Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting)

• Specialist study of acting for film, television, screen, and emerging digital sectors.
• Acquire creative leadership, directing, and scriptwriting skills to help develop the vision for specific screen and stage productions, and for the screen and stage industries as a whole.
• Opportunities to work with Australia’s leading voice and movement coaches and directors.
• Flexible course options to expand your skillset with a second major, minors and/or extensions and electives.
• Graduate with the entrepreneurial skills required to promote yourself, your showreel, and your capacity to contribute to the industry nationally and internationally.

Why choose this course?

If your ambition is to build a sustainable career across film, television, screen, emerging media sectors, and stage then this course offers you the range of learning, training and performance opportunities you need.

The course is exhilarating, demanding and life changing, and is a full-time commitment physically, mentally and emotionally.  You will receive extensive training in voice, speech production, physical expressivity, character, acting methodologies, script analysis, local and international film and television industries and theatre.  With a strong focus on wellbeing you will learn in an inclusive and supportive environment.

You will also gain an international perspective, through on-campus learning and international study experiences. This degree will build your understanding around the importance of cultural diversity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, in increasingly globalised creative fields.

Since film, television, screen, and theatre industries need a diversity of skilled young actors, we welcome applications from aspiring actors of all backgrounds via audition.

Tailor your acting degree for your future with a second major or a combination of other creative field majors, minors and specialised units across multiple subjects.

Real-world learning

Specialised screen training, small group sizes and superb facilities give QUT acting graduates a distinctive edge. Professional film crews will assist you on your shoots, and you’ll have opportunities to work with professional directors and designers of national standing.

You will have the opportunity to learn creative leadership, directing and scriptwriting to develop the skills needed to excel in an industry where entrepreneurial production across a diverse range of newly emergent media environments is an increasingly prominent part of actors’ career pathways.

You will learn in state-of-the-art facilities including sprung floor studios, light filled drama studios and all-purpose black box studios. Working within the Creative Industries Precinct you will also have access to television studios, music and voice recording studios, and a range of different performance spaces. You will collaborate with other creatives who are also learning, producing their own new screen works, events, and exhibitions, and showcasing their talents across a wide range of artforms, in this vibrant working environment.

Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study creative arts and where a QUT degree can take you.