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Bachelor of Dramatic Art
Bachelor of Dramatic Art

Bachelor of Dramatic Art

  • ID:EC610006
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

• NSW Higher School Certificate or its interstate or overseas equivalent; or

• Attainment of tertiary qualification, or satisfactory completion of at least one year’s full-time load in a tertiary course.

Overseas students applying for admission to Excelsia College courses must have reached the age of 18 years by the commencement of their studies. Excelsia College will not admit overseas students who have not yet reached 18 years of age.

English Requirement

IELTS 6.0 (with no band less than 6.0)

Other Requirements

Applicants are expected to have some drama performance experience in school, church, community theatre or extras work. Acceptance is by interview and audition. The interview gives applicants opportunity to discuss past performance and/or production experience. The audition determines current and potential acting ability. Assessment criteria for auditions are below.

 

Course Information

The Bachelor of Dramatic Art is predicated on the understanding that the professional will commonly engage in ‘portfolio’ careers requiring versatile, flexible and adaptable skills, including: performing, stage managing, operations, producing, directing, teaching and researching. Using these skills (and, in some cases, with further study) our current graduates have secured, and future graduates are expected to secure, employment at entry level as:

• Actor

• Director

• Stage manager

• Production manager

• Theatre technician

• Writer

• Producer

• Dramaturg

• Festival director

• Voice over artist

• Production assistant (TV and film)

• Art department assistant (TV and film)

• Production assistant (TV and film)

• Drama teacher with further postgraduate qualifications in teaching and researcher

CRICOS Code: 054987E

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Performance Practice Year 1

Y1 Semester 1

  • Acting I

  • Voice I

  • Movement I

  • Story I

  • Design I

  • Producing I

  • Operations I

  • Formation I (Creative Arts)

Y1 Semester 2

  • Acting II

  • Voice II

  • Movement II

  • Story II

  • Design II

  • Video Production

  • Formation II (Creative Arts)

Performance Practice Year 2

Y2 Semester 1

  • Acting III

  • Voice III

  • Movement III

  • Short Plays

  • Combined Show I

  • Theatre History I: Reclaiming the Past in the Present

Y2 Semester 2

  • Acting IV / Shakespeare Tour

  • Voice IV

  • Movement IV

  • Formation III (Creative Arts)

  • Theatre History II: Exploring What Performance can mean

Year 3 Program units

Y3 Semester 1

  • Acting V

  • Movement V

  • Voice V

  • Independent Theatre Making

  • Combined Show II

  • Elective I

Y3 Semester 2

  • Acting VI

  • Voice VI

  • Movement VI

  • Film Project

  • Formation IV: Designing My Creative Career

  • Elective II

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

We seek to integrate higher education with professional development and spiritual formation in a supportive and caring environment. It provides an extensive introduction to all the major aspects of theatre.

Prepares actors to compete in a highly rigorous industry. Acting, voice and movement skills are developed, with students exploring both theoretical and practical perspectives.

Provides an intellectual and artistic foundation for professional careers in the areas of design and stage management. Take the opportunity to supplement your passion with the skills, experiences and expertise for a career in theatre, film and television!

Offers a mixture of performance and production units in one program, enabling the development of well-rounded theatrical skills useful for work in small theatre companies, particularly in the area of theatre producing and directing. Paired with our Master of Teaching, it also satisfies the requirements for secondary Drama teaching.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) per year

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