Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) Apply directly to College
This advanced acting course focus on further developing confidence, initiative, and performance skills alongside academic growth. In the first year, students present a full-length Shakespeare play, have the opportunity to travel to Padua, Italy, on a fully funded Erasmus+ Programme to study Commedia Dell’Arte, and sit for the Trinity College London Grade 8 examinations in Acting and Musical Theatre. The second year features two main-stage productions—an Expressionist show and a final graduate production staged at the Smock Alley Theatre for industry professionals—culminating in a QQI Level 6 award and preparation for the Trinity College London Associate Diplomas.
Course Details
What will you study?
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| 6M3566 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Realist
Realists are usually interested in 'things' - such as buildings, mechanics, equipment, tools, electronics etc. Their primary focus is dealing with these - as in building, fixing, operating or designing them. Involvement in these areas leads to high manual skills, or a fine aptitude for practical design - as found in the various forms of engineering.
Realists like to find practical solutions to problems using tools, technology and skilled work. Realists usually prefer to be active in their work environment, often do most of their work alone, and enjoy taking decisive action with a minimum amount of discussion and paperwork.
Further Research
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Career Progression
Our graduates have developed professional careers in many areas of the profession. Our actors have in productions at The Abbey Theatre, The New Theatre, The Project Arts Centre, Smock Alley Boys School as well as venues all over Ireland and abroad.
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