Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies

Outcomes

1. The ability to map new information, under guidance, into a coherent understanding of the discipline, and the ability to solve relatively small, less complex problems using appropriate methods and theories.
2. The ability to organise and manage him/hers self and his/her activities effectively.
3. The ability to work with others as a member of a team and to take responsibility for participating in such a team.
4. The ability to organise ideas and communicate them effectively using visual, linguistic and kinetic skills in oral, written and media formats. Specific outcomes: The successful Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies (BDram) student will have:
5. A familiarity with the nature, history and processes of drama, theatre and performance, and their contexts, and familiarity with elementary research methods applicable to the field.
6. A general command of the fundamental skills of performance (e.g. voice, movement, acting, lighting, sound, costume, sets, props), alongside more specific (optional) specialisation in one of two broad areas: performance (acting), or technical and managerial skills.
7. The ability to apply a variety of basic scholarly, creative, technical and performance skills in practical production (e.g. stage, radio, TV and/or film).
8. Depending on the BDram student's choice of specialisation in the second and third years, he or she will have.
9. For the performer's stream, with its focus on performance skills, the ability to utilise the specifics of voice, movement, acting, text analysis and related skills in actual production for the stage, radio and other media. Or
10. For the theatre technicians and stage management stream, with its focus on technical and management skills, the ability to utilise the specifics of lighting, sound, costume, sets, props, make-up, etc. and the management of staff and performers to bring about actual productions for the stage, radio and other media.

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