Acting BA (Hons)

• Two monologues – one serious, one comic.
• Stick with contemporary texts and try to focus on film, plays or radio dramas.
• Choose two contrasting monologues that allow you to show that something has changed for the character during the course of the performance.
• Make them something that you can relate to, both in terms of the character’s age and their personality.
• Approximately three minutes each.

• Read the entire play/script that the monologue comes from so you understand the character’s journey.
• If the story take place in a different time or environment, research those so you can imagine yourself there and the conditions the character face.
• Ask yourself what happens in the monologue? What changes? What is at stake for the character?
• Know who you are speaking to and where they are.
• Create a time and space that is apart from the everyday and warm-up your body and voice.
• Think of the performance as a little play – think about shifts in tone, energy, pacing, mood, a sense of urgency.
• Consider how to use your voice and body and make creative choices in line with your character and the situation they’re in.
• Don’t just memorise lines but practice what your character is doing both when speaking and in-between lines.

• The process – Starts with a group practical workshop, typically a warmup. Students then wait with Student Ambassadors whilst each applicant goes to perform their monologues in front of a small panel. The panel will direct the applicant after their initial performance, and then lead straight into a short interview. After everyone has auditioned, the group will be lead on a campus tour.
• Arrive early!
• Eat at least half an hour before and bring water with you.
• Dress in clothes you can move in and don’t wear jewellery that dangles.
• Be yourself!

• The process – pre-record your audition, submit your video through the online portal, then take part in an online interview/review.
• Check the lighting is good enough to see your face and body.
• Don’t obscure your face with clothing, accessories etc.
• Check the positioning of your camera and that your background is plain and suitable.
• Triple check your video before submission. Check technical aspects too, that the audio and visuals are fine.
• During the online interview, you might be asked to perform one of your chosen monologues and be directed.

Typical UK offers

A / AS Levels – GCE
GCE A/AS Levels 3 A-level qualifications at grades BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points) or above. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, Norwich University of the Arts will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications.

BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF or RQF)
Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject

BTEC Diploma (QCF or RQF)
Distinction*, Distinction* in an art, design or media related subject

T Levels
A T Level in any subject with overall grade Merit or above

UAL Extended Diploma
Merit

UAL Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Pass

UAL Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Pass

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
Pass

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Art and Design)
Pass

International Baccalaureate Diploma
A minimum of 26 points

Norwich University of the Arts welcomes applicants of all ages from all backgrounds. Your application will be primarily assessed through your portfolio (if required), responses to questions asked and personal statement, so even if you have no formal qualifications or do not meet our typical offers it can still be worth applying.
If you are studying at the time of your application and your application is successful it is likely that you will receive a conditional offer.

If the qualification that you are studying is not shown, do not worry as we are able to accept other pre-entry qualifications as well as combinations of different qualifications. Please do contact our Student Recruitment Team if you have any queries.

International applications

We accept qualifications from all over the world. To find our entry requirements from a specific country, please check our dedicated international pages.

Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants are required to have a minimum UKVI approved IELTS exam score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each section. Equivalent English language qualifications are acceptable such as, IB English language syllabus A or B/English Literature (Grade 4).

We also accept some alternative English qualifications. Learn more about our English entry requirements.

You can email us on international@norwichuni.ac.uk if you’d like to discuss your application individually.

2024/25 University fees for new entrants

Norwich University of the Arts will assess students’ tuition fee status using the guidance provided by the UK Council for International Student Affairs

Students from the UK or Ireland and EU students with ‘Settled’ or ‘Pre-Settled’ status will be charged ‘Home’ fees if they meet the relevant residency requirements.  They will usually be eligible for a tuition fee loan from the UK government, meaning that they won’t have to pay Norwich University of the Arts’ tuition fees upfront.

Students who do not meet the necessary residency requirements will usually be charged ‘Overseas’ fees and will not be eligible for the UK government tuition fee loan. Since 2021/22, this includes new entrants from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland who do not have ‘Settled’ or ‘Pre-Settled’ status, because the UK has now formally left the EU.

Inflation in subsequent years

The rules for inflation on fees in subsequent years depend on the type of fee status and level.

• For Home undergraduate students starting in 2024, inflation may be applied to your fees in later years, if the UK government were to increase the fee cap beyond the current limit of £9,250 per year. If such an increase were to apply, we would confirm this in advance to you of each academic year, and we would limit the increase to the maximum allowed by the Office for Students.
• For Overseas undergraduate students starting in 2024, inflation will be applied to your fees in later years. We will confirm this in advance to you of each academic year, and we will limit the increase to no more than the Office for Students’ recommended inflationary measure, which is RPI-X. RPI-X is calculated by the Office for Budget Responsibility. In setting fees for the following year, we will use the Office for Budget Responsibility’s RPI-X forecast for quarter 3 of the relevant year.

For Home and overseas postgraduate degree students starting in 2024, fees will remain the same for each year of your course.

Financial support for UK students in 2024

Tuition fee loans and loans for living costs are usually available to UK and some EU students, as well as non-repayable Norwich University of the Arts bursaries based on family income. Find out more about applying for funding.

International students

We offer a range of scholarships for international students to support your studies with us.

• Group briefings
• Academic tutorials
• Group tutorials
• Lectures
• Workshops
• Critiques (crits)
• Seminars

• Finished pieces of work
• Presentations
• Written work
• Your research
• A reflective journal

Between Years 2 and 3 of this course, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake one of the following additional qualifications:

Creative Professional Development (1 year, Level 5 Diploma)

Our Creative Professional Development Diploma gives you the chance to spend a year exploring your post-uni job options through a structured programme of input sessions and work-based learning. This year offers two much-sought-after industry placements – the first lasting six weeks, the second 12 weeks, and a group project or ‘hackathon’ exploring freelancing and business start-up.

Creative Computing (1 year, Level 5 Diploma)

Our Creative Computing Diploma introduces you to coding and computational skills that will advance and complement your creative practice. No prior experience of coding is needed, just a curiosity about creative computing and a desire to push your own practice into new realms. You’ll also develop a wider knowledge of the creative tech industries, available roles and opportunities.