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HNC: Acting and Performance

This popular course focuses on developing acting, movement, and voice skills for stage, screen, streaming, and voice-related roles like voice overs and podcasting. Designed for those with previous theatre arts or performance experience, it prepares students for employment or further study up to HND level.

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Level:

SCQF Level 7

Duration:

  • One year full-time
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Who is this course for?

This course is for individuals aiming to pursue careers in stage, screen, streaming, or voice-related fields like voice overs or podcasting. Suitable for those with some prior experience in theatre arts or performance, it prepares students for employment or further study up to HND level.

What skills will I learn?

You will develop the following knowledge and skills for progression or employment:

  1. Skills in voice, movement, acting and stagecraft
  2. Working with others and on your own, and the ability to integrate these skills in productions
  3. Working with text and voice developing mood, emotion and setting context


Our passionate lecturing staff will help you develop an innovative and creative approach to work in rehearsal and performance through:

  • Co-operative team working skills
  • Adaptability
  • An effective understanding of theatre practice
  • The ability to respond to direction and explore and develop an awareness of the self
  • We will also help you prepare for audition for employment and places at Higher Education establishments and develop you as a performer to meet the needs of the labour market

What will I study?

You will study the following SQA Core Units and additional optional units from the HNC Framework.

  • Movement 1: Developing Skills
  • Acting 1: Developing Skills
  • Production 1: Developing Skills
  • Voice 1: Developing Skills
  • Acting and Performance: Graded Unit 1

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • On successful completion of the course, you'll be awarded an HNC Acting and Performance. If you have achieved 15 Credits and at least a Grade B in the Graded Unit, you will normally be able to progress into the second year of HND Acting and Performance at Fife College.

What career opportunities are there?

  • Actor/performer
  • Acting for stage/screen/TV/film/radio
  • Contemporary performance
  • Teaching within an educational setting
  • Drama facilitation within a community setting
  • Community theatre practitioner
  • Independent performing artist
  • Radio,TV, arts administration
  • Arts journalism and presenting

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