Undergraduate - UnitATS3775 - Independent theatre project

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Clayton First semester 2012 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Stuart Grant

Notes

Previously coded DTS3260

Synopsis

Independent Theatre Project provides an opportunity for motivated students to engage in a semester of work of their own undertaking. The project may be a theoretical, research or practice-based piece of work. The aim is to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to gain advanced research and performance as research skills as a basis to further academic or professional advancement.

The project must be overseen by a supervisor and approved by the course coordinator. Approval will be granted on the basis of a detailed proposal. Student, supervisor and course coordinator must sign an agreement at the commencement of the semester to ensure that all parties are informed of the requirements.

It is preferable that the work be undertaken on an in-house CTPproject. External work will only be considered if the student can clearly demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the course coordinator, relevance to their studies and to the aims of the department, their own importance to the project, and a commitment to regular reporting, and attendance to meetings with the supervisor and course coordinator.

The student must be in a key creative/technical role in the project - Director, Writer, Deviser, Musical Director, Composer, Stage Manager, Scenographer, Sound/Lighting Designer etc.

Assessment

Students will be assessed under one of the two following formats:

Assessment 1: Practice-based Project;
Research proposal (900 words): 20%
Attendance at seminars and supervision: 10%
Written outcomes (minimum 1800 words): 40%
Performance of work: 30%

Assessment 2: Theoretical/Research-based Project;
Detailed project proposal (900 words): 20%
Attendance at seminars and supervision: 10%
Annotated bibliography (minimum 900 words): 20%
Final written project (minimum 2250 words): 50%