Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This course is designed for committed students who wish to train and practice their craft in a fully professional environment The Diploma (optional and subject to course progress and attendance) is an internationally recognised professional Performance award granted by Trinity College London. This award facilitates a progression to the Level 7 Licentiate Diploma in either/both Performance and the Drama Teaching Diploma
Certification QQI level 6 Classical Acting & Trinity Guildhall
London
Performance
Diploma
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Elizabethan & Jacobean Drama
Characterisation
Renaissance Audition
Restoration Comedy
Musical Theatre Performance
Dance, Singing, Voice
Work Experience
Personal and Professional Development
Audition Preparation
(Modules offered are subject to change)
Wardrobe Management
Audition Preparation
Musical Theatre
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course results in 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 this award provides a direct progression route, click below:
QQI Code
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.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Employment opportunities in theatre, film & television, acting, teaching drama, theatre-in-education, theatre directing and the general entertainment industry. Our students progress to a number of Drama & Musical Theatre colleges in the U.K.