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Bachelor of Performance
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Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Performance |
Abbreviation: | BPerf |
UOW Course Code: | 1849 |
CRICOS Code: | 072568G |
Total Credit Points: | 144 |
Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 754800 |
Additional Information: |
Overview
The Bachelor of Performance is an intensive, specialist course that develops students as self-reliant, highly-skilled performing artists through a strong, practice-based program.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from the Bachelor of Performance will be able to:
- Demonstrate skills and professional practices required of an actor or performer
- Integrate and apply practical skills and theoretical knowledge to contemporary performance
- Appraise and reflect critically on contemporary performance and its social, historical and political context
- Apply techniques, strategies and processes of contemporary theatre-making
- Communicate practical and conceptual ideas effectively and appropriately to a range of audiences and communities
- Formulate, propose and produce new work
Course Structure
Students are required to complete 144 credit points as follows:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100-Level | |||
| CACS101 | Contemporary Creative Practice | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF101 | Performance Skills 1: Acting, Movement, Singing, Voice | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF111 | Stagecraft 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| CACS102 | Critical Frameworks in Creative Practice | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF102 | Performance Skills 2: Acting, Movement, Singing, Voice | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF112 | Stagecraft 2 | 6 | Spring |
Plus 12 credit points of electives. | |||
| 200-Level | |||
| CAPF201 | Performance Skills 3: Acting, Movement, Singing, Voice | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF211 | Performance Production 1 | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF215 | Scene-work 1: Engaging with Text | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF231 | Contemporary Theatre and Text | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF202 | Performance Skills 4: Acting, Movement, Singing, Voice | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF212 | Performance Production 2 | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF216 | Scene-work 2: Form and Genre | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF232 | Contemporary Australian Theatre and its Context | 6 | Spring |
| 300-Level | |||
| CAPF301 | Performance Skills 5: Acting, Movement, Singing, Voice | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF311 | Performance Production 3 | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF315 | Scene-work 3 | 6 | Autumn |
| CAPF316 | Scene-work 4: Graduate Showcase | 6 | Spring |
| CAPF390 | Major Performance Production | 12 | Spring |
| CACS301 | Professional Practice | 6 | Spring |
Plus: | |||
| CAPF331 | Theory and Practice of Theatre in the 20th and 21st Century | 6 | Autumn |
or | |||
| CAPF333 | Political Dramaturgy | 6 | Spring |
Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300 level subjects to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Performance.
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
The Faculty may impose quotas on subjects to ensure optimal class sizes.
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au