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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies in Arts is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Theatre Studies offered by the Stellnebosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The training in this three-year programme results in well-informed, creative and well-equipped theatre practitioners and scholars, who can make a meaningful contribution to the theatre industry and related fields.

In the first two years the programme focuses primarily on drama or the theatre in the traditional sense of a performing art devoted exclusively to the stage. In the third year the training focuses also on the performing arts and the entertainment industry in the broader sense. The practical specialisation areas are underpinned by a strong theoretical basis, including text analysis and principles of theatre research.

There are two areas of specialisation.

Acting and performance training: Improvisation, acting for stage and camera, movement, voice and speech, radio, stage make-up and performance creation.

Technical and management training: Stage and production management, decor, props, costumes, lighting, sound, design, stage make-up, and screen production and editing.

The major subjects are Theatre Studies, Theatre Skills and Theatre Arts. Information Skills is compulsory. In your first year, you must choose two additional subjects from the following, of which one must be a language: Afrikaans Language Acquisition, Afrikaans and Dutch, English Studies, Xhosa, Basic Xhosa, Ancient Cultures, History, Psychology or Visual Studies. In the second year, you have to carry on with one of your additional subjects.