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BA (Hons) Acting and Performance Making at Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Join a bold, process-driven degree for creatives who want to forge their own path in contemporary theatre and performance. Equip yourself with the skills, insight, and confidence to lead and innovate in a changing world. You will become what we call an ‘actor-plus’: an actor and performance maker whose work engages with the wider practices that shape performance, including devising, directing, writing, design, producing and critical thinking.

Faculty: School of Music, English and Theatre  |  Department: Theatre, Music and Performance / Top facilities  |  Duration: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules (compulsory modules): Core Techniques in Acting, Performance Making Skills, Performance Making 1, Critical Writing, Contemporary Creative Industries, Acting: New Contexts and Technologies, Performance Making Modes, Performance Making 2.

Career pathways

Our students build careers in diverse creative industries, becoming industry leaders as: Actors, performers, directors, choreographers, movement directors, casting directors, Writers, editors, and dramaturgs, Producers in theatre, film, radio, digital arts, visual arts, and community practice, Play, screen and radio writers, and journalists, Community arts, and applied theatre practitioners, Lighting, sound, set, and costume designers, Stage and production managers, Venue and event managers,…

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Application information

Entry requirements

We accept the following qualifications: A-level: CCC. BTEC: DMM. International Baccalaureate: 27 points overall with three HL subjects at 555. UAL Extended Diploma: Merit overall. Access: Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 24 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject-specific modules. Scottish qualifications: CCCCD (Higher) or DDD (Advanced Higher). European Baccalaureate: 65%. Irish Leaving Certificate: H3 H3 H3 H3. Your qualifications must include a minimum Grade C in English Literature, English Language and Literature, Drama or Theatre Studies, or another humanities discipline. General Studies is not accepted as one of the three A-levels. You will be invited to attend a Workshop Day on campus. This will involve a practical group workshop followed by a short interview. English language: IELTS 6.0 with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5. UCAS code W410.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/2027). Home - full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 23,000 a year (2026/2027). International - full-time Source

Duration: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/apply/

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