Who is this course for?
This course offers an accessible pathway into acting and performing arts, fostering imagination, creativity, and essential skills for a career in the Performing Arts sector. Students develop practical skills in drama creation, presentation, and production, while exploring cultural values and self-expression through language and movement.What skills will I learn?
- Drama, acting and performance skills
- Communicating thoughts and ideas when creating drama
- Develop a range of skills in presenting drama
- A range of production skills
- Employment skills, increased confidence and communication skills
- Working independently and with others
What will I study?
- Creative industries: an introduction
- Creative industries: skills development
- Creative industries: the creative process
- Creative industries: creative project
- Movement Acting
- Acting Methods and Practitioners
- Drama Skills
- Drama Production
- Community drama: drama/games sessions
- Get Connected- an online digital course
- Communications
- Lighting and Sound
Application Information
What further study options are available?
- Advanced Certificate: Acting and Theatre Performance SCQF Level 6
- In certain circumstances some students could potentially advance to the HNC Acting and Performance course at SCQF Level 7
What career opportunities are there?
- This course should be considered as the starting point of your learning journey with a view to studying Level 6, 7 and 8 in successive years to be assured of a possessing the confidence, knowledge, skills and ability for a successful and rewarding career.
- There may be opportunities to assist with our own Studio 38 Youth Theatre provision.
- Various roles exist for new entrants to performing arts whether on stage, behind the scenes or front of house.
- Performance roles are usually available via audition and can range from amateur dramatics, musical theatre, pantomime and Fringe productions.