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This dynamic and practically-based major prepares students for a highly rewarding career teaching drama in secondary schools. The major combines practice in acting and directing with studies in educational theory and teaching practice. Students receive specialised instruction in performance and teaching from experts who are also theatre practitioners and researchers in their own right. This major is distinctive in its approach to drama/theatre practice and teaching. It emphasises the importance of content/practical knowledge in theatre and offers innovative approaches to directing and acting.
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On Campus at Mount Lawley
Secondary Drama Teacher
Successful graduates have the knowledge and flexibility required to teach drama in schools today and more importantly into the future.
Students are required to complete 9 Content units and 2 Curriculum units. Content units educate students in the subject area and the Curriculum units explain how to teach the subject area to others.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| DST1100 | Drama as Discovery | 15 |
| DST1225 | Theatre History 1 | 15 |
| DST1215 | Introduction to Directing | 15 |
| DST2245 | Writing for Theatre | 15 |
| DST2225 | The Director in the 21st Century | 15 |
| DST2255 | Theatre as Change | 15 |
| DST3120 | Australian Drama | 15 |
| DST4101 | Theatre and Young People | 15 |
| DST4165 | Contemporary Theatre Practice | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| DSE2110 * | Teaching Secondary Drama | 15 |
| DSE2210 | Teaching Senior School Drama | 15 |
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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