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Independent Dramaturgy Project (DRAM90013)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 37.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject is the culmination and synthesis of all the other subjects in the course; knowledge and skills gained are practically applied in a specific project identified by the student.
Each student will work as a dramaturg or assistant dramaturg on a project of a large or small scale happening at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) or in the main stage or independent theatre arena locally, nationally or internationally.
This work will be documented, discussed and critically analysed through: presentation, documented portfolio and written essay.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- interpret and establish the dramaturgical parameters of a project independently;
- articulate key critical, practical and theoretical frameworks for a dramaturgical practice;
- engage in dramaturgical decision making and identify the artistic, logistical, critical, aesthetic and critical consequences that flow from those decisions;
- critique a dramaturgical practice orally, in writing and through documentation;
- critically evaluate the role of the dramaturg in the project context.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- work across disciplines, organise a range of aesthetic material;
- communicate verbally and orally;
- collaborate and be flexible;
- use a range of research tools and methodologies;
- lead others in the skills of problem solving;
- interpret and analyse with a capacity for critical thinking;
- reflect and evaluate to employ innovation methodologies.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DRAM90012 | Collaborative Dramaturgies Project 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
THTR90009 | Performance and Community Engagement | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DRAM90022 | Collaboration in Action | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DRAM90023 | Applied Dramaturgy 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
DRAM90024 | New Writing Dramaturgy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Oral presentation on project.
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Engagement with practical project (evidenced by journal and formal documentation of research materials; observation of rehearsals/meetings, where appropriate).
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Essay synthesising practice and theory in a critical analysis of the process and performance outcome.
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinators Alyson Campbell and Robert Walton Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 246 hours comprising, 36-hours of seminars, 10-hours of individual tutorial with supervisor, and up to 200-hours working as a dramaturg or assistant dramaturg during a practical project. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has a workplace component
Each student will work as a dramaturg or assistant dramaturg on a project of a large or small scale happening at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), or in the main stage, or independent theatre arena locally, nationally or internationally.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Theatre (Dramaturgy) - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022