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Theatre and Performance

Drama student production of Hamlet

In the Theatre and Performance major, you’ll study theatre history, acting, directing and performance leadership, culminating in a fully realised original performance. The major is designed to prepare you to work as a performance maker or educator in the vibrant live performance industry.

Depending on your choice of electives, you can work with a professional director, explore physical theatre, develop your scriptwriting, or undertake an industry placement to build practical skills and valuable industry networks.

This major also builds skills in communication, creative problem solving, critical analysis, teamwork, time management and leadership.

Career opportunities

Director, actor, playwright, producer, educator, performer, community arts worker.

Major (8)

For a major in Theatre and Performance, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
DRA100 Indigenous Australia and the State
DRA102 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
DRA202 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
DRA206 Justice and the Australian Legal System
DRA301 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
EGL205 Introduction to Indigenous Australia

PLUS select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN200 Historical Geographies
DRA203 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
DRA204 The uses and abuses of history
CMN312 Explorations in Environmental History

**Note: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts completing the major in Theatre and Performance are required to complete CMN312 Business Analytics

Minor (4)

For a minor in Theatre and Performance, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
DRA100 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
DRA102 Making History in the Digital Age
DRA202 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
DRA206 Indigenous Australia and the State