Bachelor of Arts

Theatre Studies


2008 BA Handbook


Field of Study

Theatre Studies

A major sequence in Theatre studies consistes of:

  • 106-112 at Level 1 plus one Arts Foundational lnterdisciplinary Subject;
  • 62.5 points of study across Levels 2 and 3 from the electives listed below;
  • 1 compulsory Capstone Subject 106-360: Theatre Field Research taken at Level 3.

A minor sequence in Theatre Studies consists of:

Level 1 Theatre Studies Subject

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Code Title Semester Credit Points
106-112 Theatre and Performance 1 12.500

Level 2 /3 Theatre Studies Subjects

Students completing a major in theatre studies must undertake 62.5 points of study from the list below:

Students completing a minor in theatre studies must undertake 50 points of study from the list below:
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Code Title Semester Credit Points
106-206 Live Art 2 12.500
106-207 Physical Theatre 12.500
106-208 Modern Drama 2 12.500
106-209 Brecht and Beyond 12.500
106-231 Tragedy and Comedy in Antiquity 12.500
106-232 Architecture Space and Theatre 1 12.500
106-233 Performing Gender 1 12.500
106-234 Japanese Theatre 2 12.500
760-209 Performance and the Avant-Garde 12.500
760-213 Australian Theatre 12.500
760-251 Page to Stage 12.500
760-254 The Dramatic Character 1580-1700 12.500

Capstone Theatre Studies Subject

The following subject must be successfully undertaken in order to achieve a Major in Theatre Studies:
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Code Title Semester Credit Points
106-360 Theatre Field Research 12.500
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