Program Recognition
•One-year, 120-credit CertHE at FHEQ Level 4, awarded by the University of Surrey and taught at Guildford School of Acting
•GSA is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools
Training
•Three teaching blocks cover acting technique, improvisation, voice, movement, group singing, audition technique, workshops, and masterclasses
•Acting study introduces Stanislavski, Meisner, Uta Hagen, and Michael Chekhov, with mock auditions after the first two teaching blocks
Performance & Productions
•Projects progress from ensemble storytelling and text work to Shakespeare, writing and directing, a public performance in a GSA venue, and a one-week acting-for-camera project
Professional Development
•Students receive application and personal-statement guidance plus group and one-to-one sessions with conservatoire faculty and industry professionals
Degree Flexibility
•The CertHE is a stand-alone foundation route; progression to a BA requires a new UCAS application and successful GSA audition and is not guaranteed
