Unit Set Structure

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MABUTX  Drama Education Major  

This unit set is available in the following courses:
Y68 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY)

This dynamic and practically-based major prepares students for a highly rewarding career teaching drama in secondary schools.  The major combines practice in acting and directing with studies in educational theory and teaching practice. Students receive specialised instruction in performance and teaching from experts who are also theatre practitioners and researchers in their own right.

 

This major is distinctive in its approach to drama/theatre practice and teaching. It emphasises the importance of content/practical knowledge in theatre and offers innovative approaches to directing and acting. Successful graduates have the knowledge and flexibility required to teach drama in schools today and more importantly into the future.

  

Special Admission Requirements
ATAR applicants wishing to undertake this major must apply through TISC and submit an application using the Online Admission System. An audition is required.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
Students must complete 10 Major Content Study units and 2 Curriculum Major units.
 
Major Content Study Units
DST1100 Drama as Discovery 15
DST1125 Interpretation of Text 15
DST1225 Theatre History 1 15
DST1215 Introduction to Directing 15
DST2245 Writing for Theatre 15
DST2225 The Director in the 21st Century 15
DST2255 Theatre as Change 15
DST3120 Australian Drama 15
DST4101 Theatre and Young People 15
DST4165 Contemporary Theatre Practice 15
 
Curriculum Major Units
DSE2110 Teaching Secondary Drama 15
DSE2210 Teaching Senior School Drama 15
 
NOTE: Students should strictly adhere to the Course Plan for Drama Education to ensure that they complete their units in the correct semester of study.
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014