Certificate of HE Acting for Stage and Screen at University of Essex

The Certificate of HE in Acting for Stage and Screen is a nine-month, industry-focused course giving a practical foundation in acting for live and recorded performance. It is taught in Malta by a joint faculty from East 15 Acting School and MUV College, and can serve as a first year of professional actor training.

Department: East 15 Acting School (delivered with MUV College, Malta)  |  Duration: 9 months full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Training covers acting, voice, movement, singing, improvisation, text work, devising and audition technique, with performance project modules in narrative and storytelling, classical text and a larger performance project. Modules include Narrative and Story-Telling, Acting 2: Approaches to Text, Acting 3: Performance Projects, Acting and Audition Technique, Movement for Actors, Voice for Actors and Singing for Actors.

Career pathways

During the year students can audition for East 15's acting courses, and graduates frequently go on to train at other drama schools or university drama departments worldwide.

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