Undergraduate Programmes
The four-year Undergraduate programmes provide students with practice-based professional education in the areas of study encompassing Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. The programmes aim to develop students with a significant body of knowledge, skills, and competencies in relevant disciplines in order to prepare them for professional careers regionally and internationally.
Graduates are expected to demonstrate comprehension, creative and intelligent engagement with forms, practices, techniques, traditions, histories, and applications of performance and production in support of established practices in their discipline. They should have possessed the following attributes:
- Professional and Creative Artists
- Reflective Practitioners
- Inter-disciplinary Collaborators
- Effective Communicators
- Lifelong Learners
- Global Citizens
Their work is expected to be informed by ideas and practice of their discipline.
Diploma in Foundations Programmes
The one-year Diploma in Foundations programmes are feeders to the Undergraduate programmes of the Academy. They are structured to impart a broad understanding of and develop skills in the students' chosen performing arts/technical arts field in preparation for their further studies at undergraduate level at the Academy.
| Programmes | Duration |
|---|---|
| Diploma in Cantonese Opera Foundations | 1 year |
| Diploma in Dance Foundations | 1 year |
| Diploma in Drama Foundations | 1 year |
| Diploma in Music Foundations | 1 year |
| Diploma in Theatre and Entertainment Arts Foundations | 1 year |
Professional Diploma Programmes
The two-year Professional Diploma programmes is suitable for those students who seek for professional performance training and to prepare them for pursuing professional careers in their chosen disciplines best suited to their artistic backgrounds. Holders of the Professional Diploma qualification may apply to study programmes offered by performing arts institutions/universities locally and internationally. Admission to the undergraduate programme of the Academy is subject to fulfilment of specified admission requirements.
| Programme | Duration |
|---|---|
| Professional Diploma in Dance | 2 years |
| Professional Diploma in Cantonese Opera* | 2 years |
* Offer of the Professional Diploma in Cantonese Opera in AY 2023/24 is subject to approval.
Certificate in Theatre and Entertainment Arts (Fast Track Vocational)
This one-year Certificate programme is structured to provide students with practical experience in the production disciplines of theatre, entertainment and performing arts. Students will be offered core studies within these disciplines as well as other supporting courses in the School. A student who has successfully completed this programme should have the ability to enter the entertainment industry at junior level.
| Programme | Duration |
|---|---|
Certificate in Theatre and Entertainment Arts (Fast Track Vocation)
| 1 year |