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THEA317 Australian Theatre History

Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2010
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites any 36cp or 12cp in THEA units
Co-requisites None
Restrictions THEA211 or THEA217 or THEA311
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Adrian Kiernander (akiernan@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A study of trends in Australian theatre over two centuries and the influences on performance styles in Australian theatre.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 40% Off Campus 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 1: Essay 30% On Campus 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2 30% On Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Performance project or essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2: Online 40% Off Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Structured Discussion board participation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-8
Tutorial 20% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Structured tutorial participation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-8
Unit Test 20%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the development of Australian theatre from the mid nineteenth century to the present day;
  2. discuss the linkage between the changes in Australian society and Australian theatre practice;
  3. understand the contribution of theatre practice to the development of an Australian national identity;

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit covers the history and development of mainstream Australian theatre from the nineteenth century to the 1970s. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students have to write essays, as well as dramatic scripts, and on-campus students each week attend a two-hour workshop where performance skills are discussed and put into practice. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
How Australian Theatre moved from parochial to global issues is one of the main themes of the unit. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are required to use computing skills to conduct their research. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students work independently and collectively on information gathering, analysis and exploration, reflection, reporting, and devising theatrical performances designed to convey ideas, factual material and opinions in a clear, yet entertaining, manner. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
The workshop practices are almost always based upon a problem which needs to be solved in a practical way. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are required to: (a) take on their own responsibilities within an active group; and (b) examine the very notion of social responsibility in relation to the contemporary political and social issues discussed above. 		True True True
8 Team Work
The devising, rehearsing and performance of student projects involve a high degree of team work - and team work which involves many more hours of time than is directly supervised by staff. There is no Intensive School; however, off-campus students are asked to study material about Australian theatre groups in practice. 		True True True
   

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