Bachelor of Performing Arts CU29

Program at a glance

Duration: 3 years full-time
Mode & Location: internal - ROK
Courses/Units of Credit: 24 courses/144 units of credit
Faculty: Education & Creative Arts - CQCM
Entry: QTAC and audition
Accreditation: not applicable
Residential School: not applicable
Practicum/Work placement: 48 hours/9 weeks in years two and three of the program; and other hours as required
Exit awards: not applicable
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: Dr Emma Killion 07 4930 6824
International students: International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus.
CRICOS program codes: ROK - 038280G

Program outline

The Bachelor of Performing Arts program aims to prepare graduates who are competent to work in a variety of settings within the Arts industry. The program aims, through an integrated approach to learning, to provide students with a firm grounding across a broad range of professional areas, with expertise in at least one of the areas of study and a general appreciation and working knowledge of the other facets of the arts involved in the program. Through individual and group presentations students are able to work collaboratively with other arts professionals. Students gain 'real life' experience through a series of workshops with professionals and professional companies as well as seven weeks placement in the industry in each of two years - Second and Third Year.

Career options

actor, dancer, singer or musician

Program structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award students must complete 24 courses or 144 units of credit as outlined below

Recommended Study Schedule:

The following schedule is designed for full time students who usually enrol in four courses per term (12 units of credit). Part time students should, therefore, modify the schedule to meet their own needs - observing all pre and co-requisite requirements. Students may 'fast track' their study by undertaking specific courses which may be offered in Spring/Summer Terms. Courses such as Project/Placement could be arranged in discussion with the Course Coordinator to be undertaken in this way.

For students commencing in 2002 & 2003

Year 1

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 - Autumn (5 courses)
DNCE11013 Dance Performance I (a)*
THTR11063 Drama Performance I (a)*
MUSC11045 Music Performance I (a)*
MUSC12044 Voice and Vocal Performance
THTR11099 Stage Craft and Design (intensive weekends in weeks 4, 8, 12)
Term 3 - Winter Term (3 courses)
DNCE11013 Dance Perforamnce I (B)*
THTR11063 Dance Performance I (B)*
MUSC11045 Music Performance I (B)*
DNCE12012 Kinesiology and Performance Safety
THTR11064 Production (Intensive Delivery in Course Review Week and Exam Week)
  Arts Administration I (Management)

Year 2

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 - Autumn (6 courses)
DNCE12014 Dance Performance II
THTR12064 Drama Performance II
MUSC12046 Music Performance II
AUDV11002 Video Production and Performance
PERF11020 **Project
Term 3 - Winter (6 courses)
DNCE12009 Ethnic, Indigenous and Multinational Dance Styles
DNCE12010 Dance in Music Theatre
PERF11014 From Play to Performance
MUSC13047 Music Performance III
THTR11065 Staging Performance
PERF11020 **Project
PERF11021 Community Arts

Year 3

Course Code Course Title
Term 2 - Autumn (6 courses)
PERF11022 Arts Administration II (Marketing)
DNCE13015 Dance Performance III
THTR13065 Drama Performance III
MUSC14048 Music Performance IV
PERF12015 Staging Contemporary Issues
PERF11025 ***Placement (Intensive over Course Review Week and Exam Weeks)
Term 3 - Winter (5 courses)
CULT13007 Youth and Popular Culture
DNCE13011 Dance and Multimedia Installation
PERF11024 Individual Study
PERF13016 Experimental Theatre
PERF11023 Professional Awareness and its Application
PERF11025 ***Placement (Intensive over Course Review and Exam Weeks)

Major and minor study areas within the Bachelor of Performing Arts program structure

Dance
Dance Performance I
Dance Performance II
Dance Performance III
Dance and Multimedia Installation
Ethnic, Indigenous and Multinational Dance Styles
Dance in Music Theatre
Youth and Popular Culture
Individual Study
Drama
Drama Performance I
Drama Performance II
Drama Performance III
From Play to Performance
Another Drama course (Post Modern Theatre or Theatre in Music Theatre to match Dance in Music Theatre; Ethnographic Drama)
Staging Contemporary Issues
Experimental Theatre
Music (Minor only)
Music Performance I
Music Performance II
Music Performance III
Music Performance IV
Core courses within the Bachelor of Performing Arts program structure
Arts Administration (Management Course)
Arts Administration (Marketing Course)
Voice and Vocal Performance
Kinesiology and Performance Safety
Community Arts
Production
Project
Placement
Professional Awareness and Its Application
Stage Craft and Design
Staging Performance
Vido Production and Performance