Bachelor of Acting

Prepare to forge a life-long career across stage and screen

This practical and skill intensive boutique program is offered to a small number of high-quality performers and is designed around four key pillars:

• core craft
• context
• repertoire
• industry engagement.

We’re ranked in the global top 100 for Performing Arts*, so you’ll receive world-class training and have access to a network of industry professionals that will help you excel in your creative career. If you’re ready to unlock your imagination, build your resilience and nurture your curiosity, this is the degree for you.

*2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Highlights of studying the Bachelor of Acting

• Undertake comprehensive training in acting, voice and speech, singing, movement and dance.
• Discover your artistic identity as you develop as both a person and a performer in a welcoming and supportive environment. This degree has a focus on developing both the individual and the actor through ensemble building, collaborative laboratories, industry-led workshops and public performances.
• As one of Australia’s leading music and performing arts schools, you’ll hone your craft alongside locally and internationally recognised artists. Benefit from our global connections as you learn from, and work closely with, award-winning performing arts educators.
• Perform to audiences across a variety of settings, with the opportunity to showcase your skills in fully staged productions.
• Studying in Brisbane’s South Bank precinct means you’ll have an exclusive stage-door pass, placing you at the heart of Queensland’s thriving cultural scene. You may have the opportunity to work with leading industry organisations including QPAC, Queensland Theatre and Brisbane Festival.
• Collaborate with Griffith Film School on major performance projects, to understand both in front of and behind the camera.