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Acting & English
BA / BA ( Hons )
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Full-time UCAS : QW34
Train as an actor while exploring English literature , and gain a deep understanding of the relationship between text and performance .
Acting is the practical realisation of text and is closely linked to the discipline of English . This course allows you to develop your acting skills while studying English literature , giving you a firm knowledge base from which to work in either field . You ’ ll enhance your performing skills to industry-standard , while simultaneously studying English literature in its cultural-historical context . The course is split evenly between the study of English literature and the study of acting .
What you may study :
1 : Introduction to Literature ; Studying Literature & Culture in the Modern World ; Acting Fundamentals ; Interpreting Text ; 19th Century Literature and Culture 1 or Literature & Adaptation .
2 : Modern Drama ; Shakespeare and the Renaissance ; The Modern Novel ; Intermediate Acting ; Directing ; Shakespeare Workshop Performance .
3 : Understanding Theory ; Advanced Acting ; Performance ; Advanced Directing ; Leadership in the Creative Industries ; One option from : Women ’ s Writing & Film-making ; Romantic , Victorian & Modern Poetry ; Creative Writing .
4 : Dissertation ; Performance ; Festival Production ; One option from : The Gothic Tradition ; Cities Real & Imagined ; Crime in Text and Film .
Acting for Stage & Screen
( advanced entry ) BA / BA ( Hons )
Full-time UCAS : W410
This vocational , advanced entry course will give you the skills to take a leading role in the entertainment industry .
This course is offered jointly by Edinburgh Napier University and Queen Margaret University . It is designed for direct entry to Year 3 and provides a contemporary approach to vocational actor training that is distinctive from the more stagebased tradition of the acting conservatoire .
What you may study :
3 : Intensive training in voice , movement and acting ; Approaches to sustained performance and theories of performance ; Stage and screen performance technique ; Advanced techniques for performing classical texts ; Entrepreneurial business skills appropriate for a freelance career in the entertainment industry .
4 : Professional productions on stage and screen ; Critical approaches to acting and performance ; The integration and practice of skills in public performances ; The application of acting techniques appropriate to a particular style of performance ; The development of a personal portfolio showcasing the individual ’ s work ; Workshops with industry professionals ; Festival performance .
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