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University degree

Performing Arts

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College · Warwick
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 90% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

The Performing Arts and Theatrical Make-Up industry covers a wide range of careers and vocations, including music, music technology, media & dance, and there are hundreds of roles behind the scenes that contribute to a performance of any kind, whether theatrical, musical or something else. Bringing plays, books and scores to life unfolds through a process of casting, costume, set & lighting design and then marketing, sales and performance.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
85% got in with other higher education. The rest came in a mix of ways:
other higher education85%
A-levels10%
a foundation year10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
65%
In work or further study after
10%
Continue past first year
97%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£17,000
3 years on
£21,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Engineering professionalsHighly skilled10%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations30%
Skilled trades occupations10%
Web and Multimedia Design ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled10%
Sales occupations10%
Process, plant and machine operatives10%
What students say National Student Survey
97%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching98%
Assessment & feedback98%
Academic support96%
Well organised95%
Learning resources91%
Student community92%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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