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Graduate Diploma in Voice Studies (GD-VOICEST) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
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Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees
- Email: vcamcm-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Tony Smith
Intended learning outcomes
The Graduate Diploma in Voice Studies is designed to provide a deepening of knowledge and skills in the application of voice and speech techniques to the discipline of performing arts and to the students’ own professional contexts. Students completing the Graduate Diploma in Voice Studies will:
- have deepened and broadened their skills in the application of voice, speech, language and text in preparation for rehearsal and production in schools, community and professional settings or in their own professional context;
- have critically examined a range of contemporary voice and speech methodologies to be developed and applied in a professional context;
- have developed, practised and implemented vocal pedagogical skills to a professional standard;
- have developed an understanding of the relationship between the actor’s voice and contemporary and classical texts;
- have developed a thorough understanding of their own voice and speech;
- have developed and implemented effective diagnostic tools for addressing idiosyncratic habits and enhancing voice practice with individuals and groups;
- have developed and implemented an approach to working with the relationship between voice, speech and text which demonstrates the underlying pedagogical principles of voice and speech teaching;
- have developed their cognitive understanding of the anatomy of the voice as it relates to practical problem-solving solutions with groups and individuals; and
- have developed a critical and analytical approach to the major international voice and speech teachers’ pedagogies.
Generic skills
Upon completion of this subject students are expected to:
- cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems;
- cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas;
- specialised technical and creative skills in a field of professional practice;
- communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts;
- communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to their professional settings;
- integrated the skills and knowledge from the various subjects into a coherent understanding;
- have an aptitude for continued self-directed learning and be critical and creative thinkers;
- expanded their analytical and cognitive skills through experiential learning;
- the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations;
- the capacity for critical thinking and analysis of pedagogical processes;
- the capacity to respond to unfamiliar problems with a flexible and innovative approach;
- the application of advanced skills in leadership, initiative and group dynamics.
Graduate attributes
Graduates from this course will be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning. They will have expanded their analytical and cognitive skills through experiential learning and have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and confront unfamiliar problems. Graduates will have good interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations. They will have an understanding of the cultural diversity of our community.
Last updated: 18 December 2020