Create two acts or pieces, each aimed at a different audience. You might make a polished, skill-focused act for a corporate event, or something experimental and contemporary for the theatre. Students have also developed installations, interactive street theatre, walkabout performances, and playful work for younger audiences. 

Work with the whole year to create a full-length ensemble production. Alongside performing, you take on real company roles like tour management, costume design, and marketing, gaining practical industry experience and valuable employability skills. Many graduates have gone on to work in these roles after the course. 

The show opens at our Bristol venue and then tours other UK venues, including Jacksons Lane, Artsdepot, Déda, The Point, and The Roses Theatre.  

Artistic research project where you explore your own practice, ask questions, and reflect on the skills you’ve developed. You’ll share your findings in a presentation to tutors and peers, and often these insights go on to inspire work in your Final Major Project. 

It’s your chance to bring together everything you’ve learned and explored during the course, showing your creative and physical abilities. Some students have gone on to turn their Final Projects into full productions, like 2016 graduate Robin Dale, whose piece won the Act Prize at BE Festival and now tours internationally. Others use the experience to inspire future projects, building on the skills and insights gained during its creation. 

Click the button below for a breakdown of the modules and credit on the one year BA (Hons) Top-Up.

Applying for our Foundation Degree or the one-year BA (Hons) top-up is simple, everything goes through UCAS. 

• Foundation Degree – Course code W900 

• BA (Hons) Top-Up – Course code H3N2 

• Validating University: Bath Spa University (Institution code B20, campus code H) 

If you’re unsure about anything during your UCAS application, just get in touch as we’re always happy to help. 

If you are applying for different universities through UCAS, you are welcome to send us a personalised statement to our admissions team. 

Once you submit your UCAS form, our admissions team will email you with next steps.

We host a two day audition workshop for the next stage of admissions.

Any questions? Contact: admissions@circomedia.com

You can join the final year, the BA (Hons) top-up, if you already have 240 credits from a relevant course, such as performing arts, circus, dance, or physical theatre. 

You’ll train at our Kingswood campus five days a week. Which has:

-Three aerial spaces

-Mirrored studio

-Student room with kitchen facility

-Quiet study room

-Classroom & IT suite

-Specialist library

-Shared onsite café

-Occasional summer outdoor aerial rigs

You’ll also have the opportunity to perform at St Paul’s Church, giving you the experience of working in a professional venue with a dedicated technical team.

You have priority access to our Kingswood studios, which are open until 9.30pm every weekday.

“Circomedia is very generous with its training space! The opportunities to train outside of class are amazing!

Emma Saunders, Circomedia graduate

For the academic year 2026 – 2027 fees for the course are £9,790 per year. You can apply for tuition fee loan through Student Finance.

To be eligible for funding from Student Finance EU or Student Finance UK, you’ll need to have been living in the EU or UK for a certain amount of time. Please contact Student Finance directly to check eligibility.

We currently accept students who are UK residents or British citizens. If you have dual citizenship including a UK nationality, you’re eligible to apply.

Although we can accept EU dual nationals, fees and funding may differ. Students not resident in the EU for at least three years before the course may be classed as international and charged accordingly.

EU Citizens: Due to Brexit, EU students are now classed as international, so we can only accept those with settled or pre-settled status in the UK. Students who haven’t been resident in the EU for three years prior to the course may be classed as international for fees and funding purposes. See EU Settlement Scheme for further details.

Irish Citizens: Irish nationals remain exempt from the UK points-based immigration system and can apply as usual.

Any questions? Email us at admissions@circomedia.com

Our teaching team is made up of industry professionals, including performers from Gandini Juggling and a Cirque du Soleil artist ensuring you learn from experts with real-world experience.

We also have established theatre/ circus makers with their own companies, experts in movement direction and sport therapy.

We don’t have our own Student Halls, but there are plenty of housing options for young people studying with us — and we’ll support you every step of the way.

We run an active student housing group where you can connect with other new starters, find housemates, and see available rooms. Once you accept your place, we’ll add you to the group so you can start planning your move.

There are also a small number of onsite rooms at Kingswood offered through Creative Youth Network (CYN). These are ideal for students who want to live close to the studios, and you can apply directly to CYN for one of these spaces.

Wherever you choose to live, we’ll help you navigate the options and find a place that feels right for you.