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On Course: ArtsEd

Higher Education Skills/Technique

ArtsEd aims to nurture the finest creative talent, building strong foundations for success through exceptional teaching and
outstanding pastoral care. Find out more about the courses they offer and how to apply.

Courses offered

  • BA (Hons) Acting
  • BA (Hons) Musical Theatre
  • MA Acting
  • Certificate in Higher Education (Foundation) Acting
  • Certificate in Higher Education (Foundation) Musical Theatre
  • Part-time (Foundation) Acting & Musical Theatre.

Brief course content overview

ArtsEd aims to nurture the finest creative talent, building strong foundations for success through exceptional teaching and outstanding pastoral care. Its training is uniquely inclusive and contemporary, with a detailed and dynamic curriculum supported by small class sizes and 35 hours of contact time a week. The result is confident, imaginative and resilient graduates. ArtsEd's BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre course is world-renowned for producing true ‘triple-threat’ graduates who are accomplished actors, singers and dancers.

Graduates of their Acting degrees (BA & MA) are highly regarded for the breadth of their skills, their individuality and a learning mindset that enables them to compete right across the sector in theatre, film, television and radio. Due to the funding support offered to our students via the Dance & Drama award, ArtsEd was recently inspected and awarded ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted.

This confirms our higher education provision is of the highest quality and recognised as sector leading. The most recent review by the Office for Students noted optimum levels of contact time, an inclusive learning environment, exceptionally high engagement and commitment from students, and an outstanding record of graduate success.

Fees, bursaries and other finance information

ArtsEd's efforts to address financial barriers to entry include providing as much assistance as needed, with about one third of BA students receiving fee support at some level. These range from full scholarships and government funded Dance and Drama Awards through to smaller bursaries from their own funds. 43% of our students are in receipt of financial support through bursary funding.

Accommodation options

ArtsEd has no accommodation of its own however the surrounding areas have plenty of property to rent and most students live in shared flats and houses. Incoming students are sent a list of local letting agents the summer before they join, giving them plenty of time to find somewhere before term starts.

Entry requirements (qualifications)

Applicants must be aged 18 or due to have turned 18 by the time the course commences. The following qualifications are normally required:

  • Passes in two subjects at A Level or a BTECHND
  • Passes in three subjects at GCSE or equivalent
  • Good spoken English is a requirement for all courses. Candidates whose first language is not English must provide proof of their proficiency by having either an ELTS overall score of 7 or a TOEFL score of 100 or IELTS score of 6 or equivalent.

 

For the MA Acting course, you must have an undergraduate degree or the equivalent professional experience.

If an applicant comes from an unconventional background but fulfils the other audition requirements, academic requirements may be waived.

Application method

All courses are subject to entry via an audition.

Audition process

ArtsEd believe it's important to give individuals the chance to fully show their potential and personality at audition. ArtsEd have adopted a blend of online and face-to-face audition requirements. First-round auditions for their acting courses require the submission of a self-tape, followed by in person recalls at ArtsEd. All auditions for Musical Theatre are in person.

Visiting ArtsEd gives prospective students the opportunity to get a sense of the school in action, an essential aspect of the decision-making process. During the audition process, all candidates are considered for the relevant full-time one-year Certificate in Higher Education courses as well as the three-year Degree course.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

ArtsEd is committed to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected.

We recognise that the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings strengthens our work and enhances our teaching, and that for ArtsEd to remain world-leading in a performing arts education, we must continue to provide a diverse, inclusive, fair and open environment that allows everyone to grow and flourish.

We offer an additional series of Open Events designed for underrepresented communities in the performing arts.

Website and contact

Track Record

The success of ArtsEd alumni highlights the quality of the training. They include all areas of the performing arts including some Olivier Award winning performers. Notable BA Acting alumni include: Kelvin Ade (2021) SAS: Rogue Heroes (BBC), The Regime (HBO); Samuel Creasey (2020) Unbelieveable (Criterion Theatre); Sam Buchanan (2019) Back To Black (Amazon Studios), Sherwood (BBC); Leo Woodall (2019) One Day (Netflix), The White Lotus (HBO).

Recent BA Musical Theatre alumni include: Stevie Doc (2023) Mamma Mia (ITV & Novello Theatre); Chrissie Bhima (2022) The Witches (National Theatre); Tom Francis (2020) & Juliet (Shaftsbury Theatre), Sunset Boulevard (Savoy Theatre); Jac Yarrow (2019) Stephen Sondhiem's Old Friends (Gielgud Theatre), Pantoland (Palladium Theatre), In My Skin (BBC); Miriam-Teak Lee (2017) & Juliet (Shaftesbury), Hamilton (Victoria Palace).

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