Acting and Performance

Acting and Performance at Huddersfield is a production-based course for those that wish to create their own performances and workshops through acting or directing.

75%-90% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 21/22 data), too.

At Huddersfield, we believe that to really grow as a creative artist, you need to be dedicated and look for opportunities to broaden your horizons. Our goal, therefore, is to give you the chance to develop your skills and knowledge to follow the pathway of your choice.

Why Study Acting and Performance BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
We’re ranked 37th in the world for ‘Performing Arts’ (QS World University Subject Rankings, 2025).

You’ll enhance your learning via talks, masterclasses, and visits from distinguished practitioners. Past guests include actor Sir Patrick Stewart and Natalie Gavin, John Britton, Nicolás Núñez, Chloe Beale, Nicci Topping, Anna Helena McLean, and David Crowley.

Students have also benefited from visits from practitioners and residencies from internationally known companies like Slung Low and IOU Productions.

If you’re keen to further your acting studies post-secondary school, our Acting and Performance BA(Hons), this could be the course for you. You may go into contemporary theatre or find yourself writing for theatre productions.

Stage production is also another viable career option, and past students have gone on to appear in films, television, touring theatre productions, teaching, and running their own performance companies. Following her acting degree, former alumni Natalie Galvin secured roles in prominent TV shows, including Line of Duty and Gentleman Jack.

Professional Bodies
At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

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As a student here, you’ll benefit from inspirational teaching and access to innovative facilities and high-quality teaching and learning spaces, across two close-knit campuses, located right in the heart of Huddersfield town.

The University of Huddersfield focuses on preparing you for real-world experiences in your field, with simulated workspaces such as TV and radio studios, a trading room, and mock law court and hospital facilities.

As an undergraduate student, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake professional work-related experience whilst studying at Huddersfield. Students have gained invaluable experience both in the UK and internationally, working for brands such as Honda, BT, Siemens and PwC, to name but a few. Huddersfield also offer the Global Professional Award alongside your degree so you can gain valuable skills and attributes that employers are looking for.

Located in the foothills of the Pennines and surrounded by beautiful countryside, Huddersfield is a beautiful, student-friendly town with plenty for you to explore and it enjoys a low cost of living, meaning you'll have more to do more!

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