IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component
TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 19 in each individual component or equivalent.
High school leaving examinations equivalent to British A-levels
International or European Baccalaureate
International Foundation Year.
You will be immersed in a balanced and stimulating programme of study of acting and performance, integrating theoretical and critical analysis and receiving up-to-date contemporary actors’ training alongside building essential skills, such as audition and interview techniques – ready to step up to the challenges of the industry. Optional modules also enable you to specialise in areas such as directing, teaching or applied theatre, broadening career pathways further.
The course also offers opportunities to get involved in a wide range of recorded screen performance projects alongside live performance practice, enabling you to develop your acting skills in a friendly and nurturing environment.
Thanks to the course teams close links with industry, you’ll have the chance to gain practical experience through working with local professional institutions; working on live briefs, auditions and work experience opportunities. These close links include The Mayflower Theatre, The Point Theatre Eastleigh and the Nuffield Theatre. In addition, you will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of student and professionally directed film projects to expand and develop your screen acting skills and produce a varied showreel.
During your final year of study you will have the opportunity to participate in a showcase to help launch your introduction to the industry and establish networks to support your career development.
As an acting and performance student you will have access to a wide range of resources to support your learning including professional HD cameras, radio suites, multi-camera studios, and professional theatre venues. You’ll also have the chance to work alongside our film and TV production students on live performance work, providing you with the unique opportunity to develop equally in screen and stage performance, helping to support your employability.
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Year one
Core modules
Performance Practitioners and Techniques
The Actor’s Body and Voice
Discovering Acting
Performance Histories
Directed Production
Screen Practice and Performance
Year two
Core modules
Performance and Identity
Acting and Performance – Live Brief
Screen Acting
Contemporary Theatre
Theatre Production
Monologues
Year three
Core modules
Final Major Project – Acting and Performance
Research Project
Screen Projects
Actors Portfolio
Options
Performing Arts in Education
Directing
Music Theatre
Stage Combat
Solent’s acting and performance degree will prepare you for a career in the performing arts. Suitable roles for graduates include:
Stage and/or screen actor
Voice/radio actor
Physical theatre practitioner
Devising and creating your own work
Theatre/arts administration
Cruise ship entertainer
Drama teacher
Model
Theatre in education
Drama intern
Theatre marketing
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
