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Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts (Drama) (Level 3) Programme

at Newcastle College, Newcastle Upon Tyne · college

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma35 weeksFull time£9,000

What the college says

The Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts is a stimulating, advanced and demanding qualification designed to allow you to explore, develop and test your creativity, and gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of performing arts as a collaborative activity.Through collaborative study you will take your performance skills to the next level, while continuing to learn how to use your body and voice in performance, engage with elements of design and technology, and entertain and inform your audience. This course will develop your skills in voice and vocal manipulation, dance and movement, theatre and mime, text and dialogue, mask design and use, design for performance (including sets, costumes and lights), and technical management. The Level 3 Extended Diploma will also allow you to explore specialist study and context.The course will allow gaining a deeper knowledge of the theories and principles of performing arts, increase your understanding of the industry as a whole, and develop the confidence and skills you'll need to succeed in real-world auditions and interviews. You will learn about professional practice standards, critical and contextual awareness, and the expectations of the professional world of performance and production.Finally, whether your future lies on stage or screen, behind the scenes or in-front of an audience, or in performing or producing, the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts can help set the stage for your future career journey, and fu

What you need to get on

Applicants will need 4 GCSEs at Grades A*-C or 9-4, including English Language - Level 2 vocational qualification and a Level 2 English qualification. All applicants will will have a review of their portfolio and ideally show some moderate success in the subject area. All Learners need 2 black T-shirts and 2 black jogging bottoms to take part in practical sessions, notebooks, pens, pencils, highlighters, jazz shoes, hairbands, set textbook.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Lewisham College Main Campus

    Lewisham College Main Campus Lewisham Way, London, SE4 1UT

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · London

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