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Our BA (Hons) Acting degree in Cambridge gives you the opportunity to train as an actor for stage or screen.
Reach your full potential on this conservatoire-style course designed to build your creative acting skills. The course will introduce you to all the skills demanded of today’s professional, including live performance, screen acting and motion capture.
Our Drama and Dance courses ranked 13th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2025, with 92% for “satisfied with teaching”.
On our BA (Hons) Acting degree at ARU you will get involved in extensive...
Our BA (Hons) Acting degree in Cambridge gives you the opportunity to train as an actor for stage or screen.<br/><br/>Reach your full potential on this conservatoire-style course designed to build your creative acting skills. The course will introduce you to all the skills demanded of today’s professional, including live performance, screen acting and motion capture.<br/><br/>Our Drama and Dance courses ranked 13th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2025, with 92% for “satisfied with teaching”.<br/><br/>On our BA (Hons) Acting degree at ARU you will get involved in extensive live performance work on stage in both the studio and theatre. You’ll develop techniques for acting on screen and also for live environments. You will also gain experience with new technologies and alternative platforms for acting, enabling you to be a dynamic and responsive actor prepared for a career in the ever-evolving creative industries. This may include the use of green screens, immersive live and virtual environments, live streams to remote audiences and acting for online applications.<br/><br/>You’ll focus on the progression in your own skills and abilities, growing into a confident and versatile performer. In the first year we’ll focus on fundamental acting skills. voice and movement, screen acting and how to rehearse for a full production. In the second year you’ll work with an external director, experiment with Physical Theatre, learn about new performance technologies and extend your experience with screen acting and classical text. In the final year, the Immersive Performance and a final Showcase will allow you to demonstrate your high-level skills in acting. The showcase enables you to graduate with a professional standard CV and showreel.<br/><br/>You’ll also choose a topic of personal interest to explore practically and/or academically, with individual attention from an expert supervisor to support your completion of the Major Project.<br/><br/>As a BA (Hons) Acting student at ARU, you’ll develop your technical and production skills in our specialist facilities for both recorded and live performance, including motion capture and green screen. Our technical staff will be on hand to offer help and support.<br/><br/>You can also choose to study abroad for a semester, with funding available to help cover the cost. You can also take an optional placement year.<br/><br/>You may also be able to collaborate with other Cambridge School of Creative Industries students such as our film students who need actors for their films, or alongside Computer Games students in the use of motion capture for creating CGI. This will mirror the professional experience of a working actor and develop your skills and experience in collaboration, team work, communication and problem-solving, ready for your future career.<br/><br/>As an ARU student, you can also get involved with the University of Cambridges Footlights comedy events as a writer, performer or member of the production team.<br/><br/>**Professional Facilities**<br/><br/>As part of your studies at ARU, you’ll have access to all of our creative industries facilities including:<br/><br/><br/>- Dedicated drama studio, with highly flexible black-box performance space<br/><br/><br/>- Full-size on-campus professional Mumford Theatre<br/><br/><br/>- Large rehearsal space with audio playback facilities, piano, LED lighting rig, portable dance mirrors, gym mats and rostra/modular staging<br/><br/><br/>- Students’ Union-run dance studio<br/><br/><br/>- Podcast studio and video capture system<br/><br/><br/>Youll also have access to all our other art, design and creative industries facilities and equipment.<br/><br/>**Careers**<br/><br/>As well as developing your creativity and technical competence in areas of acting, physical and vocal skills on our BA (Hons) Acting degree, you’ll also develop transferable skills such as research, teamwork, communication, problem solving, and resourcefulness. These skills are invaluable in other areas of the creative industries, and in other sectors.
The team at Anglia Ruskin understand that Clearing can seem scary. But don't worry, they make it simple and will guide you every step of the way.
ARU students are supported at every stage of their journey, from counselling and wellbeing sessions to a money advice service.
Whatever your career ambitions, ARU's innovative curriculum is developed to provide you with the transferable skills and practical experience that employers are looking for.
ARU has been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework in recognition of their high teaching standards. A...
The team at Anglia Ruskin understand that Clearing can seem scary. But don't worry, they make it simple and will guide you every step of the way. <br/><br/>ARU students are supported at every stage of their journey, from counselling and wellbeing sessions to a money advice service.<br/><br/>Whatever your career ambitions, ARU's innovative curriculum is developed to provide you with the transferable skills and practical experience that employers are looking for. <br/><br/>ARU has been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework in recognition of their high teaching standards. ARU was also named University of the Year for 2023, reflecting their commitment to excellent education. <br/><br/>You'll have access to their careers service throughout your time at ARU, and after you graduate. They even have an in-house recruitment agency, ARU Temps, who can help you start building your CV, while also earning some extra money. They were also a finalist in the Academic Employability Awards 2025, showing the great opportunities that await ARU alumni!<br/><br/>ARU's £95m investment in the last five years means you'll get top-notch facilities: award-winning SuperLabs, financial trading rooms, TV studios, engineering labs, gaming suites, mock law courts, nursing and paramedic skills labs, and much more! ARU's Peterborough Lab building was also named building of the year at the 2025 Pineapple Awards.<br/><br/>Find out more and apply to ARU today.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Cambridge Campus
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
W410
Institution Code
A60
Points of Entry
Year 1
96
We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff.
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above. If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by
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