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Performing Arts Top-Up Degree in Melton Mowbray

CostFREE
Duration1 year
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Sep 2026
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
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About this course

Performing Arts Top-Up Degree in Melton Mowbray. Classes run at IGNITE Performing Arts, full-time over one year. Fees may apply depending on your age and circumstances, so contact the centre to find out what you'd pay.

The course is validated by De Montfort University. It is designed for students who have already completed a Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree in Performing Arts or a related subject. You'll collaborate with a professional theatre company on a full-scale production. You'll take on both a performance role and a production or administrative role. Optional modules let you follow a dance or drama pathway. Topics include acting, staging a text, dance performance, and film and digital performance. You'll also complete a research project on a performing arts topic of your choice.

You'll finish with a full Bachelor's Degree in Performing Arts.

Who this course is for

Validated by De Montfort University, this course has been designed for students who have completed a Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree in Performing Arts or a related subject and wish to 'Top-up' their qualification with another year of study to achieve a full Degree.

Entry requirements

120 Credits at Level 4, 120 Credits at Level 5 in relevant subject (merit profile). A bridging assignment may also be required. This course has been designed for students who have completed a Higher National Diploma or Foundation Degree in Performing Arts or a related subject and wish to 'Top-up' their qualification with another year of study to achieve a full Degree. This programme is studied at our Melton Campus.

What you will learn

  • You'll collaborate with a professional theatre company on a full-scale production.
  • You'll take on both a performance role and a production or administrative role.
  • You'll complete a research project on a performing arts topic of your choice.
  • You'll study optional modules in acting and staging a text, dance performance, or film and digital performance.
  • You'll develop an independent project in an area such as directing, choreography, arts administration, or teaching.
  • You'll gain experience performing in an on-site professional theatre environment.

How you will learn

You'll learn through practical performance work, collaborative production projects, and independent research. The course includes optional specialist modules in dance or drama. Assessment involves a collaborative production with a professional theatre company, a research project, and an independent project module. You'll study full-time during the day at the Melton campus.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. IGNITE Performing Arts will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Actor, performs in theatre, film, television, or digital productions.
  • Dancer, works in professional dance companies or touring productions.
  • Choreographer, creates and directs movement for stage or screen.
  • Theatre director, leads creative vision for stage productions.
  • Arts administrator, manages operations for a theatre or arts organisation.
  • Drama teacher, delivers performing arts education in schools or colleges.
  • Production manager, oversees the technical and logistical side of live performance.

What you could study next

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Drama, for those who want to teach performing arts in secondary schools.
  • MA in Performing Arts or Theatre Practice, for deeper specialist study and research.
  • MA in Arts Management, for those moving into leadership or administrative roles in the arts sector.
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