Acting for Stage and Screen
The Northern School of ArtActing for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at The Northern School of Art, based in Hartlepool, taught full-time over 3 years. Graduates earn £19,500 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is CCC - BBC.
A-Level Entry
CCC - BBC
Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
96 - 112 points
Typical offer · UCAS
Avg. Graduate Salary
£19,500
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
This BA (Hons) Acting degree for Stage & Screen has been designed by working industry professionals to ensure students develop the skills required when performing for stage and screen, providing students with a drama school style experience outside of London. Students on this intensive acting course will receive 30 hours contact time a week to develop core skills in voice, characterisation and physicality.
These skills will be utilised in performances for stage and screen, as well as working on contemporary and innovative performance practices. We aim for our graduates to become multi-faceted artists ready to enter the industry and with the skills to shape the future of the industry. The course is vocational focusing on students developing and creating their own practice as well as performance. Our Acting degree is professionally accredited and will allow graduates to gain Spotlight membership upon graduation.
Our exciting course focuses on a collaborative approach to acting, creating a drama school atmosphere for our degree students whom work with a range of creative programmes, including Costume, Film TV and Theatre production, Photography, Production Designand Model Making & VFX to produce brand new material created by film and theatre scriptwriters. Because of our joint approach students have the opportunity to gain valuable communication skills and to generate a dynamic and original body of work.
Performance students look at the core acting skills of voice, physicality and characterisation. Working on devised and scripted text for both stage and screen. You will be part of two full theatre productions each academic year to showcase the skills gained. This degree explores classical theatre, clowning and acting for media. Your three years of study will culminate in your final year enabling you to produce an extensive CV, professional standard show-reel, a full theatre production and a solo show at The ARC Theatre to agents and industry professionals. On this course we treat our students like actors in training, by working alongside guest lecturers and industry professionals from the theatre and film industries you will develop professional skills. As working actors we expect professional standards on all projects.
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Hartlepool
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Drama
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £19,500
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ