Acting BA (Hons) - 2019/0

Awarding body

University of Surrey

Teaching institute

University of Surrey

Framework

FHEQ Level 6

Final award and programme/pathway title

BA (Hons) Acting

Subsidiary award(s)

Award	Title
Ord	Acting
DipHE	Acting
CertHE	Acting

Modes of study

	Route code	Credits and ECTS Credits
Full-time	URC13003	360 credits and 180 ECTS credits

QAA Subject benchmark statement (if applicable)

Dance, Drama and Performance

Other internal and / or external reference points

N/A

Faculty and Department / School

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Guildford School of Acting

Programme Leader

ROUSE Dominic (GSA)

Date of production/revision of spec

25/11/2021

Educational aims of the programme

To enable an advanced knowledge of context, style, genre, and form in the practise of acting.
To deepen experiential knowledge and understanding of the practise of acting.
Develop independent actor / individuals imbued with a sense of learning as a lifetime pursuit.
Provide an embodied approach to the work of the actor - aimed at developing and sustaining a career within the performance and entertainment industries.
To provide an ensemble training context for the development of professional acting skills based on practical understanding and self reflection.
To develop an experiential understanding of the techniques and methodologies that constitute a personally evolved rehearsal process.
To cultivate an ethos that values the artist as well as the actor technician.

Programme learning outcomes

	Attributes Developed	Awards	Ref.
To accept an appreciation of the uncertainty of knowledge.	KCT	DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
Develop an embodied understanding of key practitioners, practices and theories.	KCPT	CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
Recognise the importance of continual re-enforcement of the acting process and the employment of your skills in relation to technical and professional situations.	KCPT	BA (Hons)
Have developed imaginative and embodied approaches to work in rehearsal and performance	KCP	Ord, BA (Hons)
To engage in independent self-reflection through the use of the actors journal.	KCT	CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
Appraise the responsibilities of the artist in the creative environment and the need for sensitivity in relation to others.	KCPT	CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
To use critical thinking skills that articulate and question the theoretical in the practical and vice versa.	CT	CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
To employ a diversity of Acting approaches within all mediums including theatre, screen and recorded voice.	P	DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
Demonstrate a professional work ethic	KCPT	Ord, BA (Hons)
To practise successful collaborative and autonomous working processes.	KCPT	DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
To transfer embodied learning into the expressive work of the actor.	P	DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
Evidence of the actors’ responsibility to integrate and embody all core skills.	KCPT	CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)
Develop strategies as a learner for life, be able to identify both professional and personal goals through personal development planning.	P	BA (Hons)
Integrate an embodied understanding of creative risk taking within the work.	KCPT	CertHE, DipHE, Ord, BA (Hons)

Attributes Developed

C - Cognitive/analytical

K - Subject knowledge

T - Transferable skills

P - Professional/Practical skills

Programme structure

Full-time

This Bachelor's Degree (Honours) programme is studied full-time over three academic years, consisting of 360 credits (120 credits at FHEQ levels 4, 5 and 6). All modules are 15, 30, 45 or 60 credits and are either semester based or year-long. GSA delivers its provision across three teaching blocks, within the University of Surrey’s existing semester structure.
Possible exit awards include:
- Bachelor's Degree (Ordinary) (300 credits)
- Diploma of Higher Education (240 credits)
- Certificate of Higher Education (120 credits)

Programme Adjustments (if applicable)

N/A

Modules

Full-time

Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

Module code	Module title	Status	Credits	Semester
ACT1029	ACTING FUNDAMENTALS	Compulsory	30	Year-long
ACT1030	COLLABORATIVE PRINCIPLES	Compulsory	15	Year-long
ACT1031	EMBODIED VOICE AND MOVEMENT 1	Compulsory	30	Year-long
ACT1032	THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL 1 STORYTELLING / ENSEMBLE	Compulsory	15	1
ACT1033	THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL 2 / HISTORICAL NATURALISM - RUSSIAN TEXTS.	Compulsory	15	Year-long
ACT1034	THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL 3 - SHAKESPEARE	Compulsory	15	2

Module Selection for Year 1 - FHEQ Level 4

N/A

Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

Module code	Module title	Status	Credits	Semester
ACT2022	SCREEN / ACTING FUNDAMENTALS	Compulsory	30	Year-long
ACT2023	EMBODIED VOICE AND MOVEMENT 2	Compulsory	30	Year-long
ACT2024	THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL 4: SELF GENERATION - AMERICAN DEVISED PROJECT	Compulsory	15	1
ACT2025	THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL 5 / ADVANCED TEXT	Compulsory	15	Year-long
ACT2026	THE ACTOR IN REHEARSAL / COLLABORATION WITHIN INDUSTRY	Compulsory	30	2

Module Selection for Year 2 - FHEQ Level 5

N/A

Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

Module code	Module title	Status	Credits	Semester
ACT3013	COLLABORATION WITHIN INDUSTRY	Compulsory	15	Year-long
ACT3014	MID-SCALE SEASON	Compulsory	30	1
ACT3015	LARGE SCALE SEASON	Compulsory	30	Year-long
ACT3016	SHOWCASE	Compulsory	15	Year-long
ACT3017	SELF-GENERATION / DEVISED SEASON.	Compulsory	30	Year-long

Module Selection for Year 3 - FHEQ Level 6

N/A

Opportunities for placements / work related learning / collaborative activity

Associate Tutor(s) / Guest Speakers / Visiting Academics	Y
Professional Training Year (PTY)	N
Placement(s) (study or work that are not part of PTY)	N
Clinical Placement(s) (that are not part of the PTY scheme)	N
Study exchange (Level 5)	N
Dual degree	N

Quality assurance

The Regulations and Codes of Practice for taught programmes can be found at:

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/quality-enhancement-standards

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2019/0 academic year.