About Professional Performance - Advpgdip (post-masters Level 8) in Birmingham City University
Our Advanced Postgraduate Diploma (APD) is at 'post-masters level' and is ideal for you if you are an advanced postgraduate performer who already has a Masters degree and are beginning to accept professional engagements. The course will help you to raise your performance standards to the next level, with highly specialised one-to-one tuition in the department most relevant to your specialism. You can study full-time over 12 months (September-September) or part-time (2 years).
The Professional Performance APD allows you to take on performance engagements both within and outside Royal Birmingham Conservatoire as part of your course. Assessment focuses on your work in professional contexts, via a Professional Performance Portfolio module and a choice of External Engagement and Professional Project modules. We also provide a Career Management and Self-Promotion module designed to help you deal with those niggling, but vital, non-performance aspects of your professional career.
If you're a home or EU student you have the option to study part-time, which allows you to take the course alongside your already-developing career. Assessment focuses on your work in professional contexts, both within the Conservatoire and externally, and we also provide a Career Management and Self-Promotion module designed to help you deal with those niggling, but vital, non-performance aspects of your professional career.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Bachelors degree - (Pass) in a related subject
English language requirements (one of the below):
- An IELTS score of 7.0
- A TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper-based test) / 100 (internet-based test) / 250 (computer-based test)
- PTE score 50-58
Birmingham City University Highlights
| Institution Type |
Public |
| Student Population |
25,800 |
| FAFSA Code |
G12215 |
| Application Cost |
20-26 GBP for UCAS |
| Accreditation |
ACCA, CIMA, RIBA, and, many others |
| Average Cost of Attendance |
18,086.5-27,575.5 GBP |
Birmingham City University Average Tuition fees and Other Expenses
This figure is an estimate of the basic living costs during the first nine months of studies, which covers most expenses including average tuition fees.
| Items |
Amount per annum in GBP |
| Tuition and fees |
5,700-13,200 |
| Accommodation |
5,483-7,013 |
| Food |
2,600 |
| Books and supplies |
450 |
| Utilities like gas, laundry, electricity, etc |
2,355 |
| Transportation |
390 |
| Leisure/social activities |
600-960 |
| Miscellaneous such as TV license, telephone cost, police registration, subscriptions, etc |
490.5 |
| Insurance |
15-117 |
| Total |
18,086.5-27,575.5 |
