3939 - Master of Arts (Theatre Performance)
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | MA (Theatre Perf) |
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| CRICOS Code | 061310C |
| Managing faculty | Arts |
| Study location and mode | On-campus (Clayton) |
| Duration (years) | 2 years FT, 4 years PT |
| Minimum grade for completion | The minimum pass grade for a masters by research is 60 C (credit). |
| Postgraduate research component* | 100 per cent |
| Contact details | Refer to discipline entry in the 'Areas of study' section. |
| Course coordinator | Dr Peter Snow |
Description
Candidates will be required to develop and present a live performance in a public venue, and later to submit a critical commentary. The performance will normally be in one of the fields of directing, theatre making, dramatic writing, or theatre design. The performance will embody the results of the research investigation, which will investigate the contexts, theoretical influences, aesthetic elements and performance making processes of the project. The critical commentary will be an explication and analysis of the performance research project and will address methodological and theoretical issues that arise during the research investigation.
Requirements
Candidates develop and present a live performance in a public venue, and submit a critical commentary. The performance will normally be 50-60 minutes and the commentary 10,000 -15,000 words. The equivalent combined word total is 35,000 - 40,000 words.
Award(s) received on completion *
Master of Arts (Theatre Performance)
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.
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