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For more detailed information on course content, assessment and outcomes, download our Programme Specification. This programme is taught in-person, with at least 35 contact hours per week on average.
You will also spend time each week in self-directed study, including research, practice, creative tasks, writing, reading, and line-learning. In your third year, production periods may require longer hours, including evenings and weekends. You can find our term dates here. You will be assessed throughout the course on your progress in various subjects, projects, and productions, culminating in public performances in the third year.
Feedback is provided through tutorials, notes, and written assessments. You must pass all components to complete the program, and the third year is graded. The first year focuses on exploration, with an emphasis on process rather than performance. You will explore various acting techniques based on Stanislavski and related practitioners , voice, movement, screen acting, improvisation, and more.
