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Overview

This specialisation is for students commencing from 2023. The minor in Theatre and Performance Studies is for students who are interested in theatre-going and performance-making. Through a combination of conceptual learning and practical modes, you will develop skills in analysing, interpreting and making performance for audiences across a range of … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

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Describe performances and the diverse meanings they produce from a range of cultural and critical perspectives.
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Investigate and embody historical and contemporary performance-making processes.
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Demonstrate awareness of First Nations and intercultural approaches to the making of theatre and performance.
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Collaborate creatively and respectfully with others in sharing performance knowledges and practices.
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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media.
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Exhibit initiative and self-direction to continuously acquire knowledge and skills.
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Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in order to engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice, civic life and/or scholarship.
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Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Social Sciences - BSocSci3325 - Social Sciences
Bachelor of Media - BMedia3341 - Media
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Design - BDes4825 - Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA4830 - Fine Arts

Specialisation Structure

You must complete 36 UOC.

NESA Requirements for BA/BEd Students

Level 1 Prescribed Electives

Level 2 Core Course

Level 2 Prescribed Electives

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

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