Course summary
The MA Screen Acting course offers students consolidated, bespoke, and advanced training for actors with existing experience in acting and/or performance. You will learn to deliver strong performances within a demanding and competitive industry, taking advantage of industry advancements to explore new technology alongside traditional forms of performance. Alongside craft skills and understanding, you will create your own professional profile, encouraging innovation and entrepreneurialism as you take the next steps in your career, including sessions on fundraising, personal finance, and more.
- Practical: Through hands-on exercises, workshops, seminars, masterclasses, and screenings, students will gain the skills and knowledge required to work as a professional screen actor.
- Comprehensive: For students passionate about the various forms of performance, and who want to both return to the basics of screen acting, while also looking at the wider techniques and practices, such as commercial casting.
- Industry-Facing: Work collaboratively with students in other MA pathways, and develop skills in the latest industry technologies, exploring hybrid performance spaces such as Augmented Reality.
Modules
The themes you will study during this course include:
- Devised Performance
- Voice and Movement
- Commercial Performance Production
- Virtual Production
Assessment method
Assessment includes a final Master's project.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
International applicants
For more information, please visit our website: https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/admissions/international/ LANGUAGE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS Students applying for a visa via the Student Route must provide evidence of their English language ability. The following tests are satisfactory to demonstrate this: IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge PET, ESOL Skills for Life Level 1 and 2, Trinity Level 1. - IELTS – MA Postgraduate courses requirements: Students need to achieve an IELTS overall score of at least 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and at least 5.5 in listening, reading and speaking.
Entry requirements
Applicants must have a minimum 2:1 honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent. Applicants without this qualification, but possessing relevant work experience, are also invited to apply. Each application is considered on its individual merits. Find out more on our course page: https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma-screen-acting/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £20000 | Whole course |
| England | £20000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £20000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £20000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £20000 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £20000 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £20000 | Whole course |
| International | £22000 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Course fees include:
Tuition, production equipment and support, first aid and health & safety training, production and post production facilities, access to industry masterclasses and networking.
Provider information
MetFilm
Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
Ealing
W5 5EP