Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) at Coventry University

Build performance and production skills relevant to theatre, film, television and emerging media. If you're passionate about acting and performance, this practical, studio-based course combines rigorous training in craft with the opportunity to study on a distinctive undergraduate performance programme in the UK. You'll build the skills, confidence and creativity to work in live performance, screen and emerging art forms through intensive training in voice, movement, acting techniques and character development.

Faculty: College of Arts and Society  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Actor's Toolkit: Character and Rehearsal, The Performer and the Space, Actor's Toolkit: Performance Styles and Forms, Devising Performance Texts. Year two: Actor's Toolkit: Acting For Camera, Actor's Toolkit: Performing Shakespeare, Exploring New Forms of Creative Practice, Directed Performance. Final year: Performance Project, Actor's Toolkit: Actor's Voice, Preparing for Industry, Professional Showcase.

Career pathways

There is a strong emphasis within the course on your future career path, aimed not only to help you to explore what your chosen career path might be, but also to help build a professional level of business skills and knowledge. The ‘Preparing for Industry' module in particular is designed to encourage you to develop an appreciation of the nature of professionalism in the context of the performing arts industry and to recognise the relationship between professional arts practice, critical reflection and personal planning.

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