Acting and Stage Combat

Description

Our BA Acting and Stage Combat is the UKs first full-time course in stage combat and related performance skills. Led by our team, who are hugely experienced and respected in this specialist field, you study armed and unarmed combat and the use of weaponry in an historical context. In addition to developing your acting skills, your training includes Aikido, free-running and horse riding. Graduates typically go on to become fight directors and specialist performers.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 11950 Year (Non-EEA)

• English

Course Content

We operate a credit framework for our awards, which is based on principles widely used across the UK university sector. Each module has a credit rating attached and our standard three-year course consists of 360 credits (120 credits in your first year, and 240 credits across your second and final years).
Please note that module information on our course finder provides a guide to course content and may be subject to review on an annual basis.

Year 1

Stage Combat I;
Sporting Skills I;
Physical Skills I;
Performance Skills I;
Specialised Performance Skills; and
Contextual Studies I.

Year 2

Stage Combat II;
Sporting Skills II;
Physical Skills II;
Performance Skills II;
Performance Projects; and
Contextual Studies II.

Year 3

Stage Combat in Practice and Performance;
Performance Projects;
Theatrical Appreciation;
Contextual Studies; and
Graduation Project.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

• Successful physical workshop audition, plus A-level grades EE, or BTEC Diploma grades PP, or equivalent qualification
• GCSE English: C
• Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 45 level three credits at pass (or above).

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Essex.

Funding

For up-to-date information on funding opportunities at Essex, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/studentfinance.