Undergraduate - Area of study Theatre

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered by	School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Campus(es)	Clayton

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Centre for Theatre and Performance at Monash offers a wide range of units in the making and analysis of theatre and performance in the context of the theatre major. Units are typically both practical and theoretical and reflect the premise that an understanding of performance processes and an active engagement with them is essential to the reading of dramatic texts or theatre history.

The theatre and performance stream focuses on the study of the past, present and future of the performance. It is grounded in both theoretical frameworks and reflective, participatory explorations of key themes and questions. Course units cut across a wide range of approaches to theatre and performance and strive to achieve a balance between performance opportunities and a challenging academic program.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in theatre must complete two units (12 points) from the following:

ATS1287 Performance in context I *
ATS1288 Performance in context II *
ATS1289 Voice and movement I
ATS1290 Voice and movement II

* Compulsory units for students wishing to complete a minor or major.

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in theatre must have completed ATS1287 and ATS1288. In addition:

a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including all compulsory units. A minimum of three units must be taken at third-year level.

Compulsory units

ATS2912 Performance studies I - Concepts
ATS2916 Theatre theory I - Ideas

Elective units

ATS2426/ATS3426 Form and meaning of drama on the 20th Century stage
ATS2477/ATS3477 Music theatre
ATS2478/ATS3478 Musical theatre workshop
ATS2481/ATS3481 Choreographic project
ATS2482/ATS3482 Shakespeare: Text and performance
ATS2483/ATS3483 Drama into film
ATS2484/ATS3484 Stages: Issues in theatre history
ATS2635/ATS3635 Transnational culture in theatre, literature and film
ATS2890 Script development 1
ATS2911/ATS3911 ESL Drama
ATS2912 Performance studies I
ATS2913 Playtext study I - Traditions
ATS2916 Theatre theory I - Ideas
ATS3455 Social drama and political rhetoric
ATS3456 Comedy
ATS3773 Theories of directing
ATS3774 Directing workshop
ATS3775 Independent theatre practice
ATS3776 Script development 2
ATS3913 Playtext study II - Methods
ATS3912 Performance studies II - Cultures
ATS3987 Theatre theory 2

Relevant courses

Diplomas

2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts

Bachelors

Single degrees

0002 Bachelor of Arts
3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
3920 Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
1638 Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program
4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
2476 Bachelor of Communication
1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4042 Bachelor of Journalism
0202 Bachelor of Letters
1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
4098 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
4097 Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program and Bachelor of Commerce Scholars Program
1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
4425 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Commerce
4069 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Science
3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts