Back to all courses

Intermediate Certificate: Acting and Theatre Performance

This course provides an accessible pathway into acting and performing arts, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and practical skills in drama creation and presentation. Students explore cultural values and self-expression through language and movement, enhancing their understanding of form, structure, genre, and style in drama.

Save to my Shortlist Save to shortlist Share Share

Level:

Broadly comparable to SCQF Level 5

Duration:

  • One year full-time
  • Attendance is normally over 2-3 days per week
Enquire now

Who is this course for?

This course offers an accessible pathway into acting and performing arts, fostering imagination, creativity, and essential skills for a career in the Performing Arts sector. Students develop practical skills in drama creation, presentation, and production, while exploring cultural values and self-expression through language and movement.

What skills will I learn?

  • Drama, acting and performance skills
  • Communicating thoughts and ideas when creating drama
  • Develop a range of skills in presenting drama
  • A range of production skills
  • Employment skills, increased confidence and communication skills
  • Working independently and with others

What will I study?

  • Creative industries: an introduction
  • Creative industries: skills development
  • Creative industries: the creative process
  • Creative industries: creative project
  • Movement 
  • Acting 
  • Acting Methods and Practitioners 
  • Drama Skills
  • Drama Production
  • Community drama: drama/games sessions
  • Get Connected- an online digital course
  • Communications 
  • Lighting and Sound

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • Advanced Certificate: Acting and Theatre Performance SCQF Level 6
  • In certain circumstances some students could potentially advance to the HNC Acting and Performance course at SCQF Level 7

What career opportunities are there?

  • This course should be considered as the starting point of your learning journey with a view to studying Level 6, 7 and 8 in successive years to be assured of a possessing the confidence, knowledge, skills and ability for a successful and rewarding career.

  • There may be opportunities to assist with our own Studio 38 Youth Theatre provision.

  • Various roles exist for new entrants to performing arts whether on stage, behind the scenes or front of house.

  • performance roles are usually available via audition and can range from amateur dramatics, musical theatre, pantomime and Fringe productions

Related courses

View all courses