Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) 140 Written English
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 6.0 Overall
6.0 Reading
6.0 Writing
6.0 Speaking
6.0 Listening
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) 169 Overall
169 Reading
169 Writing
169 Speaking
169 Listening
Pearson Test of English (PTE) 50 Overall
50 Reading
50 Writing
50 Speaking
50 Listening
Test of English as a Foreign Language – IBT (TOEFL IBT) 73 Overall
18 Reading
18 Writing
18 Speaking
18 Listening
Occupational English Test (OET) C (250-290) Reading
C (250-290) Writing
C (250-290) Speaking
C (250-290) Listening
In this course, the stage will be your world as you explore a range of important theatrical, performative and dramatic texts. These works will challenge you to hone your skills in acting, writing, production and design.
You’ll learn how dramatic texts and performances function in a range of different historical, social and cultural contexts. There will be numerous opportunities for you to develop your skills, both on and off stage, in a diverse range of performance modes and styles. And you’ll develop the professionalism and the confidence to create and produce work for public performance.
You’ll work in the Nexus Theatre and Studio 411, our two on-campus teaching and performing venues. This professional theatre space also hosts community, musical, cultural and theatrical events, which will provide you with additional opportunities for work experience. You can create your own work under the guidance of mentors, practitioners and academics, and you can gain valuable experience through an internship.
The course seeks to equip you with a range of skills to enable you to be a versatile and innovative theatre artist.
6 reasons to study Theatre and Drama at Murdoch
You will work in The Nexus Theatre, an on-campus teaching and performing venue. This professional theatre space also hosts community musical, cultural and theatrical events, which could give you extra opportunities for work experience.
Gain work experience through our Work Integrated Learning program. Some of our students have interned with The Blue Room, Heath Ledger Theatre and WA Fringe Festival.
You can create your own work under the guidance of mentors and academics, with the opportunity to learn through a range of extra-curricular training workshops. You can also have your own writing produced through our energetic student theatre companies.
Our theatre and drama studios (Nexus Theatre and Studio 411) are used by Fringe World and we often host events from all over WA here.
Showcase your creative work through theatre festivals and competitions. Our students have had their writing published and won local and national theatre awards, such as the Robin Helpmann Award, and Perth Fringe Festival and Blue Room awards. They have acted in movies, television and theatre, are writing for Black Swan and starring for the Sydney Theatre Company.
Combine your degree with a minor in Radio and Creative Writing or study two majors in 3 years and graduate with two or three specialisations, further enhancing your career prospects. You can also combine your Theatre and Drama course with a degree in Law and use your performance and oral skills to win legal cases.
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Course Structure - 72 credit points
Course Core - 24 credit points
100 Level Units - 9 credit points
Spine Unit - 3 credit points
MSP100 Career Learning: Managing Your Career - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-external, S2-external
Course Core Units - 6 credit points
ART101 Coming into Community - 6 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal (quota of 112 places) (closed), S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
OR
ART102 Inventing the Future - 6 points
200 Level Units - 15 credit points
Spine Units - 6 credit points
Select from the following:
MSP200 Building Enterprise Skills - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-external, S2-external
MSP201 Real World Learning - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-external, S2-external, SUM-external, W-external, Y-external
ART208 Presenting in Public: Writing and Performing for Professional Contexts - 3 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal
ART325 Professional Placement - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal
AIS308 Working with Indigenous Communities: Internship - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal
COD303 Preparing for Professional Community Practice - 3 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal, S2-external
POL340 Public Policy Internship - 6 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal, S2-external
AST384 Asian Studies Project - 3 points
MURDOCH: AU7-external, S1-external, W-external
Course Core Units - 9 credit points
ART201 Global Citizenship - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
ART202 The Weight of Data - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
BAR200 Developing Research Skills and Methods - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal, S2-external
Major Units - 24 credit points
Options - 24 credit points
Select from any of the available Majors, Co-Majors or Minors
Major Structure - 24 credit points
100 Level Units - 6 credit points
Core Units - 6 credit points
EGL123 Texting I: Introduction to Literature, Writing and Performance - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal, S1-external
EGL124 Texting II: Introduction to Literature, Writing and Performance - 3 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal, S2-external
200 Level Units - 15 credit points
Core Units - 15 credit points
EGL244 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: Page and Stage - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal, S1-external
EGL250 Writing for Performance - 3 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal, S2-external
EGL253 Acting and Performance - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal
EGL254 Making Contemporary Theatre - 3 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal
EGL255 Theatre in Society - 3 points
MURDOCH: S1-internal
300 Level Units - 3 credit points
Core Units - 3 credit points
EGL353 Acting and Producing for Stage - 3 points
MURDOCH: S2-internal
When you graduate you could work in the television or film industry, teach Drama or explore roles in the entertainment industry, theatre or events management or in the creative arts.
Careers could include:
Actor or Performance Artist
Director or Producer
Script Writer
Stage Manager or Theatre Technician
Theatre Arts Administrator.
Customise your course
Customise your course with a second major or combined degree. Adding a second major or combined degree enhances your career prospects and allows you to specialise in two areas of study. Here are some combinations we recommend:
English and Creative Writing
Screen Production
Sound
Community Development
History
Law + Arts.
For further admission information about this course, please download our Information Pack.
Overseas Student Health Cover: 530 AUD per year
