Overview
We’re delighted for you to join us at AUB – we can’t wait to see what you’ll create.
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Acting Welcome Guide
We're delighted that you've chosen to join our creative community at Arts University Bournemouth. We can't wait to see what you'll create.
This welcome pack is designed to give you an idea of what to expect during the first weeks of your course. Please take the time to read it carefully and take particular note of the pre-course preparation. We hope that you'll enjoy a happy and productive time with us, and we look forward to meeting you in October.
We're very excited that you're joining the BA (Hons) Acting degree course this year, and my colleagues and I are looking forward to welcoming you. We hope you'll enjoy the course and your time at Arts University Bournemouth.
Please read this pack carefully as it includes important information about your first week and certain items that you will need to purchase or bring with you for the start of the course. You'll find out more about the course and the University on arrival, but in the meantime you may wish to do some preparation.
As you'll already be aware, the BA (Hons) Acting course is a practice-based degree course in Acting that also contains some purely theoretical units. In our experience of running the course, some students struggle with more traditional academic work and we recommend that all of you undertake some preparatory reading this summer to equip you for the forthcoming year.
We also recommend that you spend some time this summer familiarising yourself with the acting industry by reading The Stage newspaper, exploring theatres and theatre companies that interest you, and watching as much theatre (live, online or recorded) as possible.
We look forward to meeting you soon!
– Kasia Zaremba-Byrne, Course Leader
There's no summer project for this course.
You'll receive a comprehensive reading list in your Course Handbook when you arrive. If you are able to access a copy of the books below from your local library before you arrive this will help prepare you for the course:
As these books will be useful throughout your degree, please make an effort to purchase them if possible.
Please note: there's no requirement to purchase these books prior to the start of your course. The AUB Library has the books in stock, so you'll be able to access the e-books once you've completed online enrolment and can access the physical copies within the Library once you arrive on campus. You'll need your AUB ID card from Face-to-face Registration in order to take books out of the Library.
Have a look through some of the work our current students are producing to get an idea of the type of work you may be doing on our course.
We suggest that you bring the following items with you:
Please note you won't be allowed to participate in acting and skills classes without appropriate clothing.
On your first day bring along:
This course uses both Apple and Windows computers.