Acting FD

Leeds City College

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	61%
Student Dropout Rate	5% Proportion of students of Acting FD who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£9250 Tuition (UK) Tuition fees per year for Acting FD at Leeds City College UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	2 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Quarry Hill Campus
Degree	Foundation Degree, FD
Subject	Acting

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 35 graduates of Acting FD and other courses in Drama & Theatre at Leeds City College for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Drama & Theatre.

Overall student satisfaction

61 /100

35 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Acting FD and other Drama & Theatre courses of Leeds City College	Average review score among all Acting courses in the UK
Explanations	97	92
Interesting courses	100	93
Intellectually stimulating	94	84
Challenged to do my best	97	85
Depth of concepts	94	86
Builds on previous learnings	94	85
Joined ideas from different topics	94	85
Balance directed/independent study	85	78
Applicability of course content	97	85
Clear criteria in markings	82	69
Fair assessment	97	71
Tests reflected your learning	94	81
Timely feedback	85	76
Helpful feedback	85	78
Approachability of teachers	82	84
Support from teachers	94	87
Organisation of courses	94	54
Communication of changes	88	62
IT facilities	91	75
Library	97	84
Course specific resources	94	77
Student feedback opportunities	85	72
Student feedback valued	82	71
Student's feedback acted upon	78	59
Work of student union	77	66
Mental wellbeing services	91	70
Overall satisfaction	61	69

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Drama & Theatre courses of Leeds City College

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£20903	£17931	£21753
25-75 percentile range	£17825 - £24915	£12598 - £22386	£15916 - £27274

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All courses in the UK

Course Description

Learn the tools to become a working actor in the contemporary industry. Take advantage of our exciting industry links and fantastic theatre and stage facilities to refine your practice. Blending industry insight from practitioners and specialist skills such as voice work, script writing, and stage combat, you’ll be perfectly positioned to break into the vibrant and creative industry.

As you progress through our programme, you’ll train to a high level of technical ability. You will study multiple aspects of acting including Shakespearean theatre, naturalism, postmodernism, circus, and clowning. You’ll also explore contemporary acting such as virtual reality (VR), computer generated imagery (CGI), television and radio speaking.

Alongside improving your core disciplines of voice, movement, and acting, you’ll improve your creative and transferable skills, becoming an independent thinker and motivated and reflective artist. You’ll become physically and vocally flexible, ready to emerge into the industry.

Our programme is based in the heart of the Cultural Quarter in Leeds, so you’ll be surrounded by local practitioners at organisations such as Leeds Playhouse, Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance, Red Ladder, BBC, and Munro House Arts Centre.

You will be assessed in a variety of modes. This will vary depending on the style of module, The majority of assessments will be practical performances. Alongside these you will be expected to undertake written work in the form of blogs, workbooks, essays and presentations.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Acting, FD, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Acting FD

England UK	£9250	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9250	year 1
Scotland	£9250	year 1
Wales	£9250	year 1

Additional fee information

Fees are charged per academic year

There are additional costs associated with certain elements of this programme, which may include: optional trips and visits, specialist equipment, and tickets. These costs will be led by the nature of the work that you produce, however you will be expected to meet the costs of production of your projects.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

About Leeds City College

Leeds City College is the largest provider of further education courses in the English city of Leeds, where roughly 25,000 students work towards A-level, BTEC and vocational qualifications. The college delivers their programmes from three campus sites: Printworks, Park Lane, and Quarry Hill, with each location providing specialist facilities and a vibrant and internationally diverse learning environment.

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