Acting BA (Hons)
Norwich University of the Arts
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Norwich University of the Arts

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**OVERVIEW**BA (Hons) Acting at Norwich University of the Arts (Norwich) offers an unparalleled creative environment for the actor in the United Kingdom. The University is renowned as a rigorous visionary community offering courses in art, design, architecture and media (including film, animation and games), while fostering a dynamic collaborative framework for discourse, investigation and practice. Norwich’s innovative and distinctive approach to subject, content, learning and teaching has ...Read more


OVERVIEW

BA (Hons) Acting at Norwich University of the Arts (Norwich) offers an unparalleled creative environment for the actor in the United Kingdom. The University is renowned as a rigorous visionary community offering courses in art, design, architecture and media (including film, animation and games), while fostering a dynamic collaborative framework for discourse, investigation and practice. Norwich’s innovative and distinctive approach to subject, content, learning and teaching has placed the University as a leading creative art and design provider for the last 175 years. For many years, its graduates have helped to shape the future and have become leaders in their respective disciplines. As an actor at Norwich, you will not only be expertly trained as a performance artist who serves to represent the human condition within the roles you play, but also as an individual practitioner able to create your own work across a myriad of artistic disciplines and media.


KEY FEATURES

- Explore live and recorded screen and voice performance and develop skills across a range of artistic disciplines - Your professional and technical development as a performer will be supported by expert staff and you will have access to industry-standard studios and rehearsal spaces - Receive feedback and review your work with your peers and professional teaching staff - Develop vital skills in self-promotion including CV writing, audition and interview skills, website development, grant writing skills, networking, and targeted showreels. - Collaborate with other screen-based courses in film, animation, visual effects and games - We are ranked Top Two UK Creative Arts University (The Complete University Guide 2023) - We are the UK Best University for Teaching Quality (Student Crowd 2022)


YOUR FUTURE

Your professional preparation will be tailored to your chosen career trajectory. As a trained actor you will be well placed to not only get work as an actor within more conventional contexts such as stage, film and TV, but you will also be equipped to create new work innovating performance practice(s) at the edges of the specialism. Gaining many transferable skills such as pitching and commissioning, writing and teamwork, you will be equipped to take on a variety of roles where excellent communication, analytical, presentational, and inter-personal skills are required.


OUR STUDENTS’ WORK

Explore our online Graduate Showcase – celebrating the very best Norwich University of the Arts graduate work. Explore  


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Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
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51/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
78th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
82nd
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 91 = 9% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
9%
Employment rate
Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
92%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Music graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Music graduate salary
£18,000
What students say
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19 Jan 24

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UCAS Tariff:

104 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

26 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

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£18,000 per year

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Students from EU

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£18,000 per year

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Students from International

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camila
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Norwich University of the Arts
Norwich University of the Arts , Norwich

Norwich University of the Arts is a dynamic, modern and creative University offering courses in design, media, performance,...

Student rating
( 4.3) View reviews
CUG ranking
82nd
Norwich University of the Arts
Francis House 3-7 Redwell Street Norwich Norfolk NR2 4SN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Norwich  0.3 miles away

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