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Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Acting for Screen and Theatre)

Unitec · New Zealand

Performing and Screen Arts (Acting for Screen and Theatre)

A three-year arts degree in Auckland.

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Where
AucklandNew Zealand
Degree
Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
February 2027
Apply by
Not recorded yet
Admission
SelectiveAudition
EU/EEA fee
About NZ$27,207 a year120 credits
More facts
Degree
Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
February 2027

Deadlines

Not recorded yet

  1. 1 November 2026*

    Decide between a July 2027 and a February 2028 start
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not published by anyone, and the decision the rest of this page depends on. A mid-year start means applying before you have any results at all; February 2028 means eight months between your last exam and your first lecture. Not every degree admits mid-year, and the professional ones generally do not.

  2. 1 December 2026*

    Check you will meet University Entrance
    Your own plan
    Details

    The full IB Diploma, English as Language A at Standard or Higher Level (or Language B at Higher Level, which Auckland accepts only at grade 5 or above), and any mathematics subject. This is a check on your subject choices, so it has to happen while they can still change - which is why it is dated here and not when you apply.

    Source

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results for the May 2027 session
    Details

    The date the whole page bends around. Two of the milestones above fall before it. The IB has not yet confirmed the May 2027 release date; early July is the long-standing pattern.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in New Zealand

What it is

Three years of training in voice, body and character, with accents, audition technique and the professional skills to work as an artist in screen and theatre.

Three ways to take it

Entry requirements differ between them.

PathPlaces decided byWhat is different
Acting for Screen and Theatre Audition Acting major, entered by audition.
Contemporary Dance Audition Dance major, entered by audition.
Screen Arts Interview, Portfolio Screen arts major, entered by interview.

What you need

  • An audition is required; IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band under 5.5 if English is not your first language.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Unitec

IB Diploma of at least 24 points, with at least 4 in an English-rich subject and 4 in maths (or numeracy by other means); IELTS Academic 6.0 applies if English is not your first language.

Where it says so

Check it on unitec.ac.nz

How places are decided

    • Audition
    Entry is by audition; the first round is a video with a deadline in the second week of September each year.
Sources (2)
  1. Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Acting for Screen and Theatre) at Unitec — checked 2026-10-07
  2. IB applicants at Unitec

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