Unit Set Information

Drama Education Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2017 : Code MABUTX

This dynamic and practically-based major prepares students for a highly rewarding career teaching drama in secondary schools. The major combines practice in acting, devising 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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This Major can be studied in the following courses:

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Mount Lawley

Related Careers

Secondary Drama Teacher

Employment Opportunities

Successful graduates have the knowledge and flexibility required to teach drama in schools today and more importantly into the future.

Major Structure

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.

Content Units
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
DST1100Drama as Discovery15
DST1225Theatre History 115
DST1215Introduction to Directing15
DST2245Writing for Theatre15
DST2225The Director in the 21st Century15
DST2255Theatre as Change15
DST3120Australian Drama15
DST4101Theatre and Young People15
DST4165Contemporary Theatre Practice15
Curriculum Units
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
DSE2110 *Teaching Secondary Drama15
DSE2210Teaching Senior School Drama15

* 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.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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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