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Overview
- Embrace your passion for acting and become career ready with UniSQ. Our acting major introduces you to the established processes of interpretative performance for live and digital productions.
- The variety in our delivery options allows you to study online as well as come on-campus for lectures, workshops and collaborations.
- UniSQ acting graduates become flexible, collaborative, innovative and entrepreneurial as these employability aspects are embedded in all practical components of performance, production, rehearsal, and reflection.
- Project courses in your final year of study will prepare you for a range of career pathways and provide industry experiences with regional theatre and performing arts organisations.
Career outcomes
As a graduate, your career options could include roles in mainstream theatre, film and television, the education sector, international arts events, radio, audiobook and podcast performance, and comedy performance.
You can apply for jobs as a:
- actor
- community arts worker
- director
- instagram and pod-cast artist
- comedy sketch artist
- production assistant
- television presenter
- tour operator
- videographer
- writer
- theatre and event producer
- youth arts worker.
Build a platform
Everyone was just so welcoming, lovely and professional that I was like, this is what I really want to do. It was not just showing you how to act, but also taught you techniques and how to build a platform and make a living, a career, out of this job that's very demanding.
Cherish - Acting
What you'll study
Explore the courses you'll study as part of this major.
Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for detailed recommended enrolment patterns and course availability.
Relevant degrees for this major
Bachelor of Theatre
Gain hands-on experience, enhance your performance skills, prepare for diverse career opportunities, and benefit from a degree fostering creativity, critical thinking, and practical skills.
Find out more
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