Diploma of Creative Arts (Acting)
Course Overview
JMC's Diploma of Creative Arts (Acting) comprises the first two trimesters of our Degree program, providing an exit point for students wishing to develop the introductory skills of acting as a pathway for further learning.
The contemporary performing arts industry provides entry-level opportunities in the areas of community and fringe theatre, film and digital media and self-generated performance concepts. Fringe, community and cooperative theatre models are a significant component of the live performance industry. The presence of smaller and multipurpose performance venues has created a landscape of opportunity for small scale performances, projects and productions. New and emerging technologies provide greater accessibility to resources to create film and digital media content, whilst the emergence of online platforms have created new ways for an audience to interact with performance.
This course equips students with underpinning skills and knowledge to apply the foundation acting principles to a performance, to develop creative and collaborative performance concepts and provides the necessary educational and academic framework to enable further study.
Course Structure
This qualification requires the following units of competency to be successfully completed:
Trimester One:
- ACT201 The Acting Foundation
- ACT202 Introduction to Voice and Movement
- ACT203 The Creative Impulse
- ACT204 Introduction to Professional Practice
Trimester 2
- ACT211 Small Theatre Company Production
- ACT212 Voice and Movement in the Performance
- ACT213 Actor as Filmmaker
- ACT214 Acting Process and Analysis
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
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| Minimum Age to Apply | You must be at least 18 years of age on commencement of studies.
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| Academic Entry Requirements | Evidence of successful completion of a senior Secondary School certificate |
| Language Requirement | |
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| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Proof of English proficiency, minimum IELTS 6.0 overall (with no single band score below 5.5) or equivalent. |
Career Opportunities
Potential careers opportunities include:
- Actor
- Motion-Capture Actor
- Music Theatre Performer
- Voice-Over Artist