Bachelor of Theatre Studies
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Units – complete all the following units: |
72 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| THEA110 | Introduction to Live Performance and Presentation | 6 | |
| THEA111 | The Playwright and the Play | 6 | |
| THEA301 | The Classic Play and Performance Now | 6 | |
| THEA302 | Approach to Theatre Performance and Analysis | 6 | |
| THEA307 | The Actor’s Craft | 6 | |
| THEA317 | Australian Theatre History | 6 | |
| THEA318 | Minorities and Majorities in Australian Theatre | 6 | |
| THEA321 | Scriptwriting for the Theatre | 6 | |
| THEA330 | The Role of the Director | 6 | |
| THEA333 | Directing and Production | 6 | |
| EUCL325 | European Tragedy | 6 | |
| EUCL326 | European Comedy | 6 | |
| And complete 6 credit points from the following units: | 6 cps | ||
| ENCO100 | Communication Skills: Composition | 6 | |
| ENCO102 | Introduction to Writing in Genres | 6 | |
| ECT303 | Research in Writing | 6 | |
Elective Units Complete Elective Units to the value of 66 credit points, with at least 12 credit points from units in Majors of the Bachelor of Arts. |
66 cps | ||
| Remaining Elective Units to the value of 54 credit points can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements of individual units. | |||
| Total | 144 cps | ||
Course Plans
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
Enrolment pattern for candidates studying on a Full-time basis of 48 credit points per year, 24 credit points per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in these 2 units and ENCO100 and/or ENCO102 and 4/5 Elective Units or 6 Elective Units. | THEA110 | THEA111 |
| 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| ENCO100 or 100-level Elective Unit | ENCO102 or 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in these 6 units and 2 Elective Units. | THEA301 | THEA302 |
| THEA307 | THEA321 | ||
| EUCL325 | Elective Unit | ||
| Elective Unit | Elective Unit | ||
| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in these 5 units and either ECT303 and 2 Elective Units or 3 Elective Units. | THEA317 | THEA318 |
| THEA330 | THEA333 | ||
| Elective Unit | EUCL326 | ||
| ECT303 or Elective Unit | Elective Unit |
Enrolment pattern for candidates studying on a Part-time basis of 24 credit points per year, 12 credit points per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidate should enrol in these 2 units and 2 Elective Units at 100-level. | THEA110 | THEA111 |
| 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in either ENCO100 or ENCO102 and 3 Elective Units at 100-level. | ENCO100 or 100-level Elective Unit | ENCO102 or 100-level Elective Unit |
| 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in these 3 units and 1 Elective Unit. | THEA317 | THEA318 |
| EUCL325 | Elective Unit | ||
| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in these 2 units and 2 Elective Units. | THEA301 | THEA302 |
| Elective Unit | Elective Unit | ||
| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in THEA330 and ECT303 and 2 Elective Units of 3 Elective Units. | THEA330 | Elective Unit |
| ECT303 or Elective Unit | EUCL326 | ||
| 6 | In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in these 4 units. | THEA307 | Elective Unit |
| Elective Unit | THEA333 |