Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), 140 Written English
International English Language Testing System (IELTS), 6.5 Overall
6.5 Reading
6.5 Writing
6.5 Speaking
6.5 Listening
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE), 176 Overall
176 Reading
176 Writing
176 Speaking
176 Listening
Pearson Test of English (PTE), 58 Overall
58 Reading
58 Writing
58 Speaking
58 Listening
Test of English as a Foreign Language – IBT (TOEFL IBT), 79 Overall
21 Reading
21 Writing
21 Speaking
21 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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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
