Australian Performance
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
PERF 2007
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
007715
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Timetable/s
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
School of Creative Industries
Course Alert: This course is no longer available for enrolment
Course aim
To investigate theatre in the European period of occupation in Australia.
Course content
Students will build on their knowledge on performance traditions and playwriting by examining Australian mainstream and alternative stage practice including convict theatre, melodrama, farce, vaudeville, radio drama, post-war, new wave, community, black, feminist, youth, ensemble and verbatim theatre.
Textbook(s)
Nil
Prerequisite(s)
Satisfactory completion of first year of the Bachelor of Media Arts degree or equivalent or approval of Course Coordinator.
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Lecture | 12 hours x over 2 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 24 hours x over 2 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Essay, Group presentation, Presentation
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.
Course Coordinators
