HNC Technical Theatre at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

A one-year full-time HNC providing hands-on training in lighting and sound systems, stage management, set design and construction, and audio visual systems, with work experience at established venues across the region.

Duration: Full time: 1 year | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Mandatory units are Stage lighting: rigging, focusing and operation, Stage management, Technical theatre: set construction and painting, Technical theatre: sound and Graded Unit 1. Optional units may include audio visual technologies for performance, lighting design and performance, and sound production practice.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in stage or floor management, set design, audio engineering, light engineering and AV support, or progress to the HND Technical Theatre and Production Arts.

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Application information

Entry requirements

1 Scottish Higher at grade C or above, or 1 A level at grade D or above. Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience may be considered individually. International applicants: IELTS for UKVI Academic overall 5.5 with no element below 5.0, or LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 overall 60 with no element below 55, taken at a UKVI-approved centre (on-campus Student Route); online study from overseas requires IELTS Academic 5.5 with no element below 5.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,285 a year (2026/27). Scotland-domiciled students with a term-time address in Scotland (includes EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status); full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 9,460 a year (2026/27). Full-time, term-time address in Scotland Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full time: 1 year

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