
- Technique and Character
- Performance and Character
- Tutor Led Performance
- Defining Your Practice in Context
- Exploring Practice Through Collaboration
Year 3:
- Final Project
- Professional Portfolio
- Advanced Acting
- Advanced Singing
- Advanced Dance
- Performance 1 (Revue)
- Performance 2 (Musical)
A range of optional modules can be selected, subject to availability and student demand. Please visit the course information page on the Performers College website for a full break down.
Assessment methods
Assessment methods are varied and balanced to suit a wide range of students and may take practical, written, portfolio or other form. Students are given the opportunity to work collaboratively with those studying other music related disciplines, representative of the way in which the Music and wider Creative Industries also require collaboration. All written and portfolio assessments are submitted electronically by way of a Virtual Learning Environment and where possible, feedback is delivered in audio and/or video form, as well as written.
Tuition fees
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Extra funding
Each year we offer various bursaries and scholarships.
For further information, please view details on the BIMM University website
The Uni
Performers College Brighton
Performers College Manchester
Performing Arts
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