Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
An advanced course in actor training and musical theatre, offering training to reach professional performing standards in Year 2. This is an advanced course for applicants with relevant training. The second year of the programme is entirely production-oriented. Participants work as a performing company and are in production throughout the period of training.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Elizabethan and Restoration Theatre
Characterisation
Renaissance Audition
Restoration Comedy
Dance
Singing
Voice
Stage Management
Personal and Professional Development
Wardrobe Management
Audition Preparation
Musical Theatre
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 6M5128 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
Employment opportunities in theatre, film & television, acting, teaching drama, theatre-in-education, theatre directing and the general entertainment industry. Our students progress to a number of Drama & Musical Theatre colleges in the U.K.
