Overview

The Bachelor of Performance (Acting) is an immersive program that combines practical, professional actor training with intellectually stimulating study in dramatic history, theory, and criticism. The training emphasises exploring the actor's craft through ensemble building, script analysis, character development, movement, voice, and speech. Students engage in practical performance training in … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study
108 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
English Language requirements

Aims

The Bachelor of Performance (Acting) aims to produce versatile actors who can work across stage, screen, and digital platforms. The program is designed to train students as creative thinkers, collaborators, and cultural producers who can adapt to the ever-changing industry. We aim to graduate thoughtful actors who understand the theatrical past so that they can shape the future of performance.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Create distinctive, nuanced, and complex performances for diverse live and digital platforms, both individually and in collaboration with others
2.
Synthesise practical skills and theoretical knowledge to conceive and perform creative work to a professional standard
3.
Experiment with a variety of performance styles and techniques to communicate meaning to audiences
4.
Evaluate issues and formulate innovative solutions to complex intellectual and practical problems in the context of live and digital performance
5.
Reflect on creative works from diverse global socio-political, historical contexts
6.
Critique the ethics of representation and intersectional equity in performance

Student progression rules

The award of a grade of Fail (F) on more than one occasion in the same topic, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

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Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association