Performance Design Studio (FINA30024)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)

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Overview

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This is the capstone subject for the Performance Design major in the Bachelor of Design, and will integrate previous coursework in the major. The core of the undergraduate sequence in the major is the development of both design thinking and dexterity with tools.

The focus of the investigations of this capstone subject will be performance design, using a text (a play text, a piece of music, a piece of choreography, a soundscape) and a set of circumstances (the brief), which will be explored by students through the lens of two or more of the previous design studios. The project will involve an engagement with historical, theoretical, structural, and environmental ideas relevant to the text.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • demonstrate an ability to generate, explore and critically evaluate a variety of design possibilities for a given text; 
  • demonstrate an understanding of relationships between design proposals and a design brief;
  • select from a range of theories (performative, artistic, environmental, historical, philosophical, scientific, etc.) and make them relevant to the task at hand;
  • understand and link the relationship between design theory and the project brief;
  • demonstrate skills in the appropriate use of representational media;
  • demonstrate the ability to make a case for practical design proposals;
  • demonstrate an ability to integrate studies from the chosen previous studios that form the basis of the proposal;
  • engage with and contribute to their own work and the work of others in the studio.

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

All of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
FINA10026 Critical and Theoretical Studies 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
 12.5
FINA10032 Critical and Theoretical Studies 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
 12.5
FINA30022 Space Studio
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
 12.5
FINA30023 Space in Performance
Semester 1 (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: 14 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Major design project, first interim submission: individual oral presentation (5 mins), including component of research and initial design concepts

  • 20 hours (of work required)
Mid teaching period10%

Major design project, second interim submission: individual oral presentation (10 mins), including further research and developed design concepts

  • 40 hours (of work required)
Second half of the teaching period20%

Design project final submission: individual oral presentation (20 mins)

  • 100 hours (of work required)
End of the teaching period50%

Design journal, equivalent to a 1600-word essay

  • 40 hours (of work required)
During the assessment period20%

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorRichard Roberts
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Southbank)
    Contact hours48 hours, comprising one 4-hour studio per week
    Total time commitment340 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023
    Census date31 August 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2023
    Assessment period ends17 November 2023

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Last updated: 14 March 2025

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:

    TypeName
    CourseBachelor of Design
    Informal specialisationBachelor of Design Elective Subjects
    MajorPerformance Design
  • Breadth options

    This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:

  • 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: 14 March 2025