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Drama Therapy Methods 2 (CREA90010)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 (Early-Start) - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Drama Therapy Methods 2 introduces students to story making and storytelling methods and theories, through experiential learning.
In classroom practice, students will facilitate a drama therapy activity with an individual, involving story telling or story making targeted towards a specific goal. They will be required to recognise and reflect on personal responses to working in relationship with participants through story telling or story making. In addition, students will identify and examine the core underlying processes at work.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- appraise storytelling and story making methods;
- facilitate a drama therapy activity with an individual, involving storytelling or story making targeted towards a specific goal;
- recognise and reflect on personal responses to working in relationship with participants through storytelling or story making;
- identify, describe and analyse core processes of change in story making and storytelling.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CREA90005 | Drama Therapy Methods 1 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CREA90006 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 1 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90011 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90016 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 3 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
CREA90021 | Dance Movement Therapy Methods 4 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Essay appraising major theoretical stances underpinning storytelling and story making methods.
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
20-minute video - Practical demonstration of a drama therapy activity with an individual involving storytelling or story making.
| Mid teaching period | 40% |
Written reflection on active and creative participation in storytelling and story making methods.
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
Essay identifying and critically reflecting on the core processes at work in storytelling and story making.
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Kat McFerran Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Southbank) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising 3 hours of online classes and materials per week with on-campus intensive days as appropriate. Total time commitment 136 hours Teaching period 18 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 29 July 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Creative Arts Therapy
Last updated: 31 January 2024