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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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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30-minute 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: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Robert Walton Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 246 hours, comprising 36-hours of on-campus 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 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024