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Theatre Major Project (DRAM40003)
HonoursPoints: 75On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Year Long
Sarah Austin: sarah.austin@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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In this subject each student is required to define and explore a specific area or activity in their chosen practice that underpins their work as artists and researchers. Through the development and execution of a defined major project the student is encouraged to explore the critical landscape surrounding their practice and the artistic possibilities of their own place within it.
Whether through the development of a short theatre work, an exploration of stage performance or the pursuit of any other crucial aspect of contemporary Theatre Practice, this subject offers the student an opportunity to create a major work that tests and progresses their creative and critical capacity as a practitioner.
This subject aims to challenge and extend students' understanding and practice of theatre and develop considerate, open, courageous, thinking artists.
Travel
Depending on the nature of the discipline and project, students may travel to undertake fieldwork where this aligns to the outcomes of their major project. Any travel undertaken is at the student's own expense.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- plan and execute an independently devised major project;
- analyse and situate their creative practice in a research-led context;
- persuasively reflect on their own artistic position in oral and written form;
- produce work in alignment with professional theatre requirements;
- apply analytical, critical and research skills in the creation of an independent artistic project.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- engage in independent research-based practice;
- apply critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
- communicate effectively, in oral, written and digital forms;
- initiate and manage major projects;
- evaluate relevant scholarly literature;
- manage time to maximise the quality of research and scholarship;
- apply scholarly conventions in the field;
- consider the relationship with and responsibility to the cultural environment and society;
- show respect for intellectual integrity, research and scholarship.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the Theatre specialisation (formal) in the BH-FA Bachelor of Fine Arts (Degree with Honours)
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 |
|---|---|---|
A Creative Work Major Project
| During the assessment period | 90% |
Progress Review including a 20-minute presentation and 10-minute in-class discussion
| Early in the teaching period | 10% |
Final Review including a 20-minute presentation and 10-minute in-class discussion
| Late in the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Progress Reviews
Progress in this area will be monitored both by individual supervisors and two progress reviews. These reviews identify students at risk and take into account the student's progress against course engagement and project development and other areas relevant to individual disciplines.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinator Sarah Austin Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours, comprising two 3-hour reviews plus up to 18 hours of regular, documented consultations over two semesters with supervisor(s). Total time commitment 1,020 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 31 May 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Year Long contact information
Sarah Austin: sarah.austin@unimelb.edu.au
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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 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Degree with Honours) Specialisation (formal) Theatre
Last updated: 31 January 2024