This is an exciting and unique course aimed at those with an interest in both practical drama and English literature. Students on this course will enhance their performing skills to industry-standard, while simultaneously studying English literature in its cultural-historical context, considering the significance of literature and acting performance in society from the Elizabethan age to the present. Practical acting projects will work alongside the English texts you are studying. Students will read, analyse and perform texts of a similar era all at the same time, thereby deepening your understanding of both literature and acting. You'll learn about major genres and critical issues within the fields of English Studies and Acting, covering a range of subjects from Shakespeare to Romantic poetry to modern drama. The programme will also provide vocational and industry-relevant training through intensive workshops, centred on acting for stage and screen and on the craft, practice and business of performance. Throughout the course there will be particular focus on enhancing confidence and communication and deepening the ability to be cogent and articulate about a variety of critical approaches and the process of performance. You'll benefit from studying in a vibrant city with a great literary heritage, which offers a wonderful learning environment and plenty of relevant cultural events. Students will leave with 'festival-ready' productions that can transfer for showing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and elsewhere, a show reel of screen acting work, a personal business plan and the skills and knowledge to really take charge of your own career development. Students completing the Acting & English degree will have a thorough grounding in English Literature of the modern period as well as having developed performance skills that will enable them to undertake a variety of roles in the theatre, radio and screen industries. This unique combination of skills and knowledge will equip graduates with a wide range of options for work or further academic study.

We offer industry informed courses which combine the optimum balance of theory and practice to equip graduates for success. 92.3% of our undergraduates are in work or further study within six months of leaving (HESA, 2012). We also offer a unique personal development programme called Stand Out. The combination of practical, business and analytical skills provided mean that you will be uniquely placed to take charge of your career. This qualification will prepare you for a career in a number of areas in the cultural and creative industries. Actor Journalist Director Teacher Arts Administrator