Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
Highlights Intensive and challenging three year degree offering comprehensive training in screen and stage acting in a supportive and inclusive environment. Specialist study of acting for film, television, screen, and digital streaming sectors. Acquire creative leadership, directing, and scriptwriting skills to help develop the vision for specific screen and stage…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Highlights
- Intensive and challenging three year degree offering comprehensive training in screen and stage acting in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Specialist study of acting for film, television, screen, and digital streaming sectors.
- Acquire creative leadership, directing, and scriptwriting skills to help develop the vision for specific screen and stage productions, and for the screen and stage industries as a whole.
- Opportunities to work with Australia’s leading voice and movement coaches and directors.
- Graduate with the entrepreneurial skills required to promote yourself, your showreel, and your capacity to contribute to the industry nationally and internationally.
You will undertake three years of dedicated training, developing your craft, and graduating with the skills to work in highly diversified sector with career pathways in screen, stage, and beyond. You will begin from the first year, exploring your own creative identity and understanding of creative practice, as well as training in acting skills, including movement, voice, speech production, physical expressivity, character, acting methodologies, and script analysis.
As your course progresses you will continue to refine your acting skills, and your creative leadership skills, as well as having the option to include complementary studies across areas including drama, film, writing, media, and marketing. These studies will increase your entrepreneurial knowledge, and provide greater flexibility of employment in a rapidly changing industry.
Why choose this course?
If your ambition is to build a sustainable career across film, television, screen, emerging media sectors, and stage then this course offers you the range of learning, training and performance opportunities you need. Your passion is shared by your fellow students and by your teachers who continue to pursue successful careers in film, television and live performance.
The course is exhilarating, demanding and life changing, and is a full-time commitment physically, mentally and emotionally. You will receive extensive training in voice, speech production, physical expressivity, character, acting methodologies, script analysis, local and international film and television industries and theatre. With a strong focus on wellbeing you will learn in an inclusive and supportive environment.
Since film, television, screen, and theatre industries need a diversity of skilled young actors, we welcome applications from aspiring actors of all backgrounds via audition.
Real-world learning
Specialised screen training, small group sizes and superb facilities give QUT acting graduates a distinctive edge. Professional film crews will assist you on your shoots, and you’ll have opportunities to work with professional directors and designers of national standing.
You will have the opportunity to learn creative leadership, directing and scriptwriting to develop the skills needed to excel in an industry where entrepreneurial production across a diverse range of newly emergent media environments is an increasingly prominent part of actors’ career pathways.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates work nationally and internationally as actors for film, television and stage. They have won leading roles in national and state theatre companies, television series, mini-series and feature films.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
