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Acting and Performance

BA · Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh · 2 years

Acting and Performance

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£21,000
SATISFACTION90%
CONTINUATION91%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS55%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 26% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Acting and performance is a discipline concerned with the craft of inhabiting characters and creating live theatrical experiences for audiences, and with the rigorous technical and imaginative training that makes that craft possible. The conservatoire tradition of actor training, which this two-year programme at Queen Margaret University draws on, emphasises the development of voice, body, imagination and emotional intelligence as the foundations of professional performance, alongside the interpretive and collaborative skills that working in professional theatre and screen demands. At Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, this two-year BA programme is designed specifically for entrants from college, building on prior performance training with a rich and varied curriculum that provides distinctive actor training in the conservatoire tradition, as the university describes. The programme is

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 70% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
  • 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).