Up Close and Personal with MTC (DRAM10026)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Off Campus
About this subject
Contact information
June
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | June - Off Campus Semester 2 - Off Campus |
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Love going to the Theatre? Want to learn more about one of Australia’s flagship Theatre companies?
This subject provides an up close and personal look at the art, craft and business of Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC). Emphasis is placed on you (the audience) and your appreciation of the work of the playwright, director, actor, designer, producer and critic. Upon completion you should be able to demonstrate a vocabulary of theatre terms and recognise the contributions of various theatre artists in an organisation like MTC. Since no theatre appreciation course is complete without an experience of the live theatrical event, you’ll be provided with tickets to see two productions from the MTC subscription season and the opportunity to attend pre/post show discussions for both works. The only pre-requisite for this subject will be your life experience and a desire to engage with performance. These experiences will be framed as reviewing assignments for a comparative Review (1,500 words), plus some online preshow testing and diary entries. The unit is taught wholly online in a self-service model, with a requirement to undertake theatre visits and participate in a series of moderated online group discussions. This subject will enhance your knowledge of one of Melbourne’s significant cultural institutions and hopefully enliven the experience of going to the Theatre in Australia’s greatest city.
The cost of attending two MTC shows will be included in the subject cost.
Intended learning outcomes
1.Use theatrical terms to analyse and evaluate the methods of artistic and intellectual expression through theatre
2.Recognise and identify the contributions of key members of the collaborative team of theatre artists who create and perform theatre.
3.Identify and explain some of the basic social, cultural and political influences on theatre in an Australian context
4.Ability to critically examine theatrical events using opinion, taste and cultural awareness in a journal/diary and a review.
5.Identify basic elements of stagecraft and the techniques used for staging theatre.
Generic skills
- expand analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects and settings;
- enable capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems;
- initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces;
- in-depth knowledge of their specialist modes of expression;
- critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Assessment
Additional details
Winter Intensive mode:
Online Test: a multiple answer, tick the box, identification of theatre concepts and terminologies. end of week 1, - 20%
Comparative Review (1500 words). end of week 3, - 40%
Journal/diary of reflections on all aspects of theatre encountered during this unit (1500 words). end of week 4, - 40%
Semester 2:
Online Test: a multiple answer, tick the box, identification of theatre concepts and terminologies. Weeks 3-5, - 20%
Comparative Review (1500 words). Week 7, - 40%
Journal/diary of reflections on all aspects of theatre encountered during this unit (1500 words). Week 12, - 40%
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Dates & times
- June - Off Campus
- Semester 2 - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Matthew Delbridge Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is taught online, students are required to attend 2 MTC plays.
Last updated: 9 April 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 9 April 2025