Theatre and Performance Studies
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Theatre and Performance Studies |
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Major |
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| A major in Theatre and Performance Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Theatre and Performance Studies requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| PRFM1601 Making Theatre: The work of the director |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 |
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| PRFM1602 Dangerous Performances |
6 | Intensive December Semester 2 |
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2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| PRFM2601 Being There: Theories of Performance |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM2001 |
Intensive July Semester 1 |
| PRFM2602 Performance: Production and Interpretation |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM2002 |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| PRFM3961 Rehearsal Studies |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies |
Semester 1 |
Selective |
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| PRFM3602 Performance Histories This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies |
Semester 2 |
| PRFM3603 Playing Politics This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM3026 or PRFM3015 |
Semester 1 |
| PRFM3606 Approaches to Acting |
6 | P PRFM2601 and PRFM2602 or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM3022 |
Semester 2 |
| PRFM3607 Production Strategies for Performance This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P PRFM2601 and PRFM2602 |
Intensive February |
| PRFM3611 Dramaturgy |
6 | P PRFM2601 and PRFM2602 or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies N PRFM3010 |
Semester 2 |
| PRFM3621 Ritual, Play and Performance This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Theatre and Performance Studies or (PRFM2601 and PRFM2602) N PRFM2606 |
Semester 1 |
| PRFM3625 Documentary Theatre |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in the Theatre and Performance Studies |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PRFM3999 Interdisciplinary Impact This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PRFM3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |