BA (Hons) Acting (with Foundation Year)

A Degree with a Foundation Year gives you guaranteed entry to an Undergraduate course.

Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an Undergraduate course, our Degrees with Foundation Year provide a fantastic entry route for you to work towards a degree level qualification.

With our guidance and support you’ll get up to speed within one year, and will be ready to seamlessly progress on to undergraduate study at Bedfordshire. The Foundation Year provides an opportunity to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy, and will also cover a range of subject specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree.

This is an integrated four-year degree, with the foundation year as a key part of the course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your bachelor’s degree.

This course will prepare you for a career in the professional acting industry by training you in a range of drama and acting techniques including: stage, repertory and musical theatre.

You will perform large-scale work made by professional directors, as well as writing and directing your work to show in our professional theatre. There is a focus on learning entrepreneurial skills to help you find, audition and apply for work in this competitive industry as well as developing your teaching and leadership skills.

This course equips students with the skills to work as an actor in both traditional and new forms of theatre. You will also gain insights into opportunities in applied theatre and education and for creative theatre makers in an increasing range of contexts.