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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    City CampusC

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Study the performing arts while you nurture your artistic individuality on this practical course.

As part of your course you’ll:- Learn more about your current artistic interests as you draw from a range of disciplines as inspiration for your project work- Develop your passion, whether that’s for creative text writing, dance, acting or directing- Use project work to explore your particular area of interest- Enhance your practical performance skills and confidence in your ability to create performance work through weekly technique classes and creative workshops- Undertake a professional placement during your second year- Showcase your third-year work in front of professional artists and producers at the Leeds School of Arts annual festival


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Leeds is home to hundreds of professional theatre collectives, dance companies and arts festivals so you’ll be surrounded by a vibrant creative community and an exciting range of performance work.We’ll support you in setting up your second-year professional placement. You could spend a semester learning alongside and networking with one of the many artistic companies in Leeds or you could choose to travel abroad to work for an international organisation. Our students have previously completed placements at Company Chameleon in Manchester, BMotion Festival in Bassano del Grappa, Italy and with theatre company Third Angel based in Sheffield.All of the staff teaching on your course are practising artists, which means our teaching is based on real professional experience. You’ll also have the chance to attend additional workshops delivered by external artists and companies. Our partnerships with organisations such as Compass Live Art Festival and Yorkshire Dance will give you the opportunity to learn from guest lecturers at the top of their field.You’ll have access to specialist studio spaces used by professional artists at Northern Ballet and Yorkshire Dance as well as our own studios at our picturesque Headingley Campus.


Why study Performing Arts at Leeds Beckett University...

- Second-year professional placement working in industry- Courses taught by practising artists- Workshops and guest lectures delivered by external artists at the top of their field- Partnerships with organisations such as Compass Live Art Festival and Yorkshire Dance- Access to an industry-standard theatre, performance studios and a host of other performing arts facilities in the new £80-million Leeds School of Arts Building

Application deadline

29 January

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

UCAS Points : 112

A minimum of 72 points from two A levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.

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University information

Leeds Beckett University

Leeds Beckett University

  • University League Table

    75th

  • Campus address

    Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds, Leeds, LS1 3HE, England

Leeds Beckett is a global university, with an alumni community based in 174 countries around the world.
LBU degrees are available to study in-country in Botswana, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nepal, Singapore and Vietnam.
International students can apply for scholarships and receive in-country application support in China, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Qatar, and Vietnam.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    34th out of 95 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    135 68%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    68.0 68%

    14th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.00 75%

    63rd

    22

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