Music Theatre Secondment (MUST30013)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2025
About this subject
Overview
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This elective subject offers students an immersive external experience with a musical theatre company.
Placement
Students will complete a daily rehearsal or performance process as offered by an approved professional theatre company. Students will engage in a rigorous process leading to or maintaining a high-quality performance.
This subject aims to further understand the production process for students to become effective collaborators and independent practitioners. Through the development of a prompt script, research and performance, students will create an industry perspective that will prepare them for their final semester of study and beyond.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- generate musical theatre industry written resources appropriate to the placement or individual project;
- critically reflect and evaluate independent practice and performance;
- compare and contrast external expectations and practices of music theatre training and performance;
- utilise external perspective to enhance and perform acting, singing, and dancing within a music theatre context.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUST20015 | Music Theatre Studio 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Script document (Depiction of a chosen role's 'track' in assigned production)
| End of placement | 20% |
Research project (Analysis of Music Theatre techniques within a given production)
| End of placement | 20% |
15 to 20-minute Performance project (An excerpt from engaged performance) - solo performance
| 2 weeks after placement | 30% |
Reflection report
| 3 weeks after placement | 30% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Additional details
Placement
Prior to undertaking the placement students are made aware of all placement details and expectations. The placement coordinator will monitor the student's progress during the placement which may involve site visits, discussions with the industry partner, verbal and/or written progress reports.
The placement industry partner will provide a written report on conclusion to both the student and the placement coordinator. All assessment is conducted by the subject coordinator.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
Not available in 2025
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
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- Related Handbook entries
Last updated: 4 March 2025