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Drama, Improvisation and Connection (EDUC10053)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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How can you build confidence and develop connections with your peers through drama, comedy, and improvisation? In this subject, students will study practical ways of engaging with improvisation in drama and theatre and explore how doing so can contribute towards positive personal development and socialisation outcomes in a range of community and learning settings. Students will learn how improvisation can develop skills such as empathy, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. In class students will take part in a range of improvisational activities and conduct research based on the work of leading practitioners past and present. Students do not need existing experience in the arts.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Analyse and evaluate the connections between improvisation, confidence-building, belonging and social connections
- Apply and discuss a range of improvisational skills
- Discuss improvisational forms utilised in a range of community and learning contexts
- Articulate the work of theatre practitioners.
Generic skills
This subject will assist students to develop the following transferable skills:
- Analytical and cognitive skills
- Collaborative learning
- Creative thinking
- Interpersonal and decision-making skills.
Last updated: 12 February 2025