Create your own performances for stage, screen and audio media — with an initial foundation year to prepare for the course.
Develop your skills as an actor and performer
Create digital materials to showcase your work
Research, plan and execute a wide range of performances at a professional level
Use performance to engage with communities and challenge real-world issues.
Join at the foundation year and develop your personal skills, awareness of resources and commitment to the subject

You’ll be immersed in the creative process of making and presenting theatre and performance in a range of styles and across a range of platforms (such as stage, screen, audio and digital/new media). You will develop your acting skills and contribute to our own festival, The Change Makers Festival.

Work placements

In the second year, of the full degree, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with external partners, undertake a work placement or develop your own enterprise.

Live projects 

We work with a range of local organisations (theatres, film makers, theatre companies and arts organisations) on live briefs, with staff often producing work for local festivals. You’ll be invited to participate in these projects, giving you the chance to work alongside industry professionals.

In the foundation year, you will undertake a series of projects that respond to real world debates. 

Field trips 

You will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of trips throughout your time on the course. We are ideally located close to Sheffield Theatres and regularly see performances there, but you will also travel to see work in other cities in the north, nationwide, and where possible, internationally. In past years, students have attended international theatre festivals and/or performed work in Prague, Venice, Berlin and Paris.

Networking opportunities 

We have excellent links to local actors, companies and venues, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet and talk to people from the industry.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

In the foundation year, you will start by developing a good base of knowledge, but also the personal skills and awareness of resources that will help you manage your studies effectively and be self-motivated.

The practical elements of the course will build throughout your time with us. You’ll take part in interactive lectures, seminars and workshops and have the opportunity to work with industry partners on live projects. At the end of your second year, you’ll travel abroad to see performances made and presented in a different context.

You learn through 

• practical workshops
• working in an ensemble
• going to see performances
• independent study
• undertaking real-life projects for external clients
• lectures and seminars

Our students have gone on to rewarding and fulfilling careers in

• the acting profession
• the creative industries
• film production
• marketing, communications and media
• education
• creative arts facilitation
• the charity sector
• public facing professions such as HR, training and customer service
• and a number have set up their own companies

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• The Royal Shakespeare Company
• Blowfish
• Forced Entertainment
• Third Angel
• GrowTheatre
• Sheffield Theatres

 

48 UCAS points, including 24 points from one A Level, BTEC or equivalent; prior learning options available for students that have been out of education for a number of years, but can show some commitment to the subject (e.g. evidence of some creative writing when applying to Creative Writing course). GCSEs – English Language at C, but no requirement for Maths.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

 

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Talent Accelerator	120	Coursework

 

Year 2 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Acting Ensemble	40	Coursework
Media For Acting And Performance	40	Coursework
Performance Commission	40	Coursework

 

 

Year 3 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Acting With Texts	40	Coursework Practical
Bodies, Space, Performance	40	Coursework Practical
Ideas Into Action	40	Coursework

 

Year 4 Optional modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Placement Year

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Change Makers' Festival	60	Coursework

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Advanced Acting Techniques	20	Coursework
Drama In Education & The Community	20	Coursework
Making Comedy	20	Coursework Practical
Performance Lab	20	Coursework