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Stellenbosch University

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Drama and Theatre Studies

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

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

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

This coursework (taught) programme takes one year to complete and consists of both theoretical and practical components. The coursework modules are:

• Methodology of theatre research
• Advanced theories of theatre and drama
• Advanced text analysis (contemporary international texts)
• Advanced theatre research assignment

The programme focuses on the concept of performance (on the stage, radio, TV, film, etc.), which is studied in the three compulsory theoretical modules and then investigated experimentally in the student's choice of specialisation. Each student chooses one specialisation in consultation with staff.The programme is presented in four lectures, four practicals and three seminars per week.

Practical specialisations can be chosen from the following:

• Drama and theatre research: Theory, methodology and practice.
• Playwriting: Text creation, compiling programmes and writing plays.
• Media practice: Theory and practice of radio, television and video.
• Interactive theatre: Theory and practice of drama and theatre in education, community theatre and industrial theatre, among others.
• Directing: Directing and choreography for the stage.
• Performance skills: Acting for the stage, speech and voice, musical theatre, puppetry, physical theatre and cabaret.
• Technical and management skills: Applied theatre practice, set and costume design, and theatre and production management, among others.

Programme Content

Compulsory modules

Introduction to Research Methodology (Drama and Theatre Studies) (10)

Advanced Theatre and Media Theory (20)
Advanced Text and Performance Analysis (20)

Research Assignment: Theory and Methodology of Specialisation (30)

Field of Specialisation (Drama and Theatre Studies) (40)

 

Assessment and Examination
A system of flexible assessment is used.